What jobs pay some 80k - 100k+

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Posting here for traffic. Also, I’m on decent salary and don’t intend to retrain.

However, on a different thread (people discussing a different topic; the new free childcare hours introduced by the government) some people said they were earning salaries in the above ranges and were able to increase or reduce their hours without any impact on promotion opportunities etc.

I’m interested what the jobs are. Loooooong way away, and things will likely change by then but I’m thinking if I was to provide options to my DCs in the future…. Of course it will be down to them and if they end up being in low paid jobs nothing wrong with that…

top marketing roles pay 80k plus. I work in market research and well into 6 figures.

if you are working in a big role in a multinational you can expect the reward to come but like a pp said also the hours and stress are very high

I work in Project Management. With all due respect, you are being underpaid if this is for a full-time role in London. Find somewhere, quick or ask for a pay rise.

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What I would say though is noneof those people would be able to step down to part time at their level, they are travelling extensively, working ++ hours etc.

What a load of cobblers and such ignorance. Gone are the days when well paid roles are solely for the workaholic jet setters who can never have a work life balance.

I also think you're being underpaid. I started off on more than that. I only started my PM career a little under 3 years ago. I'm not even senior. I feel like you should be earning way more at 8 years x

Probably an experienced medical consultant.
Most are part time, I believe, due to demands of the job.

DH is a senior software engineer, earns in that bracket. Software/web development or engineering, project management or delivery management for tech department in a medium to large company will be similar.

I am not at all technical so lack confidence in my skill level.

Thank you for this perspective though, genuinely appreciated.

Can I ask what sort of company you work for?

I have two clinical psychologists, now at consultant level in the NHS, in the family. They met while training. They hit the 90k bracket in their early 40s but for years have topped up their earnings with private work and overtime when they've needed to.

They seem to have plenty of flexibility. They tend to work for a couple of years, take three or four months off to travel and then repeat. When I encountered them at Christmas they were talking of working in Australia for a year or two before coming back to the UK and working part-time with the NHS and part-time in their own private practice. There appears to be no shortage of work. Obviously they have to update their knowledge and skills.

I know they encounter some very stressful and depressing situations and it's not always easy work, but they both seem very happy with their career choices.

You'd even be paid more as a PM in the civil service which is saying something, you're being wildly underpaid.

My partner is a Product Designer in a design agency - 100k+ and very flexible working hours, based in London but fully remote, never has to work past 5pm and it seems like a very fun job. Often wish I'd gone to art school and studied graphic design instead of my much more traditional (boring) degree choice

Renewable energy sector.

Digital project management. I know 4 digital project managers and all are on 80-150k. One is on just short of 200k. They are nearly all contractors though, which makes a difference but the big name companies like Sky for example pay around £60k for permies.

I missed the point about flexibility- again, know lots of software developers, and a fair few work for themselves or contract so they have more freedom in their work but obviously this comes with it’s own issues. DH could go part time and has cote hours but is fairly flexible to make up the rest of his hours when he wants.

Yes. A manager grade (typically 5 years from entry level) in Advisory in London will earn over £100k across salary, car allowance and bonus.

Outside London this is more likely to be at senior manager grade, or typically 7 years from entry.

@ThirdAidKit I agree you are being underpaid.

I don't think you need to be super technical. Project Management is about managing a project not executing it, that's what you have a project team for. I know it helps to understand the technical aspects of a project but the skill is in managing the project and your resources not in doing the actual work. Cut yourself some slack! There are also PM roles available in non-technical sectors. None of our PM's are technical, they are just great organisers and follow the PM principles. All our technical explanations I get from the technical resource, all I do is copy and paste.

I answered tech jobs because of the flexibility. Meetings before 9.30 and between 3.30 and 4.30 are rare because most people are doing the school run. We work around sports day, school plays. I've just entered a new part time role with no one batting an eyelid at the reduction of hours - DH may not be able to formally reduce his hours, but during the school holidays he works 4 days a week and is just on call for the 5th (literally to take emergency phone calls, not actually having to go in).

To fill out my response a little.

I work in Information Security in a senior role, I work flexibly from home, haven't needed to go into an office since before Xmas and that was more of a team building thing than necessity. I'm able to do school drop off and pick up and attend any appts, I just pick up hours elsewhere if I have work that needs doing.

Part time would be feasible on a job share basis, as the work would still need doing. I'm in the £80k-£100k bracket currently but undergoing salary review so likely to increase soon.

I really don’t think there is an issue with the question at all. What jobs pay well that allow people increase or decrease their hours without impacting their careers. Only @Wintersunrise did provide one.

I believe all of the other jobs listed, yes, come with increased flexibility as people work their way up, but people can’t just say I’m going to work two days a week for 6 months and then go back up to 5 days a week for, I don’t know, say 5 months and then 3 days a week for say two years without that actually impacting their career. The senior jobs listed are very unlikely to allow that or one has to look for another company that only needs you 2 days etc. I don’t know if the timelines I provided as example are realistic in @Wintersunrise field but it sounds like more so than in any of the other professions listed on here.

I myself am not looking for anything as stated in my OP. My current company and role is very flexible and pays within posted range. I was curious what those roles are, given people mentioned them on other thread without disclosing what they actually are.

Thank you to everyone who has made me think again that I should move jobs!

Now I just need to work out where to find these better jobs (Indeed and LinkedIn?)

Makes me sick. Most of the people who do valuable jobs that contribute to society earn way less than that.

We have our values all wrong.

FWIW from the people I know the only ones who earn that much are senior managers who are one trick ponies who move frequently (before the(ir) shit hits the fan), accountants, bankers or those who work for themselves.

Patent attorneys earn well. It's a small profession for stem grads.