What jobs do people have that pay £200k+?

[Diamondpearl123]

I am thinking about making a career change to earn more (aiming for £200k +) but would like to understand what types of roles I should aim for and whether they are realistic for me. Grateful to understand people’s experiences and hopefully start a good discussion. Some questions below. Thank you

• What is your job?
• What is your salary?
• How many years into your career are you?
• What are the key qualifications/experience for the role?
• What hours do you work?

Tech is my field and lots earn that, but honestly you have to put in some serious graft to earn that much. Ten years or more of putting in hours, being visible, going to events, constantly training, moving to leadership. I earn half that but have flexibility, work from home and with kids its impossible to maintain that level of visibility.
Editing to add its impossible without a strong support network. For example a partner at my firm did a talk on how she got to be so successful.. i short she attributed the majority of it to having grandparents living close by and a full time nanny allowing her the freedom to provress her career.

Yeah people earn that in media & entertainment. Netflix, Warner Brothers, Amazon, Apple, TikTok
these are also media businesses
you definitely don’t need to be at board level to earn that in streamers

Definitely - also in Sky, ITN, News UK, Reach, DMGT.

I earn in this bracket as an in house lawyer in a media company.

Not sure about Tik Tok, but only the most senior execs at the streamers will be on 200k…

If we are talking about total package (base + equity + bonus) than this this just not true, sorry. If by most senior execs you mean C suite.
there will be middle management and even ICs on that

This is nonsense, no idea what you're basing this on.

Salary and what you earn can be different. Private Equity carry is a lower tax rate and can be millions

I think it's the same old story as ever: if you put your whole families security on the line, you might make out like a bandit, but most of us won't. We would rather settle for less and some security. Most women would never bet the farm.

I had an interesting conversation yesterday with a university contemporary of 50 years ago. He stepped away from City employment 20 years ago, at a high level, to do his own thing and is still totally engaged in the game. Some days he makes money and some days he loses, but as he told me, that is the game. Men seem to be able to cope better with risk than women. We are now 70 ish for disclosure.

Men certainly take more risks - isn't it linked to testosterone? That's (partly) why they are overwhelmingly overrepresented in crime.

Yes, true, but it is also why men make more money than women, on the averages.

Truthfully the men i know just take the risk, are not bothered if they may not know something. They have confidence they can learn it. The very capable women are know at my work, have more doubt, and it holds them back. OK im generalising but I always try and encourage the young women I meet, that they completely deserve that next role up.

No disclosure needed, a uni contemporary of 50 years ago would make you around 70 by anyone's guess.