Best paid jobs UK 2023

[mid_gen]

Even in a small council in Scotland head teachers are earning over 80k. I just checked a PTC for the maths department alone and it was 66k. Not bad considering you get 2 weeks off at Easter, 6-7 weeks off during summer. A week off in October and 2 weeks at Xmas. Plus a load of bank holiday Mondays.

You think people in education don't work during school holiday?

 

[delta0]

I suspect there's very few C-Suite positions on that low a salary, unless this isn't counting dividends or share options etc.

I also wonder if it’s on a base pay. At that level the rest of the compensation can be multiples of the base pay.

 

[Bobmunkhouse]

Hmmm so these are the median salaries so the middle ground...so may be right...and remember a lot of people have jumped up titles like director in tin pot companies....

 

[mid_gen]

Surprised at how low the IT roles are, but I guess that covers things like support roles. Programming is a fair chunk higher.

 

[delta0]

Surprised at how low the IT roles are, but I guess that covers things like support roles. Programming is a fair chunk higher.

IT is a fairly broad term. Mid level software developers would top this list but they don’t feature which makes this list a bit sus.

 

[Freefaller]

Many CEOs earn 500k+

 

[XeNoN89]

These look all way too low, about half of what I would expect in and around London

 

[Freefaller]

These look all way too low, about half of what I would expect in and around London

Agreed. Under 100k for director level seems low to me. But I guess it depends on the size of the company and the sector. I imagine in education and charity and public sector it'll be a lot lower.

 

[ColdAsIce]

You think people in education don't work during school holiday?

A small percentage go above and beyond, lets not pretend otherwise.

 

[aspiring]

These look all way too low, about half of what I would expect in and around London

I Cannot find more accurate list unless you have info?

 

[aspiring]

Agreed. Under 100k for director level seems low to me. But I guess it depends on the size of the company and the sector. I imagine in education and charity and public sector it'll be a lot lower.

Really? Director is loose title

 

[Freefaller]

Really? Director is loose title

Even in charities I work with many are on 75k+

But you're right director is a loose term.

Still those salaries seem a bit low but again my experience is skewed by my experience ironically enough.

I mean the manager I employed is on 66k. And the head of I employed is on 87k.

 

[Hades]

Surprised at how low the IT roles are, but I guess that covers things like support roles. Programming is a fair chunk higher.

I'm not. IT salries seem no higher, and probably a bit lower, than what I was seeing in the early 2000's. The industry has stagnated because there is no point paying £££ when you can pay £ for someone else willing to work for less. Take inflation into account and it's a bit salary cut on average.

 

[malachi]

2024 + hmrc says hi.

Heard this in 2022/23, nothing changed. I expect the same again.

 

[slinxy]

I think op is either jeremy hunt or one of his lackeies… anyone else with so much interest in how much someone else earns would be considered unhealthy.

 

[Freefaller]

I think op is either jeremy hunt or one of his lackeies… anyone else with so much interest in how much someone else earns would be considered unhealthy.

True it's about the only topic he posts about

 

[drakioned]

I think the salary is probably not a good measure of how a lot of wealthy people get paid.

 

[DavieJG]

I think the salary is probably not a good measure of how a lot of wealthy people get paid.

Agreed

 

[dowie]

Senior level Finance professionals are on £60k-£90k in London with directors and CFO's getting anywhere between £120k to £250k (depending on budgetary level and size of business their responsible for).

Senior? That's entry-level/graduate pay at banks in London:

Directors can be into the several hundred k or millions and CFOs are almost certainly into the millions (or even tens of millions in a few cases at very large companies).

 

[drakioned]

I think 28 for a VP feels a bit soon.