Check Out The Highest Paying Jobs You Can Get Without A Degree In The UK
If further education isn’t for you, here’s the highest paying jobs you can get without a degree in the UK.
Once you’ve got your A-levels or T-levels, before you know it, it’s time to think about the next step.
But, for many of us, our dreams don’t include universities or apprenticeships (regardless of the grades we achieved). Some of us want to get straight into earning money, but in a world where degrees used to hold high value, do you really need one to get a high paying job in the UK?
The answer is: no.
There are plenty of high-paying jobs in the UK where you don’t need a degree or to have racked up thousands in student debt.
We looked at average salaries on Indeed to find some of the highest paid salaries that don’t need a degree.
Highest paying jobs in the UK without a degree
We looked across several key industries to uncover some brilliant career paths that don’t require a degree. So get applying, and soon enough you’ll be swotting for interview questions and answers.
Project Manager
A project manager plans and oversees projects in an organisation. They’ll also coordinate teams and oversee processes to ensure work is with budget and delivered within deadlines.
To get started within project management, you’ll normally begin as a project assistant or officer, while you learn the ropes. The main skill you’ll need is communication, as you’ll be speaking to lots of different people around the business you work in.
- Average salary: £45,625
Business Analyst
A business analyst involves evaluating business processes, uncovering areas that need improvement, and offering advice and guidance on business growth.
While it’s helpful to have a degree as a business analyst, experience can be incredibly valuable. So interning or shadowing more experienced analysts would be a great place to start. A lot of the time it’s a lot of solo work, which means it could be a great job if you’re an introvert.
- Average salary: £45,442
Product Manager
A product manager combines product planning and marketing duties, supporting a product or service throughout its life cycle. It balances both the user and business needs, meaning it’s a crucial role in any company.
You can work your way up in a company to become a product manager, and a lot of companies will offer specialist training to help.
- Average salary: £55,583
Risk Manager
Risk managers are a really crucial part of any business. They plan and execute processes that help keep the company safe, as well as everything associated with it. This includes employees, any stakeholders and all its assets.
There are lots of apprenticeships out there in risk management to help you get a direct foot in the career, but people also start in administrating roles.
- Average salary: £49,128
Police Officer
If you’re into a more practical application of your skills and prefer to work with a wide range of people, then why not look into joining the police force?
No qualifications necessary, although in can be beneficial if you want to enter at a higher rank. But you can also undertake a three year apprenticeship with on and off the job training.
- Average salary: £31,122
When it comes to writing your CV for any of these roles, don’t be put off if you don’t have a lot of experience. Think of job requirements as a wish list rather than essentials, because a lot of companies are more interested in YOU and what you bring to the table. You can find our guide on how to write a CV with no experience to help you on your job search.
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