2017-01-30



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Construction is one of the best industries to find a career in this year.

LONDON — Glassdoor has published its annual list of the best jobs in Britain.

This year, the top spot goes to finance management, replacing business development management as 2016′s number one career.

Glassdoor’s 50 Best Jobs in the UK report identifies careers with the highest overall “job score,” which is determined by weighing three factors equally: Earning potential (median annual base salary), job satisfaction rating, and number of openings.

For a job title to be included in the list, it had to receive at least 100 salary reports and 100 job satisfaction ratings from UK workers between January 2016 and 2017.

While jobs in the tech and finance sectors all claimed positions in the top 10, Glassdoor’s assessment shows that the best jobs in the UK come from a wide variety of industries, including construction to marketing. Here are the best jobs in the UK in 2017.

25. Brand manager



Overall job score (out of 5): 4

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 4

Number of job openings: 313

Median base pay: £43,750

24. Project manager



Overall job score (out of 5): 4

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 3.4

Number of job openings: 3,088

Median base pay: £47,500

23. Business analyst

Overall job score (out of 5): 4

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 3.6

Number of job openings: 1,431

Median base pay: £40,891

22. Mobile developer

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.1

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 3.6

Number of job openings: 445

Median base pay: £52,500

21. Payroll manager

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.1

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 4.1

Number of job openings: 406

Median base pay: £38,533

20. Maintenance manager

Overall job score (out of 5.0): 4.1

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5.0): 4.1

Number of job openings: 311

Median base pay: £45,000

19. Technical architect

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.1

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 3.9

Number of job openings: 193

Median base pay: £66,000

18. Project engineer

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.1

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 3.8

Number of job openings: 751

Median base pay: £40,000

17. Product manager

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.1

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 3.5

Number of job openings: 662

Median base pay: £55,000

16. PHP developer (backend software developer)

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.2

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 4

Number of job openings: 1,336

Median base pay: £34,500

15. Site manager

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.2

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 3.7

Number of job openings: 1,588

Median base pay: £45,000

14. Risk manager

Overall job score (out of 5.0): 4.2

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5.0): 4

Number of job openings: 256

Median base pay: £60,000

13. Operations manager

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.2

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 3.6

Number of job openings: 837

Median base pay: £50,000

12. Marketing manager

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.2

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 3.8

Number of job openings: 986

Median base pay: £45,000

11. Commercial manager

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.3

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 3.6

Number of job openings: 678

Median base pay: £65,000

10. Communications manager

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.3

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 4.2

Number of job openings: 313

Median base pay: £46,800

9. Scrum master

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.3

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 4.4

Number of job openings: 252

Median base pay: £55,000

8. Solutions architect

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.3

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 3.8

Number of job openings: 449

Median base pay: £65,000

7. Supply chain manager

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.3

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 4.1

Number of job openings: 328

Median base pay: £53,000

6. Data scientist

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.4

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 4.4

Number of job openings: 482

Median base pay: £45,000

5. HR Manager

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.4

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 4.1

Number of job openings: 429

Median base pay: £50,000

4. Audit manager

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.4

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 4.2

Number of job openings: 307

Median base pay: £59,500

3. Design manager

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.4

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 4.1

Number of job openings: 359

Median base pay: £55,000

2. Tax Manager

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.4

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 3.8

Number of job openings: 611

Median base pay: £59,228

1. Finance manager

Overall job score (out of 5): 4.5

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5): 3.7

Number of job openings: 1,600

Median base pay: £68,000

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