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The Office for National Statistics has released its annual list of the best paid jobs in the country, and its got us thinking that we may need a career change. We previously reported how much fashion jobs pay, but this list is next level. These are the top ten best paid jobs in the UK as of this year, and rest assured, the salaries will make you weep.
With the average salary in the UK sitting at £34,414, this list blows a normal salary right out of the water – the 10th place spot on this list is already double that. It might be time to start sucking up to your boss for a promotion...
Scroll through to find out which profession earns more than all the rest (clue: It's not lawyers or doctors).
Bank and insurance managers/directors
Average gross salary: £75,169
It makes sense that bankers are somewhere on the list, as their career is all about money, right? Managers and directors in the bank and insurance industries can hope to make more than double the average UK salary.
http://gph.is/1WGoHgk
IT and telecommunication directors
Average gross salary: £78,701
There's a lot more to IT than just asking if you've 'tried turning it off and on again'. Working your way up in the world of IT and telecomms will get you a pretty nice salary.
http://gph.is/1fIhT0V
Doctors
Average gross salary: £78,386
Obviously a doctor's salary varies depending on their seniority, but once a doctor has specialised and completed their training, they're looking at making a decent living for themselves.
http://gph.is/1sFxNRE
Air traffic controllers
Average gross salary: £81,132
The salary might sound impressive, but less than one per cent are actually successful in getting the necessary air traffic controller's license, so it's by no means an easy career to pursue.
http://gph.is/1NxACxl
Lawyers
Average gross salary: £80,210
You probably came across many a law student at uni who was 'only in it for the money', and there's a reason for that: Once a lawyer has worked his or her way up the career ladder, they can earn even more than the average salary of £80k.
http://gph.is/1WjmS83
Investment bankers
Average gross salary: £84,675
Again, another career that's all to do with money, investment banking is a career that's known for bringing in the big bucks.
http://gph.is/1Znc5v3
Pilots and flight engineers
Average gross salary: £86, 915
It's fair enough that pilots and flight engineers get paid this much really, as flying and fixing a plane is a pretty high responsibility job that would take hella training.
http://gph.is/2btlAua
Marketing directors
Average gross salary: £87,890
Marketing is a pretty high-stress career, and so the average salary of a director reflects that.
http://gph.is/1JYvWtS
Chief Executors
Average gross salary: £123,577
A CEO of a company is going to be making the big time bucks, and an average salary of almost £125 thousand would do us just nicely, thanks.
http://gph.is/1rW9YFe
Brokers
Average gross salary: £133,868
And in at number one? Well, it's the brokers of the UK of course. Put simply, its a whopper of a salary.
http://gph.is/18OcHoU
