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<\/p>\nTO earn a bumper pay packet your best bet is becoming a top boss, official statistics show – but you don't always need a degree.<\/p>\n
The UK's highest paid full-time earners are chief executives and senior officials, raking in an average salary\u00a0of \u00a3113,577.<\/p>\n
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Directors working in IT are raking in an average annual salary of \u00a391,810, making it the second bast paid job.<\/p>\n
That's according to annual data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).<\/p>\n
We spoke to \u00a0Lisa Ventura, 49, who didn't go to University and earns \u00a360,000 a year in the tech sector.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marketing, sales and advertising directors were the third best paid, earning an average of \u00a387,050.<\/p>\n
Mum-of-two Rhea Freeman, 39, works in this industry and brings in \u00a360,000 a year.<\/p>\n She went straight from school to work and learned the skills needed for free online. <\/p>\n The results were broadly similar to last year with bosses making up the majority of well paid workers. <\/p>\n Train and tram drivers were found to be among the top 10 highest paying positions.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The Sun previously spoke to mum-of-three Jane Fentaman, 42, who earns \u00a354,000 a year as a tube driver with no degree. <\/p>\n At the other end of the scale, bar staff were the lowest paid getting an average \u00a37,928 a year.<\/p>\n The next worst paid job is care escorts earning a typical \u00a39,397. <\/p>\n In this job carers travel with elderly or disabled people to help them get to appointments. <\/p>\n Elementary services occupations with a salary of \u00a39,707 were the next lowest and include jobs like ticket collectors and hotel guest assistants.<\/p>\n Also among the lower end of the salary spectrum are coffee shop workers, cooks and retail sales assistants.<\/p>\n Many of the best paid jobs often require specialist qualifications. <\/p>\n However, in some roles you might find you can start at the bottom and work your way to the top. <\/p>\n For instance the boss of M&S started as a shelf stacker on \u00a33.80 an hour and never went to university but worked his way up and now earns \u00a3800,000 a year.<\/p>\n The\u00a0National Living Wage\u00a0is the minimum wage for those over 23, and workers must legally be paid at least \u00a310.42 an hour.<\/p>\n The\u00a0National Minimum Wage\u00a0(NMW) is the minimum pay per hour for workers under the age of 23.<\/p>\n Those aged 21-22 must earn at least \u00a310.18 an hour and for 18 to 20-year-olds, the minimum wage is \u00a37.49 an hour.<\/p>\n The chancellor this week announced that the\u00a0National Living Wage hourly rate\u00a0will rise to \u00a311.44 next April – and will applyto over-21s, rather than just over-23s.<\/p>\n We have also looked at the highest paying Christmas bar jobs and highest paying Christmas temp jobs. <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/VP-TABLE-BEST-PAYING-OFFICE-JOBS-COMP.jpg\")
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