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