The ten highest paid jobs in the UK

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released its Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Here are the ten best paid job roles in the UK (amounts shown are average wages before tax)...

1. Chief executives and senior officials - £107,703

2. Airline pilot - £90,146

3. Marketing and sales directors - £82,962

4. IT and telecommunications directors - £80,215

5. Financial institution managers and directors - £78,782

6. PR directors - £77,619

7. Financial managers and directors - £76,320

8. Air traffic controllers - £75,416

9. Transport associate professionals (rail engineers) - £74,402

10. Legal professionals - £73,425

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