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These Are Officially The 25 Best Jobs in the UK

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Glassdoor Team | Author & Career Expert at Glassdoor | 15 Jan 2020

January will see a 17 percent spike in job applications. To help you identify roles you might want to consider, Glassdoor has announced its annual report identifying the 25 Best Jobs in the UK for 2020. These jobs were chosen based on each job’s overall Glassdoor Job Score*. The Glassdoor Job Score is determined using three key factors: 
  • Salary: Earning potential based on the median base salary reported on Glassdoor over the past year
  • Job Openings: The number of UK open job openings on Glassdoor as of 18/12/19 
  • Job Satisfaction: The overall job satisfaction rating (on a scale of 1.0= bad job to 5.0= best job) reported by actual employees working in these roles on Glassdoor over the past year
Enterprise Architect takes the top spot with a Job Score of 4.62, the first time a tech role has topped the list. Product Manager and Operations Manager complete the top three, demonstrating opportunities for those with diverse skills and project management experience. Kick off your new decade job search, starting with the Best Jobs in the UK! Enterprise Architect
  • Job Score: 4.62
  • Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.90
  • Number of Job Openings: 2,692
  • Median Base Salary: £75,209

Product Manager

  • Job Score: 4.60
  • Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.92 
  • Number of Job Openings: 2,750
  • Median Base Salary: £56,195

Operations Manager

  • Job Score: 4.59
  • Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.03
  • Number of Job Openings: 3,015
  • Median Base Salary: £45,590

Business Development Manager

  • Job Score: 4.53
  • Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.99
  • Number of Job Openings: 4,736
  • Median Base Salary: £40,677

DevOps Engineer

  • Job Score: 4.53
  • Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.03
  • Number of Job Openings: 1,878
  • Median Base Salary: £51,000

See complete results for the 25 Best Jobs in the UK for 2020
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