Top 25 UK jobs for 2018 revealed by Glassdoor

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Glassdoor, one of the worlds’ largest job sites has announced its latest jobs report, identifying the 25 Best UK Jobs for 2018.  Surprisingly, this year, not one tech-based role has featured in the top 10, something never before seen in the report.

The Glassdoor Job Score is determined using three key factors: earning potential based on median annual base salary, job satisfaction rating and number of job openings. The jobs that made this list stand out across all three categories:

  1. Marketing Manager

Job Score: 4.5 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 4.0 / 5

Median Base Salary: £42,000

Job Openings: 1,580

  1. Operations Manager

Job Score: 4.4 / 5

Job Satisfaction :4.0 / 5

Median Base Salary: £42,000

Job Openings: 1,169

  1. Audit Manager

Job Score: 4.4 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 4.3 / 5

Median Base Salary: £55,000

Job Openings: 420

  1. Finance Manager

Job Score: 4.4 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 3.6 / 5

Median Base Salary: £60,900

Job Openings: 1,703

  1. Product Manager 

Job Score: 4.3 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 3.7 / 5

Median Base Salary: £52,000

Job Openings: 1003

  1. HR Manager

Job Score: 4.3 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 4.2 / 5

Median Base Salary: £ 45,750

Job Openings: 391

  1. Contract Manager

Job Score: 4.3 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 4.0 / 5

Median Base Salary: £ 40,000

Job Openings: 624

  1. Commercial Manager

Job Score: 4.2 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 3.8 / 5

Median Base Salary: £52,400

Job Openings: 495

  1. Business Analyst

Job Score 4.2 / 5

Job Satisfaction 3.7 / 5

Median Base Salary; £39,000

Job Openings: 1,911

  1. Project Manager

Job Score: 4.2 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 3.5 / 5

Median Base Salary: £44,000

Job Openings: 5,022

  1. Business Development Manager

Job Score: 4.2 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 3.7 / 5

Median Base Salary: £38,000

Job Openings: 2,451

  1. Software Engineer

Job Score: 4.1 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 3.5 / 5

Median Base Salary: £42,500

Job Openings: 2,538

  1. HR Business Partner

Job Score: 4.1 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 3.8 / 5

Median Base Salary: £55,000

Job Openings: 397

  1. Solutions Architect

Job Score: 4.1 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 3.5 / 5

Median Base Salary: £70,000

Job Openings: 728

  1. Production Manager 

Job Score: 4.0 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 3.8 / 5

Median Base Salary: £35,000

Job Openings: 737

  1. Data Analyst

Job Score: 4.0 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 4.0 / 5

Median Base Salary: £28,500

Job Openings: 830

  1. Data Scientist

Job Score: 4.0 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 3.6 / 5

Median Base Salary: £45,000

Job Openings: 578

  1. Communications Manager

Job Score: 4.0 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 3.9 / 5

Median Base Salary: £45,000

Job Openings: 302

  1. Recruiter

Job Score: 4.0 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 4.1 / 5

Median Base Salary: £25,000

Job Openings: 1,625

  1. National Account Manager

Job Score: 4.0 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 4.2 / 5

Median Base Salary: £45,000

Job Openings: 205

  1. Site Manager

Job Score: 3.9 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 3.5 / 5

Median Base Salary: £35,750

Job Openings: 1,470

  1. Mobile Developer

Job Score: 3.9 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 3.8 / 5

Median Base Salary: £50,000

Job Openings: 321

  1. Brand Manager

Job Score: 3.9 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 4.0 / 5

Median Base Salary: £40,000

Job Openings: 270

  1. Engagement Manager

Job Score: 3.9 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 4.2 / 5

Median Base Salary: £55,000

Job Openings: 139

  1. Executive Assistant

Job Score: 3.9 / 5

Job Satisfaction: 3.9 / 5

Median Base Salary: £36,000

Job Openings: 391

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