15 top paying jobs you can get without a uni degree - and one pays £30 an hour

Here are the top 15 best hourly paying jobs in the UK – and you don’t need a degree to get them.

The common mindset of UK job hunters is that you need to have a university degree to bag yourself a job with a high salary. However, students face debts of over £50,000 after completing their course and many are turning away from this traditional route into work.

Using data from vacancies on its website, job site Adzuna has shared 15 different roles which pay between £18 and £30 an hour, which equates to an annual full time salary of between £37,000 and £63,000 before tax – well above the national average of £35,000.

The top paying job on the list was a rope access consultant, which is someone who works on a rope doing tasks such as window cleaning, painting, welding, pressure washing, and other maintenance activities. Adzuna found listings for this role at £30 per hour. Following this was a job as an Agile Coach paying £27.21 an hour on average. This is a project management role which helps scale “agile” practices across teams or a organisation.

In third place sat roles as a UI designer which on average paid around £27.15 an hour. A UI designer is someone who designs the graphical user interface of an app, website, or device that you interact with. At the bottom end was the role of a Butler at £18.03 an hour and Executive Assistant paying on average around £18.26 an hour.

Currently in the UK, the National Living Wage for someone aged 21 and over sits at £11.44 an hour. The National Minimum Wage for people aged 18-20 is just £8.60 an hour. It is important to note that while a degree isn’t required for these jobs, other requirements may be needed such as GCSE qualifications or external certifications.

Adzuna co-founder Andrew Hunter said: “With the National Minimum Wage rising nearly 10% to £11.44 this April, there’s exciting news for jobseekers. Numerous hourly paid roles now offer over £20 per hour and don’t require a degree. For jobseekers looking to strike a balance between earnings and lifestyle, these roles are a golden opportunity.

“Whether you’re into creative roles like UI designer or hands-on roles like Rope Access Technician, these jobs not only pay well but also offer flexibility to fit your life outside work.”