Ranking of High-paying jobs without a degree in the UK in 2025
- Portugal Business News - Valerie Charoux
- Sep 11, 2025
- 3 min read
Jobs and Salaries News – Here is the ranking of High-paying jobs without a degree in the UK in 2025 showing figures in euros, according to a Euronews report dated September 2025:
While the annual minimum wage in the UK for someone working a 37.5-hour week is around 27,522 euros per year, here is a list of 15 jobs without a degree that pay higher than the minimum wage in 2025.
Ranking of High-paying jobs without a degree in the UK in 2025 showing figures in euros:
1 – Train and Tram Drivers
Train and Tram Drivers rank No. 1 highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 75,545 euros.
2 – Rail Infrastructure Builders and Repairers
Rail Infrastructure Builders and Repairers rank 2nd highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 67,308 euros.
3 – Police Officers
Police Officers rank 3rd highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 55,398
4 – Rail Maintenance Operatives
Rail Maintenance Operatives rank 4th highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 51,536
5 – Physiotherapists
Physiotherapists rank 5th highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 49,980
6 – Rail Travel Assistants
Rail Travel Assistants rank 6th highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 48,789
7 – Road Construction Operatives
Road Construction Operatives rank 7th highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 44,612
8 – Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
Teachers of English as a Foreign Language rank 8th highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 42,743
9 – Bus and Coach Drivers
Bus and Coach Drivers rank 9th highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 40,907
10 – Vehicle body builders and repairers
Vehicle body builders and repairers rank 10th highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 39,334
11 – Air transport operatives
Air transport operatives rank 11th highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 38,469
12 – General Ambulance staff
General Ambulance staff rank 12th highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 37,034
13 – Security Guards
Security Guards rank 13th highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 35,821
14 – Air-travel assistants
Air-travel assistants rank 14th highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 35,416
15 – Fork-lift truck drivers
Fork-lift truck drivers rank 15th highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 34,194
