Ranking of High-paying jobs without a degree in the UK in 2025

Valerie Charoux
Sep 11
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 8^th 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 9^th 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 10^th 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 11^th 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 12^th 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 13^th 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 14^th 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 15^th highest-paying job without a degree in the UK in 2025 with median gross annual earnings for full-time employees of 34,194