Company bosses took home the top pay packets in 2021, while beauticians earned the least, new figures show.
Chief executives earned an average of £130,734 each in 2021, according to the Office for National Statistics.
This rose by 7.6% from 2020 despite the economic effects of the pandemic .
The full list of top earners in 2021 is:
1) Chief executives, £130,734
2) Lawyers, earning an average of £92,606 - the same as 2020
3) Marketing and sales directors, who got packets of around £85,899 - 6.6% less than 2020
4) Brokers, who earned £83,893
5) IT and telecoms directors, who pocketed £80,624 on average
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6) Financial managers and directors got £77,669
7) Doctors took home £74,588 this year
8) Senior police officers earned £62,457 each on average
9) Dentists, on £59,669 each
10) Train and tram operators, who earned around £58,256
The lowest-paid roles for 2021 are often in areas that struggled most with the economic effects of the Covid-19 outbreak.
1) Beauticians earned £15,543 a year on average, down 18.4% as salons were forced to shut
2) Play workers got around £15,780
3) Hairdressers earned £15,829 due to social distancing rules preventing them working
4) Waiters got £16,363 on average
5) Bar staff got just £16,563 in 2021
6) Carers earned £16,627
7) Kitchen assistants (£16,678)
8) Leisure park attendants (£16,745)
9) Educational support assistants (£17,931)
10) Laundry workers £18,074
Last week The Mirror reported that one in four Brits have taken to boosting their earnings with a secondary income stream.
This brings in an extra £530 each month for those that do.
Research of 2,000 employed adults found that 58% of those working more than one job are motivated by making ends meet, and 38% want to increase their disposable income.
Nearly half (43%) simply want to feel more confident about money, while 16% like the idea of being more productive in their spare time.
However, 37% have turned to an additional income as a direct response to rising bills, and 23% want money in the bank as a back-up plan.
Paying for Christmas is also a concern for 25% of adults.
And for one in ten adults earning extra, having a side income which is different to their main income is simply a way to pursue a particular passion.
It emerged that the most popular secondary incomes are selling items online (19%), closely followed by baking or catering (17%).
Andrew Lindsay, CEO of Utility Warehouse, which commissioned the research, said: “While having a secondary income is increasingly common, an astonishing two-thirds of people think it is either the norm, or soon will be.
“We’ve seen the rise of the second income first-hand with growing interest in our UW Partner opportunity, as more and more post-pandemic Brits are seeking work that can fit into the nooks and crannies of their lives, outside of the 9-to-5 and that can be done from anywhere.”
