9 UK jobs where you can expect the biggest pay rises in future

Charlie Benson
Content Marketing Executive

When you apply for jobs, it's likely you're looking at the salary you'll be paid right away. But have you considered which jobs will see you increasing your salary the most as your career progresses? 

Jobs marketplace, Glassdoor, released a ranking of the UK jobs where you can expect to see the biggest pay rises in the coming years. 

They took into account over 18,000 different UK salaries, comparing what workers were paid with under three years experience, versus the amount workers with over eight years experience were taking home each year. 

 

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Here are the top 9 UK jobs, by how much you can expect your pay to increase in line with experience: 

 

1. Retail Representative 

Salary with under three years experience: £15,000

Salary with over eight years experience: £52,000

Increase: 247%

 

2. Database Engineer 

Salary with under three years experience: £17,700

Salary with over eight years experience: £58,639

Increase: 231%

 

3. Game Artist 

Salary with under three years experience: £11,950

Salary with over eight years experience: £37,495

Increase: 214%

 

4. Account Executive 

Salary with under three years experience: £24,000

Salary with over eight years experience: £65,000

Increase: 171%

 

5. Auditor 

Salary with under three years experience: £29,000 

Salary with over eight years experience: £59,430 

Increase: 105%

 

6. Designer 

Salary with under three years experience: £25,688

Salary with over eight years experience: £50,000

Increase: 95%

 

7. Recruiter 

Salary with under three years experience: £22,000

Salary with over eight years experience: £42,000 

Increase: 91%

 

8. IT Executive 

Salary with under three years experience: £29,000

Salary with over eight years experience: £55,000

Increase: 90%

 

9. Marketing Manager 

Salary with under three years experience: £28,000

Salary with over eight years experience: £52,000

Increase: 86%

 

 

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