LONDON (31st May, 2019) — Work-life balance is in the Top 5 most important aspects of a job for candidates, ahead of career opportunities and work perks(1). Therefore to help job seekers find a job with a good work-life balance, Glassdoor, one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites, has today announced a new jobs report identifying the 15 Best Jobs For Work-Life Balance in the UK for 2019.
This report highlights the 15 Best Jobs based on each job’s overall work-life balance rating(2).
The Top 15 Best Jobs For Work-Life Balance are:
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.6
- Median Base Salary: £27,000
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- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.6
- Median Base Salary: £34,000
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- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.5
- Median Base Salary: £40,000
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- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.4
- Median Base Salary: £20,000
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- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.4
- Median Base Salary: £48,000
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- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.4
- Median Base Salary: £46,000
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- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.3
- Median Base Salary: £25,000
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- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.2
- Median Base Salary: £29,000
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- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.2
- Median Base Salary: £31,000
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- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.2
- Median Base Salary: £52,000
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- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.1
- Median Base Salary: £40,000
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- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.1
- Median Base Salary: £30,000
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- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.1
- Median Base Salary: £37,000
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- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.1
- Median Base Salary: £52,500
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- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.1
- Median Base Salary: £49,000
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“Not everyone prioritises money, so if you are looking for a job offering a good work-life balance then these roles definitely stand out. However, many of them also offer well above average salaries for the UK, proving it is possible to find a job that pays good money yet doesn’t take over your life,” said Glassdoor Economic Research Analyst, Amanda Stansell. “Despite very few jobs in the UK being advertised explicitly as ‘flexible’, many of the jobs in our ranking can be found in a wide range of industries, which goes to show that there is potential to keep a reasonable limit on working hours with all sorts of different employers.”
In a sign that work-life balance is on job seekers’ minds, a recent Glassdoor survey(3) found that 40 percent of employees say they would rather have reduced working hours so they could come in to work late or leave early, instead of a designated lunch break. Over one third (35 percent) would prefer to have the flexibility to take a break whenever they wanted so that they have control over their day.
- Aptitude Research Partners, 2017
- Methodology: Glassdoor’s Best Jobs for Work-Life Balance in the UK report identifies jobs with the highest overall work-life balance rating, leveraging data from Glassdoor’s Best Jobs in the UK 2019 report. For a job title to be considered, it must receive at least 30 salary reports and at least 30 work-life balance ratings shared by UK-based employees over the past year (02/01/2018-01/01/2019). This report takes into account job title normalization that groups similar job titles. C-suite and intern level jobs were excluded from this report.
- This survey was conducted online within the UK OnePoll on behalf of Glassdoor between September 13-19, 2018 among 2,000 working UK adults aged 18+.
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