7 In-Demand Jobs for Graduates

It’s not always easy to identify an employment opportunity that can help you to earn more than just enough to pay the bills. A more attractive pay package can be within your easy reach after you have a look at the best paying jobs in the United Kingdom.

If you are entering your graduation year or have just graduated, it is essential for you to have a clear and complete understanding about the current UK labour market statistics to find out details about the 7 graduate jobs in demand right now.

  • General Practitioners: Average Salary: £107,000

GPs act as the first point of contact for consultations by patients and their families, friends or neighbours within their local community. They make use of their compassionate nature, excellent listening skills and healthcare knowledge and expertise to diagnose, investigate and treat a wide range of mild and severe illnesses.

GPs consider the physical, emotional and social factors as well as the medical history of their patients whilst diagnosing and treating or recommending a treatment to their patients. A big part of the role played by a GP is to refer patients to other medical professionals to carry out tests or to administer more specialist treatment.

  • Psychiatrist Consultant: Average Salary: £104,000

The primary role played by psychiatrists is to diagnose and treat patients coming from all walks of the life with a variety of mental health disorders such as bipolar disorder, depression, suicidal tendencies, eating disorders and schizophrenia, to name a few. They evaluate their medical history and condition before making recommendations about the best forms of treatment through either medication or psychotherapeutic methods.

Emotional resilience is absolutely critical for the role of a psychiatrist as their work is very challenging. They should treat everyone with empathy, affection, care and understanding. Psychiatrists generally specialise in one of a wide range of psychology areas such as child, adult, elderly or forensic.

  • Cloud Architect: Average Salary: £98,000

Modern day organisations rent computing services from Cloud service providers that deliver storage, servers, networking, databases, analytics, applications and more, instead of spending a fortune on owning their own computing infrastructure. Cloud Architects are IT professionals who are entrusted with the responsibilities of designing, maintaining, building and deploying these services in ways that fulfil the specific requirements of organisations.

  • Financial Officer: Average Salary: £95,000

Financial Officers are vital human resources in every organisation as they help take charge of everything associated with finance. This includes, but is not limited to, receipts, invoices, audits, budgets, forecasting and financial policies. These officers, based on their expertise in financial and accounting procedures, along with comprehensive knowledge about analytical and mathematical abilities, ensure that the commercial operations of a profit-oriented organisation are handled smoothly and efficiently and in line with legal requirements. A financial officer also serves as a critical point of contact for the business and its clients and provides excellent advice and customer service when it comes to dealing with financial matters or disputes.

  • Data Modeller: Average Salary: £94,000

Working closely with Data Architects, Data Modellers make use of their expertise, knowledge and creativity, as well as their analytical skills, to design computer databases by using conceptual, logical and physical data models. Their primary role is to make sure that complex business data is translated accurately and efficiently in ways that serve the specific requirements of an organisation.

  • Security Architect: Average Salary: £90,000

Security Architects are more in demand than ever before since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This is a regulation in European Union law on privacy and data protection for all individuals within the EU and the European Economic Area.

Security Architects are responsible for designing, building, maintaining and testing the security systems of an organisation to ensure their information technology network is safe and secure from outside, malicious attacks. They are expected to stay up-to-date and educate staff and improve the system as and when required, given new security standards, procedures and potential threats.

  • Java Architect: Average Salary: £85,000

Java Architects are industry experts who have the complete know-how of designing, developing, maintaining and upgrading complete architecture systems and processes that support Java applications. Java Architects should be great leaders and must have excellent communication skills, besides being the proud owners of an in-depth understanding of Java language and excellent technical skills.

Their primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, carefully and thoroughly studying the business operation and user-interface requirements of an organisation and after that, making their valuable contributions and recommendations to formulate and execute strategic plans. They also ensure that the created architecture is in line with the financial objectives of an organisation.

Let’s have a close look at some of the most exciting statistics associated with the United Kingdom employment market.

UK Labour Market Statistics

The number of people in work increased between November 2017 and January 2018 and February to April 2018 as per the estimates from the Labour Force Survey. Moreover, the count of unemployed people reduced and the number of people aged from 16 to 64 years (who were not working and not available for work) also decreased.

  • There were about 14 million graduates in the United Kingdom.
  • In July to September 2017, graduates were more likely to be employed than their non-graduate counterparts.
  • 40 percent of graduates in the United Kingdom were used in the education, health and public administration industries
  • The Q1 figures for the 2018 UK labour market demonstrate that employment is on a continuing rise. The employment rate reached 75.6 percent which is the highest since comparable records started in 1971.
  • It is widely expected that employers will try to identify new strategies for attracting and retaining top talent with the labour market remaining competitive.
  • It is expected that remote and flexible work schedules would become a popular trend in the times to come among professional culture perks. They will remain critical to attract and retain top talent.

Conclusion

Well, let us not sugarcoat anything, it is difficult to find a good job, but with a little bit of luck and sensible strategies, you will be able to rock the market. All the best!


About the Author: Jonathan Rawlins

Jonathan's insights reveal the undeniable impact of salary inclusions in job adverts on their efficacy. Noting the rarity of salary details in certain job types, he is resolute in providing candidates with market benchmarks. This determines their worth and offers a solid foundation during salary negotiations.



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