Victor EzejaAre you looking for an opportunity to migrate or already in the United Kingdom and would want a job paying £2,000 and above?
This period of rising costs globally requires one to have a job that enables you to take care of your basic financial needs.
There are decent jobs that offer such you can consider taking up.
While some are full-time jobs, others are part-time which provides passive income to augment expenses. Here are some of them and what you need to do to land them.
Software engineering
Software engineering has to do with applying engineering principles to the development of computer software applications to solve real-world problems. Software engineers can get jobs as IT consultants, game developers, multimedia programmers and web developers.
The average software engineer salary in the United Kingdom is £4,100 per month which is £48,723 per year or £24.99 per hour. Entry level positions start at £40,000 per year while most experienced workers make up to £70,000 per year.
Qualification
To qualify to work as a software engineer in UK, the candidate needs to possess a university degree, or a higher national diploma in computer science, information technology, software development, mathematics physics, or electronics.
One can undertake some certificate courses on computer system engineering and software development conducted by reputable IT education organisations.
Computer Graphics
Computer graphics is the act of creating or manipulating digital images in the form of pixels drawn on a computer. Computer graphics skills are useful in UI design, animation, web design, video editing and graphic design.
This also pays well over £2,000 a month. It can be done in the form of freelancing for online marketplaces like Fiverr, Upwork, or Flexjobs, among others.
Digital Marketing
This is another tech job that requires use of modern Information Technologies. Digital marketing involves the use of digital platforms for advertising or marketing purposes. Such digital platforms include search engines, websites, email, social media and apps used to promote products, services and brands. Jobs that require digital marketing skills include content managers and strategists, SEO and SEM specialists, virtual reality developers, digital marketing managers and email marketing specialists, among others.
The average digital marketing salary in the United Kingdom is £2,600 per month which is £31,200 per year or about £17 per hour. Entry level positions start at £25,323 per year while most experienced workers make up to £49,140 per year.
Primary School Teacher
Salary: The average teacher salary in the United Kingdom is £2,900 monthly which is £34,467 per year or around £18 per hour, According to Talent.com, a blog site publishing statistics about jobs in UK. Entry level positions start at £30,971 per year (£2580.91 per month), while most experienced workers make up to £46,857 per year (£3,904.75 per month).
The job of a school teacher
Primary school teachers are important figures in shaping the lives of young children. They are responsible for the educational, social and emotional development of children from age 5 to 11.
Qualification: To qualify as a primary school teacher in the United Kingdom, you need to have a Bachelor of Education (BEd) or Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) and more teacher training options.
Other skills include: excellent communication skills; passion to impart knowledge; self-discipline, among others.
Nursing
Salary: The salary of a registered nurse in the UK, depends on level of the candidate’s experience, the education qualifications required, the geographical location of the position and the specific company hiring practices. However, on average they receive from £2,000 and above monthly. The salary of an average registered nurse in the United Kingdom is £3,000 monthly, £18.50 per hour or £36,000 per year. Entry level positions is said to start at £31,200 per year (£2,600 monthly), while most experienced workers make up to £50,812 per year (£4,234 per month).
What the Job requires:
Nurses play vital roles in the management of healthcare facilities. Following strict protocols, nurses take care of patients, preparing them for treatment and surgeries, administering medication and assisting Doctors during surgeries.
Qualification
Just like every profession, nursing requires applicants to possess certain critical skills, knowledge and qualifications. The minimum education requirement for Nurses is a bachelor’s degree in nursing, but some employers may accept candidates with diploma certificates. In addition, Nurses must possess an updated licence for practice offered by the regulatory authority like the Nursing and Midwifery Council which regulates nursing and midwifery professions in the UK. It maintains a register of all nurses, midwives and specialist community public health nurses and nursing associates eligible to practise within the UK.
They must also possess other personal skills that would enable them to relate cordially with patients and motivate them as they undergo the recovery process.
Residential Childcare worker
Salary: The salary of an average residential child worker in the United Kingdom is £25,496 per year, £2,125 per month or £13.07 per hour. Entry level positions start at £22,466 per year while most experienced workers make up to £37,449 per year.
Responsibilities: The job requires providing advice, assistance and support to young people in a given entity. It can also require acting as an appropriate role model for young people and addressing any difficulties and helping them to achieve optimum potential by providing psychological support.
Qualifications and requirements: According to Together For Children Sunderland, a childcare home, the job requires the candidate to: Be over the age of 21 (required due to children’s homes regulations); Hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care (or equivalent) or be willing and able to undertake a qualification; Have experience of working with young people; Be flexible and be able to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays, including sleep-ins; Have a reasonable level of IT skills; Demonstrate the passion and determination needed to provide care and support young people.
Customer Call Centre Agent
The average call centre agent’s salary in the UK is put at salary £26,000 yearly which is £2,166 per month.
Depending on location, company, and level of experience, the salary of call centre agents in UK ranges from £24,000 (entry-level) to £60,000 (highly experienced) per year.
Job Requirements: The day-to-day tasks of call centre agents in an organisation include answering calls, responding to emails and web chat enquiries from customers; making telesales and market research calls to new and existing customers; dealing with customer orders, card payments, enquiries and complaints; providing advice about products and services of the organisation you work for.
Skills and Qualifications needed
The job requires: customer service skills; being thorough and paying attention to detail; good verbal communication skills; active listening skills; ability to use a computer and the main software packages to deliver; ability to work well with others; patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations; the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure; among others.
Lawn mowing
A lawn mower is a machine powered by gasoline/petrol with one or two blades, used for cutting grasses when rolled or pushed over a grass field by a human operator. There also battery-powered robotic lawnmower.
Mowing of lawns can also help one generate up to £2,000 a month in the UK. If you’re good at it, then it’s really not a big deal. To get started, search for jobs across the city and you’ll be surprised how much money you can make in your spare time mowing lawns. If you’re keeping a full-time job, you can do this on the side to make more money.
On average, you can make about £30/hour mowing lawns, £2,170 monthly or £26, 000 per year. In some places, it can range from £20,000 to £60,000.
It only requires learning how to operate the machine which comes in different forms and sizes.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with six years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Masters degree in Mass Communication.
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