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The 9 best-paid jobs in the UK

Thomas ColsonNov 1, 2016, 20:18 IST

REUTERS/Tim Chong

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its annual set of statistics on the best-paid jobs in the UK.

While the average person in the UK earned £34,400 ($42,056) this year, there are some professions that can yield an average of three times that - and it is not just jobs in finance.

The ONS compile the raw data by surveying a 1% sample of all the workers who carry out each occupation. It is then used to create the ONS "Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings" report.

Take a look at the roles which made the top of the list: