20. Financial Analyst
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.5
What they do: Financial analysts crunch numbers and then make recommendations about investing in businesses, sectors, and industries to their clients.
Average Salary:£38,000 ($59,000)
19. Design Engineer
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.6
What they do: Design engineers are usually responsible for helping develop new products and creating the systems that will be used to make the products.
Average Salary: £30,000 ($46,000)
18. Management Consultant
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.6
What they do: Consultants are employed to help businesses identify and solve issues, and help to ensure growth and performance in their clients.
Average Salary: £72,000 ($112,000)
17. Senior Software Engineer
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.6
What they do: According to TARGETjobs, senior software engineers are "responsible for the complete life cycle of a new or modified software product, from research and design to implementation, training and support."
Average Salary: £45,000 ($70,000)
16. Software Engineer
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.6
What they do: Software engineers do a very similar job to senior software engineers, just with a little less responsibility.
Average Salary: £35,000 ($54,000)
15. Senior Associate
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7
What they do: Senior associates work in a wide range of industries, from the law to banking, but they are generally client facing roles
Average Salary: £46,000 ($71,000)
14. Business Analyst
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7
What they do: Business analysts are responsible for analysing businesses and identifying ways to make them operate more efficiently.
Average Salary: £36,200 ($56,000)
13. Researcher
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7
What they do: Work in a variety of fields to carry out research for clients, before presenting their findings. Researchers can carry out research into almost anything.
Average Salary: £30,000 ($46,000)
12. Data Analyst
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7
What they do: According to Monster, data analysts work on "the art of collecting and analyzing data so that a company or companies can use said data to perfect their marketing, insurance, political and/or business practices."
Average Salary: £30,000 ($46,000)
11. Personal Assistant
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7
What they do: Personal assistants are tasked with making sure their bosses, normally wealthy or important people, have everything they need to go about their day-to-day business.
Average Salary: £25,632 ($40,000)
10. Marketing Manager
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
What they do: Marketing managers help to develop marketing projects, as well as creating a coherent marketing strategy for their company going forwards.
Average Salary: £40,000 ($62,000)
9. Research Associate
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
What they do: CareerPlanner.com says that a research associate "plans, organizes, and conducts research in scientific, cultural, historical, or artistic field for use in their own work or in the project of a sponsoring institution"
Average Salary: £32,000 ($50,000)
8. Human Resources Specialist
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
What they do: HR specialists can be responsible for anything from making sure any office disputes are solved, to recruiting and hiring new employees.
Average Salary: £43,500 ($67,000)
7. Human Resources Manager
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
What they do: Human resources managers help to oversee the implementation of the processes executed by the human resources department as a whole. Their duties can include setting rates of pay, and ensuring workplaces are equal and diverse.
Average Salary: £45,000 ($70,000)
6. Marketing Executive
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
What they do: According to Prospects, marketing executives "are involved in developing marketing campaigns to promote a product, service or idea."
Average Salary: £25,000 ($39,000)
5. Product Manager
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
What they do: Product managers investigate, select, and help to develop products for their companies.
Average Salary: £49,500 ($77,000)
4. Senior Business Analyst
Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
What they do: Senior business analysts do the same as business analysts, only with greater responsibility and experience.
Average Salary: £48,000 ($74,000)
3. Research Assistant
Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.0
What they do: Research assistants work within universities in fields like the sciences and social sciences. They assist on major research projects, and can work alone, or in teams.
Average Salary: £26,500 ($41,000)
2. Commercial Manager
Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.0
What they do: Commercial managers help to ensure that the companies they work for run smoothly day-to-day, as well as trying to get create new business for their employer.
Average Salary: £45,000 ($70,000)
