High paying flexible jobs

I guess it depends as to what you class as flexible and high paying. Quite a lot of companies are offering more flexible hours, especially an early finish, longer lunch break etc. all of which help to be able to fit a ride in especially if you work from home and live near the stables.
 
I’m not sure there is an answer for that to be honest. There will be a whole range of careers available. Generally, I find that in the private sector wages will be higher but you have to earn your stripes first, once you are at a certain level you have more say in flexibility/who you work for or can go consulting instead of paye.

Alternatively there will be jobs that are more seasonal in nature or those that are on shifts, both potentially offering good scope to do horses.

Civil service has good holiday allowance and TOIL type structure, though income lower than private.
 
No one is going to mention OF's? 😄

I jest but I'm not sure what the 'perfect' career is. I work in private sector/corporate - it is flexible in the sense I have the opportunity to WFH 1-2 days a week and to an extent come and go as I please so less restrictive than say a standard 9-5 for fitting in things like vet and farrier appointments. On the other hand it's extremely demanding and often means very long days, in or out of the office, so not necessarily great for fitting horses in either, in that respect.
 
Alibear said:
IT Support - developer - cyber security. Most can be done remotely/flexible working.
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Second vote for IT/Tech Management (focus on cyber security and AI if you're starting/studying now), for the pay and the flexibility (I have the tech and flexibility to take calls and stay productive even in a stable). But as @KikiDee says, the flipside is that it can be stressful and you feel like you never switch off. So you need mental tools to manage that.
 
Another vote for IT. Good for flexibility and working from home and is pretty well paid with good benefits. There are a wide range a roles and you don't have to be technical. I started off in IT many years ago as a trainer and now I'm a Product Manager. My office is London based but I have colleagues all over the UK all working from home. I only go into the office every couple of months. We also have flexible working so I can have a long lunch or start late/finish early to work around farriers, vet or riding. We also get every Friday afternoon off from June-August, no working between Xmas and new year and 6 weeks annual leave. AI is the current buzz word but cyber security bores me to death.

As other have said it can be stressful and high pressure though.
 
I think nearly all larger organisations these days have flexi-time of some description to remain competitive.

I can routinely start early to finish early, take a longer lunch break or start late to finish late. I have colleagues that work 4 day weeks - all across different departments.
 
I think others have previously mentioned accountancy and book keeping as professional jobs that allow a fair bit of flexibility. I have a pretty niche job - medical data analysis for a university-owned consultancy - but it's similar to what others have said in that it's largely computer based, and with a good employer and working your way up the ranks a bit, it is quite flexible.

One thing I would say is that high pay isn't everything - I could earn a LOT more doing the same job for one of the big high powered private companies. But I probably wouldn't get the work/life balance, great holiday, flexibility, maternity benefits and pension that I have with my current company. And those things are worth more to me than a huge monthly salary.
 
Work/life balance is the most important thing to me.

I dont think I'll ever leave my job.

Office just once a month.

Start early so I can do what I want for a few hours during the day, be that a long dog walk or go for a ride or whatever.

No micro management. Just left to my own devices.

Only 40k a year, so not the high paying job you are looking for, but I couldn't be happier.

This is in banking. A good industry to get your foot in the door with an entry level role, to then dig deeper into what area you would enjoy most and offer you the most flexibility.

I believe Monzo do a lot of entirely remote roles.
 
Civil Service may not be the highest paying but the flexibility, leave allowances, and wider benefits (discounts off health insurance, car insurance etc) are worth their weight in gold. Though huge caveat that it depends on your Department, the culture, and the work that you'll be doing.
 
I work in AI, as well as running a small livery yard. I’m not at the career entry point, I’m 48! - previously worked in data analysis/science which has now basically become AI. It’s massively growing and highly paid - the big role title at the moment is AI engineer - if you’re technical I’d look at that. As with any job where you expect high pay you will have to invest some time in education and ideally in self learning - the best people I have are self taught.
 
Depends really, is it hypothetical start of career question? If so don't pick something easily replaced by ai. I am hearing the job market for well paid jobs is tricky so choice may not be so easily come by? Influencer? There's a whole world out there of new jobs I know nothing about.
 
I have a well paid role, working a 9 day fortnight so I have the equivalent of 55 days leave.
Work life balance is really important to me, but I work hard and perform well when at work so then I can enjoy outside the office.
I go to the office 5 days a week - personal choice so when I leave, normally 4pm, I leave work at work and no cross contamination at home 🙃.
I have been there over 10 years so I have built trust if I need to have flexibility I have it.
 
Caski said:
What is your skillset?

The brilliant collective on here needs something to go on!
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Ooops, hope I've not caused offence as the OP clearly has 'gainful employment' as they previously posted:

'Hi all have recently bought a house with stables and just under 5 acres of paddocks, good draining ground etc. Currently have my 1 horse and 1 pony on 10 acres of rented fields which is more than enough. I was wondering if people thought this was enough land for a horse and a pony they come in..'


Sorry!
 
Currently working this out myself - and training to be an accountant with a view to work for myself eventually. Pay looks quite good and is reasonable. Should be able to work from home eventually but will need to gain experience first. Whilst I am doing my exams, I’m just about to start a part time job in a garden centre. Won’t be earning lots but it will be good work/life/study balance and it’s important to me I have enough time for the horses.
 
spotty_pony2 said:
Currently working this out myself - and training to be an accountant with a view to work for myself eventually. Pay looks quite good and is reasonable. Should be able to work from home eventually but will need to gain experience first. Whilst I am doing my exams, I’m just about to start a part time job in a garden centre. Won’t be earning lots but it will be good work/life/study balance and it’s important to me I have enough time for the horses.
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Whats the route to training to be an accountant? Do you need an accountancy degree? I did modules at uni and quite enjoyed it,and have a related job atm.
 
Babypony said:
Whats the route to training to be an accountant? Do you need an accountancy degree? I did modules at uni and quite enjoyed it,and have a related job atm.
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Depending on what modules you did you may be exempt from some exams. Contact ACCA as they’re one of the main governing bodies. You can always start off with AAT and move through to ACCA.
 
Being self employed… I can work in the evenings or at weekends, I set my own schedule most of the time so that I can have 2 hours off every afternoon to ride… it doesn’t always work but most of the time it does… the kids get in the way of me riding far more than work ever does.
 
Academic. So long as you publish and teach your classes no one cares where you are. High paid? Not to begin with, but goes up every year. But you'd need to do a PhD and post doc. Basically best job in the world... But the getting of it is soul destroying and may leave you with a mental health condition.
 
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