{
  "id": 564034,
  "title": "The best-paying jobs you DON'T need a degree for: Funded training, recognised qualifications, starting salaries of up to £42,210 a year... and why mid-lifers looking for work after redundancy should apply too",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/the-best-paying-jobs-you-dont-need-a-degree-for-funded-training",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-11T11:49:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/guides/article-16019109/best-paying-jobs-no-need-degree-mid-lifers.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "With A-level results day on Thursday and university fees at a record high, some students will be pleased to know more employers are dropping degree requirements.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}