Hobby

Careers for people who love coding

Writing programs, websites or scripts for fun. 5 of our careers connect with this hobby, ranked below by how much it matters.

A good link (4)

Plenty of overlap with what you enjoy.

Engineering and manufacturing

Program and run computer-controlled machines that cut precision parts for engineering and manufacturing.

£25,000 – £42,000 starter to experienced

IT and telecoms

Keep the servers behind the internet running: install racks and hardware, fix faults and monitor systems in secure data centres.

No official salary figure

Engineering and manufacturing

Design, build, test and fix electronic systems and circuit boards, from factory controls to medical and aerospace tech.

£26,000 – £42,000 starter to experienced

IT and telecoms

Be the person who fixes it: solve hardware, software and network problems for computer users, in person and remotely.

£24,000 – £36,000 starter to experienced

Gives you a head start or a talking point at interview.

Health and science

Run tests on samples, prepare experiments and keep lab equipment working, supporting research, product development and medical diagnosis.

£24,000 – £31,000 starter to experienced