u/Lazy_Battle_9487

Career switch help needed for 37 yr old male

I currently work as a team leader for a production team, at a manufacturing company where we build and supply electronic connectors, cable assemblies, to a range of different industries including medical, military, aviation.

It's a good steady busy job, but on an under average UK wage. I'm smart, driven, ambitious, hard working, eager to learn, and feel like I could be doing more, earning more.

I'm considering a few options, but data analysis and cloud engineering look like good paths for me. I'm great with computers, quick to learn and very technical (I also dabbled in software development in the past with JavaScript and quite enjoyed it).

I think the way to go is pay £31 a month for Coursera, and plough through relevant courses on that platform, and go from there, thoughts on that?

I've also tried some video editing, and freelance video editing seems quite exciting. No shortage of work there with growing social media content creation economy.

I'm also quite active and fit, I love the gym, am also considering getting qualified as a PT or Gym instructor, but again that's costly.

Appreciate any thoughts or help!

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u/Lazy_Battle_9487 — 1 day ago

When to declare side hustle income to HMRC?

I see people's monthly updates, a few hundred pounds here and there, but at what amount do we need to start declaring it to HMRC?

Also, does earning on platforms like Prolific and UserTesting count towards side hustle, as per ukgov guidelines?

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u/Lazy_Battle_9487 — 2 days ago