10 highest paid flexible working jobs of 2016

Recruiters have a harder bunch of applicants to please, following a higher demand for flexible working.  

Flexible working is high up on the agenda for businesses, with its benefits having a positive effect on working parents, helping to prevent presenteeism, accommodating personal needs and improving work-life balance.

Candidates are in favour of flexible working hours; this is backed up by data from Flexjobs that surveyed over 2,600 active jobseekers. 97% of candidates said a job with flexibility would have a positive impact on their overall quality of life, 80% thought it would make them healthier and 87% believed it would lower their stress.

FlexJobs, a jobseeker site designed for those looking for flexible work, allows its visitors to choose their start and end times, decide which hours of the day they work, or shift work hours to accommodate personal commitments.