NEARLY three-quarters of Britons enjoy their job, but more than half would like to change their career, a survey showed.

Seventy-one per cent of those quizzed said that they liked their job, with 16 per cent claiming that they were indifferent to it, while just 12 per cent said they hated it, according to Birmingham Midshires.

Lawyers, journalists and beauticians were most likely to be happy with their job, while call centre workers, car mechanics and factory workers were least likely to be satisfied.

Despite the fact that the majority of people enjoy their job, 52 per cent said that they would like to change career, with top choices for new jobs including IT, teaching, photography and psychology.

The main thing holding people back was that they could not afford to give up their current work to retrain, followed by a fear that their salary would fall.