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The key to landing a high-paying job may be possessing desirable skills, not necessarily the right academic degree.

"Businesses are shifting their priorities when it comes to hiring talent and placing greater value on the years of experience, technical knowledge and soft skills workers have, whether or not they went to college," said James Neave, head of data science for the job search engine Adzuna.

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