To think salary is very low for this job ad

Genuinely, no it wouldn’t once you factor in NI/tax.

https://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/news/nanny-salaries-rise-to-record-high

Also, you can’t use the free hours, so will not get any cheaper ad the children get older.

Are you selling yourself short? Maybe you shouldn’t be applying for entry level jobs but going for the ones higher up?

Partly because wages haven't risen and also because Reeves has made it more expensive to employ people. Employers know there are more than enough candidates too probably. It is a disgrace.

It's a bad wage, not only for London, but anywhere. But they know jobs are thin on the ground and I think taking advantage of that...

That’s ridiculous how on earth are you meant to live on that in central London? Or be able to afford the travel costs if you commute!!!!

i’d look at other cities like Leeds, Manchester Nottingham etc
cheaper to live up north you’d have a much better quality of life.

Also looking at the job description that looks a lot for the wages they want to pay I wouldn’t even consider it.

It sounds really low for London but the role sounds like basic admin really.

My 17 yo is on more than that in an entry level job (South East, about 1.5hrs from London) but its NHS and a clinical role and they dont differentiate for under 21s rate. Obv good benefits and lots of progression opportunities plus pension and paid for training.

My other DC is job hunting and accounts assistant jobs (asking for experience as preferred for some and essential for others) are offering around 25-27k. They seem to want a lot for the money they are offering. It definitely seems its the employers market and they are making the most of it. There are a huge amount of jobs available that fit his criteria every day but lots of applicants it seems as people dont stay put any more and are constantly moving around.

I am not sure what's changed, when i got my first job early 2000s there were 200 applicants for 2 jobs, a decent amount were basically suitable but a huge amount were box ticking for job seekers. I was 22, no experience in finance but got a band 5 NHS job straight away just by having AAT. Now the criteria is a lot higher, mostly experience based and I would be very unlikely to get in at that level.

When my DH was made redundant in 2010 there were a lot less applicants around but we were much more in the recruitment agency era and all applicants were highly qualified so competition was harder. It seems to have continued that way IME in private sector. I would absolutely jump at taking on my 19yo in an assistant role if any were available but it seems public sector lower level corporate jobs do not attract decent external candidates.

£5k childcare per month? Would it not be cheaper to have a nanny?

Appalling OP- I earn well (not six figures) I’d actually prefer to go back to my £22k wage with 2009 cost of living. I’m terrified for my children and the younger generations, thanks to AI it will only get worse. I will tell
my children you get a trade, there’s no money in academia, office work.

I discuss this all the time
I do a similar job to what I did 20 years ago and earn double what I did 20 years ago (both just above the min wage for the relevant year). The house we bought 20 years ago is now triple the price we paid, our water bill is more than triple and so are our other bills and food bill. It’s getting worse. Yes, minimum wage has gone up, but not in line with the cost of everything we need to live.

I didn't think big companies still hire based on an unsolicited cv email?? Or maybe 'apply online' was said to me because my CV sucked!

Yup same! 25K used to be the first year salary when I started working full-time 15 years ago, anyone worth their salt would have got a significant raise for year 2. I was a bit embarrassed back then to be hiring my junior on 25k in London, as I didn't think it was enough money to get by back then.

Was shocked to find out that an assistant I have recently hired used to be on 26k in London just last year! (For context, these are not PAs, but people with masters degrees taking the first step on the ladder in a professional career by assisting a senior person)

We are essentially becoming an economy where a lot of people regardless of qualifications make the minimum wage or up to 20% over minimum wage.

Debatable if that's a good or bad thing, as that's how the wage structure is in Spain or Italy, where qualifications don't translate into money, or in fact probably most of Europe.

For example, my organisation employes the higher paid people in other countries, whereas we employ a lot of low-paid, skilled, degreed people in the UK. It's sad to say that the UK is a low-wage, good language skills to communicate globally with ease country for us. The UK still has an edge over Spain or Italy, as language and cultural skills aren't as good in these countries.

Yup low.

We employ recent graduates/early careers doing this sort of project coordination job for starting salary of £35k plus access to bonus (not huge but on average about another £5k per year) plus private healthcare and hybrid working (3 days a week in the office - free to choose when you work in the office). Central London.

£35k is “market medium” btw not top end!

And we look for attitude and behaviour- project admins who actually care about attention to detail, show some initiative, are willing to learn. Experience helps but we can teach skills - harder to teach behaviour!

its varied / some degrees / some apprenticeships backgrounds. Generally it’s more about personality and how they would fit in our business as it’s a small team. Transferable skills from previous roles etc.
We like people that show initiative e.g. sending speculative CV as mentioned before.
If we do recruit externally we use LinkedIn because it saves on recruitment costs and we can therefore pay better salaries.

Agree with this, EA salaries are excellent in London and if you’re good you can be on 70k plus after 3-5 years experience.
Have a look at the family office recruiters websites.

@Jobseeker0 sounds like a project coordinator role? I was on this salary probably a good 10 years ago maybe as a project coordinator. In that job title I probably peaked around £32k before stepping into more project management.

Unfortunately there are so many people applying for the same jobs, employers are taking advantage by offering the lowest pay they can, knowing full well that there will be someone that will take the job on low pay.

We’ve just hired this week!
We often hire based on people reaching out sending their CV and covering email. I’d suggest that you pick out all the firms you want to work for and reach out to the relevant person.
Don’t send an email that is clearly written by AI but take some time to learn what the business does and how you think you can fit in.
Good luck!

I would look at EA/PA roles in the field you’re in if I were you. Great way to learn about an industry on a decent salary. I work in public sector and EAs are earning around £50k (London based).

Can you get on the books of an agency for the city? Pretty sure that would pay much more.

The salary is £25-31k depending on experience. Fixed term contract but doesn't say how long. It's a non-profit private company.

We pay admin staff £45-£50k to plus bonuses in London

They are but the pensions are great. That's why I've moved to the public sector.