IABU to ask you to guess my pay from my job description?

[upyourninja]

If I describe my job, could you tell me what you think my pay might be/what would be fair remuneration?

Highly specialised role within a not-for-profit sector
Most jobs in London/south of UK, so had to relocate to get into the industry
Required to travel overseas 4-6 times per year
Manage a small team, which is the department for the whole company
Present our product to international clients; most of our business is in Asia
High level of expertise and 8 years of experience in the industry
Take part in several senior committees within the company
Daily international meetings via conference
Originate, authorise, and sign contracts
Report on trends, achieve a set target revenue (increasing every year despite a difficult market)

High academic qualifications are required and many colleagues are Oxbridge/Ivy League educated.

And... out of curiosity, what is your profession and do you feel adequately compensated for your time?

[fromparistoberlin73]

not for profit, so in the 30-45K range

[upyourninja]

Thanks dido. Maybe I should look at becoming a development manager :)

[DidoTheDodo]

I think you ought to!
(I work in the not for profit sector, but acknowledge that salaries are much higher in London. My equivalent job in the regions (SE) pays almost exactly half of a London salary)

[upyourninja]

Ouch! I appreciate the need for a London weighting, but my word, that's a big difference.

[thegreylady]

Do you work for a multi national publishers (P) ? If you are in their education branch the salaries are low but the yearly bonuses are good.

[upyourninja]

We are international; in fact, among other things, I am helping to interview candidates for our next new office in Lat Am. Not education publishing though. Bonuses exist but are not big and are not target driven, just sort of.. handed over to people the director thinks have worked hard

[ChickenFajitaAndNachos]

That salary does sound really low. My DS is 25, has a BTEC in IT, I think level 2 which is GCSE level and earns 24k in his really easy insurance job. We live in the South East and he walks to work from his flat so has no fares. He has no targets or conference calls or anything like that and it is pretty much stress free.

[BeatriceBean]

Wow Chicken! I've got graduates (from "good" universities) around me struggling to get that kind of wage.

Good on him.

[ChickenFajitaAndNachos]

I am proud of him as he hated school and all his GCSE's were D and below, actually only one D. Then he did some dead end jobs and went back to college at 20 to take the BTEC course.

[upyourninja]

Well done chicken's DS!

My dad and brother are in project management in IT. Bro works from (parents') home, actually in bed most of the time, and often has few projects so just tarts about on FB for a few hours before logging off. Some conf calls etc but easy stuff. He earns significantly more than me. Even more now he's about to switch jobs. IT is not for me unfortunately.

[ChickenFajitaAndNachos]

My DS doesn't work in IT. He works at a car windscreen place dealing with client's insurance details.
OP do you think you will look for another position? I think that's the best way of getting a pay increase. My DH ( who does work in IT) changes his job every 4 to 6 years and negotiates a 10/20% pay increase each time he moves.
Even if you do get a rise next year it may only be a couple of percent which is better obviously than nothing but it sounds with your skills you could earn more.

[upyourninja]

Chicken, this thread has definitely encouraged me to look around and be more proactive. I am signing up for bulletins etc, and want to arm myself with the right information.

[upyourninja]

I have spent a long time looking at jobs today and there is nothing I would want to move for, and only a few I could even apply for.

It looks like I do indeed need to take the next step and speak to recruitment people, and maybe some of my contacts.