I know I'm being U to ask, but I'm curious...

[Payrise]

I've recently left a job after 8 years.

In those 8 years my pay rose just less than £2000, due to company wide pay rises but sometimes I'd get a little extra (ie the company got 2% but I got 5). I was rewarded in other ways - I was supported through a professional qualification - but not through promotion. This was working for a massive, national company that you would have heard of.

I'm just curious to know how much your pay has increased if you been there a similar length of time, or even less.

LarchedtotheLeft what qualification is it? I also work in HE! Let me know!!

Significantly more than that, but in my profession (law) there is a very clear structure for pay rises / promotions etc.

10k in 2 years - 2 promotions, annual living increases and an internal pay parity audit. Just done a qualification so hoping to make that 12k.

I am in a relatively averagely salaried job where I live, I have had a payrise of just over 2k, which is about a 12% increase on my starting wage, in 18 months. I envisage it only going up by the yearly 2% from now on.

Voluntary sector.
In last 4 years my pay has gone from 8pph to 20pph, payrise each year to reflect increase in workload and responsibilities. Tbf I was massively over qualified and experienced for the initial role but took it as it fitted in with our family life at the time.

I’ve been at the same company 9 years this summer, and my salary has increased from around £20k to around £40k. I’ve had a couple of promotions though.

In my experience companies don't like to give significant pay rises . You have to leave to get the rise you want. In 8 years salary has increased by £45k through company moves

Started on £12k in 2007, now on £17k.

Biggest jumps were the first few years, it's only gone up by about 1% each year for the last 5.

High street bank.

Mine has just over doubled in the 15 years I've been there. I'm very lucky.

Try working in the NHS, we’ve had below inflation rate pay rises for years so no effective salary increases except small incremental rise for senior doctors every 5 years. Is it any wonder everyone is leaving..?

Public Sector here. About £230 pa gross after three years, then up a grade due to new position (after considerable arguments about how a highly specialised technical position was not exactly the same as answering the phone), so now taking home about £250 a month more than previously. Until the redundancy notice is typed up next week, at any rate.

2% each year or less. Been there 6 years.

Just recently had first pay rise in about 8 years - it was either 1.5% or 2% I think.
There are annual increments too, but Ive been at the top of my band for years, so not had one of them for a long time.

However, that's state education for you - no money in the LEA budgets for support staff and TAs it seems.

In my previous job I went from £21k to £96k in 12 years through working my way up from trainee to director

@Payrise what was the gender paygap like in the Construction industry. I expect is was quite bad across the board wasn't it?

There's no such thing as promotion in my industry. Get moved up the rubbish scale until you reach the top.

15 months in my role and had a pay rise of £3500.00.

In my first "proper" job my salary rose by £17,000 in four years. Oh how I wish that curve had continued. :)

In my next job I only got the standard annual pay rise of, I think, 1%.

I joined the third too recently to know how it works.

I learned quickly that the only way to get a significant pay rise is to change jobs. I went up £15k overnight the first time I jumped companies, £5k the next time. I'm anticipating £15-20k in a few years when I move again. Short-sighted of the employers but it's how it is.

Top of banding in NHS so nothing. 1% this year though! Whoop.

daisychain01 The average gap seems to be around 30% among main contractors - the likes of Balfour Beatty, Mace, etc.

It think that it is very little. I think I am underpaid and my income has gone up by quite a lot more in similar time frame. There was a degree of job progression although I am still in the same role only taking more responsabilities. I am in private sector in an area that is difficult to recruit

In the last 8 years my wages have increased by 45k, but I’ve taken a big responsibility jump & have moved. My advice would be to take a risk and move and push yourself.

@daisychain01

It's difficult to say apparently, as the company has many different divisions. One of the other divisions traditionally has more women in low paid jobs than the construction side.

Attached is a snippet from the gender pay report from 2017. Hopefully it doesn't identify the company in question 😂

How old are you OP. Sorry I haven't read the whole thread. But I have a professional qualification that I have to have indemnity insurance and pay for registration to even work.

When I qualified I aales my employer for a pay rise. They said no, so I got a new job start at 8.50 an hour, when kentioens to him he couldn't believe anyone in their right minds would pay a 19 year old girl 8.50 an hour.. lol?

Now reviewing a second pay rise in May. But in still on less than the newer employees who are older than me. Gets me really mad but what can I do eh, I'm only 22 and have my mortgage to pay, but in young so apparently I dont need a decent wage..

I'm 30. Yes. I was 30 and only earning £22000 a year!

My new job pays £35000.