29.5k earnings who are you and how?!

[AtSea1979]

BBC reports today say the average salary in the UK is £29,500.

I earn 12k but i’m part time (otherwise 18k). I live in the north. I can only dream about earning nearly 30k. I’ve thought about retraining but I wouldn’t know where to start as the job market seems so difficult.

AIBU to think the majority of people earn much less and it’s just the minority fat cats pulled that figure up?

37,500 North West . Civil service. GCSES, no A levels . Worked my way up.

East Anglia. Public sector. 27k if full time (I'm not currently)

I'd say that's pretty average and definitely not a particularly high wage if working full time.

@Gillian1980 I want to do social work but it would cost too much to fund the course/life costs.

@IncorrigibleTitmouse how did you get in civil role?

@AtSea1979 Visit the Civil Service Careers website as a first step. I just applied for an administrative position within a government department, got it, then applied for my first promotion after 14 months and a second one about two years later. If you put yourself forward for more responsibility regularly you’ll build your competences to apply for promotion.