My employers are lovely and they basically know I'm extremely underpaid. I had a chat with them and I will go back from ML to a new role completely designed around my skills and past experience.
I'm currently on £18k, a high salary in this region is considered to be around £35k so I know that's the max I'll get (but it's a massive jump so don't expect it anytime soon). My previous salary was £50k before being made redundant.
DH and I think I'll probably get £22k after 6 months in my new role. Although most people in different departments that are senior level make around £27k . So maybe £25k?
Of course they might not offer anything but that seems ludicrous considering what they want me to do.