AIBU to ask what your job title is and what your expected salary is?

[user0512]

Hi all,

I'm just a bit curious as to what our fellow Mumsnetter's job titles are and if you don't mind sharing, your approx wage. I see others on here earning near £7,000 PM. How? It always leaves me feeling a bit anxious about my own job and wage.

I have a degree in Childhood and Youth Studies, but I doubt I'll ever earn near enough £7,000 a month.

Software developer, 55k.

Entry level salary is about 27k but risen to low 30s in some regions. 45 at mid level, 60 to 80 for your various levels of senior, and by Lead and Principal level you're looking at 150k, especially going to work at one of the top companies.

Intellectually stimulating, well respected, creative and super flexible. I absolutely love it.

Wow genuinely didn't realise accountants pay progressed so high so quickly. (Looks at Maths A level...)

Agency HCA, £24k a year. More than a lot of Care Assistants make. I know I'll never make a huge salary doing this but I enjoy what I do. Maybe have to consider other options in the future though if I want a higher salary

Tax advisor. I earn £65,000 per year minus any bonuses

I also live in Solihull

What qualifications did you need?

What qualifications did you need?

Previously worked as a secondary school TA and Cover Supervisor on £17.5k for 37.5 hours! 20k FTE but pro rata with the holidays

Thank you for the insight everyone. It's lovely to see you all be so open and honest in a society where talking about pay is such a taboo.

Anyone who is in a IT/business role, what qualifications did you need? My partner is considering changing career, but his background isn't from those sectors. Any advice? His current work life balance is really poor and he would like a more office/WFH job.

Any insights would be useful. Thank you

As for me personally, Whilst it's lovely to see so many of you do so well for yourself. I work in education. I believe that to some extent you are exploited. I really enjoy what I do, and that's why I've stuck to it. However, it's near enough impossible to try and save or buy a house etc with the current financial crisis. Feels a bit depressing to be honest!

Market research role in Yorkshire. 40k FTE but I work part time.

My actual job title is very niche so won't post, but I work in software development and training. £35k entry level with projection for £55k within 3-4 years. If I was to train (and this is the intention) with a very specific feature of the software I could earn up to 80k.

I work FT in South East.

Diamond Mounter (goldsmith)
I am a jeweller , making, repairing etc rather than retail.
Salary is 25-30k (central London.)

How did you go about getting this job role, if you don't mind me asking?

Could you give us a bit more specific detail on job titles/type of skills needed? I am tempted to retrain! What would it involve? Thanks!

Boring old fashioned secretary, though the job title has changed from Clerical Assistant to Executive Assistant in my lifetime. Depending on the company and location, and level of ability, the salary varies between £20K and £80K.

I am somewhere in the middle but if I was willing to commute to London and have no home life, could be at the higher end.

Pharmacist in secondary care, on 50k and realistically that's as senior as I'll get/want to get. Any higher and it's too much management, not enough clinical. We also have to pay our own fees, CPD, insurance etc, although in total I'd say that's about a week's wages for me rather than a month's. Interestingly I recently found out that our insurance costs more than a doctor's, until they reach consultancy. Very glad I chose pharmacy and not medicine, there are few unsocial hours too. @Eucalyptusbee Does that 60k account for shift allowance/unsocial hours payments?

I can't really say my job title as it may be outing but I work in Risk in a large financial services organisation. I work 28h/pw and I think my gross is £55000pa.

This....

Worked as a locum for a while for 11K per month but now back in training PT get around 35k per year. Easily topped up with private shifts though.

I love my job, but threads like this make me feel awful and like I should reconsider my career.

Shop manager, £23k.

Head of international [technical function within finance], £130k pa. Very experienced specialist, this requires 15+ years, one and often more challenging qualifications plus degree & excellent academic record.

OP mumsnet is a bad place to ask about this because highly experienced well paid london based mnetters are over represented and will have some very very high salaries.

Another software developer, £45k. I work in the charity sector and had a long break as a SAHM, I know I could earn a lot more but I really like my current role.

I've got a first degree in engineering then a MSc in Computer Science, for those asking about qualifications.

Very grateful to my former engineering colleagues who kept giving all the coding tasks to the new girl - it's turned out to be a great thing to know how to do.

Senior associate (which is a pretty vague title!) for a government body. The pay band is £50-80k pa.

I'm an accountant, I only do 3 days per week and earn £25k I WFH, I'd obv make more if I worked FT. I also took a job I am over qualified for, so I could earn a lot more and used to. But for me right now this works best. Also I don't feel like I can complain we live v rurally and cost of living (well bar heat/ electric) is less than the city.

Sorry to sound dumb, but does a software developer do coding?

I've seen a lot of coding courses. Do they enable you to go down the pathway of a software developer?