Would you accept such job offer?

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Is salary increase from £47K to £70k worth it to make a job move (I don't have great emotional attachment to my current position, to say the least). I'm married to a British person, but not overly familiar with the local job market. Would appreciate any intel.

Intel on what?

It's a big increase and as long as you like the look of the new job and the ethos of the company and you don't have to do a 5 hour commute each day then why wouldn't you take it?

Well they did say there are from Forrin so that may be why.
OP, what do you actually want to know? There are so many other factors than money when choosing to move jobs and it’s not always the only motivation. If you need that amount of money it’s an easier decision but more money doesn’t alway equal more job satisfaction

Why would you even ask.

That increase is almost as much as my whole salary. 🙄

They are pretty similar in terms of scope of work and level, in terms of benefits and work hours etc. I am a marketing professional and both are City companies, offices are literally a few minutes walk from one another. I can draw a pros and cons list, sadly any new job comes with lots of uncertainty - we all think we're making a move for the better, then it turns out to be a mistake. While there is no way to know, I was after some info what is considered a good increase generally, and what can one expect when switching jobs in the UK. I am a young parent of 2 under 2, raising them costs a lot.

Why wouldn't you take the job? Have you got massive anxiety or something about change?

Obviously I would never move jobs unless it was an 80% pay rise. Presumed everyone thought the same.

FGS.

Also OP I'm not sure why your nationality is relevant. Someone on lower wages might think that 5K is a good increase. Someone else might not.
Had you asked what 'factors' should I consider makes sense, but I'm struggling to believe that a City marketing professional could be this dense.

Are 100%+ pay rises common where you come from?

Ok, so long long have you been in your current company? And in that time how long has it taken to increase your salary by 50%?

Or, if you don’t like the risk of a new finding, how long are you prepared to wait for a 23K salary rise? 10 years?

In my world - I have been interviewing quite a few people that are prepared to decrease their salary and move to my company. Otherwise people ask for 3-5 k more

Wondered why I was stuck in the same job for so long! 😂

Hate posts like this.
The difference you are talking about is greater than my full time salary. Of course most people would move jobs for that amount of money! 🙄

Ok I’ll bite. The UK relevant part is that you lose any job status protection at law when you move as the right not to be eg u fairly dismissed (other than for reasons of illegal discrimination) only kicks in at 2 years’ continuous service - effectively you are vulnerable to being given notice during the first two years of employment.
There are minimal maternity benefits during the first year of employment and you are not likely to receive an enhanced maternity leave package until you have completed two years, so if you’re planning a baby soon, then you may end up financially better off staying put but you will need to dig into maternity policies to find out (& it’s a very brave / foolhardy job seeker who asks for that before accepting a role!)

Major employers (City companies) will be happy to pass on a copy of the Employee Handbook....

2-3k can be a good increase for some people. I'm struggling to see why 23k, a full salary for plenty of people wouldn't be seen as enough to make it worth while.

I'm also baffled someone can be clever enough to have a job earning 70k and still ask this.

Things that would stop me making the jump you’re talking about:
lower overall package (pension, healthcare etc), much further commute, much longer hours, full-time on-site working, bad company reputation, bad company finances.
Oh also if there were other jobs of the same role in the same industry paying much higher - no point moving, then moving again soon after.
Otherwise, I really can’t understand what the hesitancy is.
I guess we all have our amounts though - for example, I’m on £34k, and I wouldn’t move for less than £40k.

I'm also baffled someone can be clever enough to have a job earning 70k and still ask this.

Quite.

@CocktailCountryGirl theres an increasing trend to remove family policies to a separate document to avoid cluttering up the staff handbook. Not sure which conference of employment lawyers / he professionals sent out that memo but the style is creeping - the cynic in me might believe that they like to know who has requested it.

Totally depends on your personal circumstances - I’m moving jobs for a pay cut because the circumstances of the job suit me better.

Losing your employment protection and any earned benefits (eg maternity pay) is the only set downside of moving. Loyalty to an employer isn’t often rewarded these days. So if you’re happy with the loss of certain protections, it’s literally just what works best for you.

Just goes to show how managing to get at least some of these jobs and salaries seems to be more about luck than being clever....OP, to put that in context you are earning about twice what a well qualified specialist nurse or physiotherapist gets paid at the start of Band 6. Does that help?