What salary are you on?

[alazuli]

My other thread about negotiating job offers got me thinking. I'm so terribly British I don't really know what even my friends are on. But I'm interested to find out what the average on here is and if mine fits in. So here's my salary history.

First job: £16k
Second job: £12k, left on £19k (took a pay cut for a more interesting job)
Third job: Started on £25k, leaving on £35k
New job: £38k

I'm in the media.

What's yours?

call centre min wage 20 hours a week.

I get to spend lots of time with my family, pay dd boarding fees, and love my job.
I'm a qualified teacher and before this (Many years ago) a business owner.

I love my life now as no work to bring home, I can walk to work in 5 mins, no expenses, no responsibility.

Teacher - outside London, full time - £38,250

I have had extra responsibility points from time to time but they've gone due to restructuring and I don't care.

Have been part time from time to time. But now FT.

No chance of pay increase as at the top of the pay scale now.

My salary isn't great - but it's good pension and perks. It's definitely low for what it entails but I love it and that's where they get you! Banded so pay rises are minimal.

Husband gets to just suggest an amount each year but doesn't get any of the perks I get.

Solicitor (not London) just over 50k FTE. I work 3 days a week (not common in my area of law).

OP - I've worked 5, 4 and 3 day a week jobs and a 3 day week is a really good balance, although I've a suspicion a 2 day week might be even better. I have a young family so the days at work often feel like my days off! I do get frustrated by how little I can get done though.

witwoo - I qualified in 2010 so may be answering your question about how much less you'd earn outside London. I switch my Blackberry off when I get home (£400k would buy an average 4 bed house here). I know I couldn't cope with the hours and out of hours demands of a job in the city.

I wish the high earners would explain what they do for a living and what the barriers to entry are. I'm always looking for a career change that would give me a high salary for a 3 day week involving no client facing. Cannot involve lengthy re-training, long hours, bitchy office politics or a move to London.

Wow newdaynewnane, what does your husband do?

Started on £9k ish straight from A-levels in 2002 as a clinical assistant in the NHS. Now on £52k plus bonus/shares, so about £60k annually all in, in an internal talent acquisition role. Have a very good work life balance so whilst I could get more, I'm happy whilst DD is so young.

I earn £15,000 working 27.5 hours as a Finance Manager, I am very eager to progress but I just find it so difficult I've tried various sectors currently in retail.

I find it so frustrating that every manager/director I've had has always said how good I am at my job and very reliable yet they can never offer me anything more due to the business size.

How on earth have people managed to double their salary in the space of 2 years. I find it impossible to even get an interview due to everything being through recruitment agency's, they base your abilitys on your salary it seems and never put you forward for a role if it's more money than your currently on.

18 - £7k - receptionist
21 - £10k - admin
23 - 12k general office duties
25 - 18k sales and marketing admin
29 - £22k marketing assistant
33 - £35k marketing manager UK
39 - £42 marketing global manager
45 - £50+

I could earn a lot more in London, but I have so much flexibility and good perks, so staying a while longer. I also make the mistake of staying with the same company for too long. You never get a good pay rise unless you take on a lot more responsibility.

Have you done your accountancy exams @pringle2628 ?

Salaries are generally benchmarked against qualifications in finance...

First proper job 3 years ago: about 15k
Second (and current) job: 16k, various movements and now 21k. About to move up to 23k.

I'm in the middle of a masters as it's required for the industry I'm in. It should allow for more movement (and a higher salary one can hope!) in the future :)

@chippednailvarnishing
I have only done AAT to level 3 as I just can't afford to go further. My employer has absolutely no intention of helping fund any further qualifications or give me day release to attend anything.

I don't always think that qualifications help with finance as I'm aware of many people who went on to get a degree yet earn less than me. I also know someone who never had any Finance qauls and managed to bag a job as a management accountant. I feel like I must just not be good at selling myself through paper.

Speaking as someone who has employed a number of people in finance, a degree regardless of discipline isn't generally considered a relevant financial qualification.
The whole historic thing about being "qualified by experience" is in my opinion fading out. Unfortunately if you want to really progress you will have to do the exams, speaking as someone who self funded a number of exams and has studied on their own, in their own time, it's tough but possible.

15k graduate trainee in '94
Worked up to 35k in 6 years
Went into City on £55k in 2000 then moved into consultancy
Left in 2007 on c110k
Now earn between £60k (partial maternity leave) and £100k pa for 3-4 days self employed working from home.
Is great but as pp said no pension, maternity pay, holiday pay, sick pay etc but I can work at 5am if that's when I wake up.

Just read the Q about what high earners do:
I am a communications consultant/writer with a background in finance and an expertise in property. I am Oxbridge educated (from a comp) and that, along with the experience I gained along the way, definitely contributed to my success in hopping industry/skill sets.

Ceo. £60k
I started work as a secretary on £6,800 in 1988.