What role are you in and how much do you earn. Do you enjoy it?

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Simple question what role/sector do you work in and what is your current salary. How much do you enjoy what you do.

Intrigued to see the pattern.

Maybe it's imposter syndrome!

@GiraffeCupjob descriptions and person specifications are a wish list! If you meet some of the criteria then apply anyway. I’ve never met every single criteria for a job I’ve applied for (and got in several cases!)

Would love you to do a AMA

100k plus bonus of 20% and 21% pension, 30 days holiday.

Leadership role in a FS company. Not an accountant but work with lots of them.

@GiraffeCup I was in a more junior role and applied internally for this one. It was a deliberate strategy on my part to get in the door then move internally.

I really enjoy my job, it is stressful and high pressure but my fellow leadership team are a good bunch which makes a massive difference.

£60k local government. Not the highest salary but the pension is the priority.

Wow youz are all loaded!!!🤑
I seem to be in the minority earning just 32k.

Chartered accountant in health care, £82k.

How does everyone on here earn so much 🤣

I'm a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse in an Older Adult Community Mental Health Team. I'm passionate about it. I'm at the mid point of my salary, so about £39k.

Me too and in v we'll qualified I'm just in the wrong job clearly. Half wondering if I can change at 46...

I want to be able to think 60k is "not the highest salary"....

Quantity Surveyor.

£75k a year plus bonus (albeit the biggest I ever got was £2k).

Love my job, every day is different. About to award a £10m package so I need to do my due diligence on it.

It's just numbers at the end of the day.

Local authority solicitor £38k
Not the best pay in comparison to solicitors in private practice, but I have supportive management, great colleagues and an excellent work-life balance which I need as a single parent.

About 30k. Full time within nhs. Head a team of 2. Love my staff. Work from home FT since covid and have flexi time. I'm 53 this year and have no inkling to now push for better. I brought up 3 kids on this job and so have just stayed. Excellent job security so I will be here till I retire and thats fine with me and the husband.

Band 5 nurse, 20+ years experience, my role involves mainly lone working and the associated responsibility that comes with that, take home about £2200 after tax, NI and pension contributions.

The pay is poor given the level of responsibility, newly qualified nurses tend to leave pretty quickly because there really isn't a lot of opportunity for progression, or they burn out due to the level of responsibility and workload. I encounter a lot more 'Oh shit' situations, than I did when I worked on the wards, and it can be scary being responsible in that moment for all the decisions !
Love the job, its so incredibly varied, I feel like I can make a real difference in difficult situations, I enjoy the problem solving elements, and am fortunate to work with a great team.

For anyone feeling poor or underpaid don't forget people posting here are likely to be proud of their salary and role so more likely to be posting than people who are on lower pay. If this is making anyone feel dispirited take a look at government statistics for a average pay.

If you are underpaid then fight the imposter syndrome and ask for more.

£30k as an admin type role in local government.
not the most exciting role but I have two young children. The flexibility is brilliant- I work condensed hours, mostly from home.
would love to progress in the next few years and earn more but this is great fit for my life right now.

Would you have any recommendations on how to get in at that level of forensic accounting from an industry FD/CFO perspective? I wouldn't be moving for the money as due to seniority already earn similar, I am interested in the investigative side of it, and making the switch as getting bored of my sector (property).

I like my job. In-house lawyer £165k.

In my early 20s I was in a lower paid job. Decided to convert to law, took years as I worked full time and studied part time, now work in-house in the same industry where my practical knowledge gives me an edge over other lawyers.

For those who would like to earn more - look around see what jobs pay more and work out how you can get to a place where you can apply for them. I had realised that I wouldn't get far on the track I was on and was completely open to what to do next, looked at adverts, realised how much lawyers were paid compared to the route I was going down.

Senior buyer in a niche industry. £63k. I like it. I've been doing it so long it's a breeze. As long as I attend meetings I need to then I can work the hours I want. There are hubs all over the country I can work at, or can work from home.

Move jobs, every 3-4 years.

The biggest salary increase I had in one go was going from £83k to £125k, for doing a similar role in a larger company. I didn't tell the new company my previous salary, was very glad I hadn't shared this as they probably would have offered £100k, which I would have accepted.

Same. I entered a very interesting graduate job 20 years ago but within a few years realised my peers in banking, finance, accountancy, consulting etc were moving far ahead in terms of pay.

So I changed to a much higher paying career. I was able to do this because I went to a top university and had top academics so fairly easy to switch mid twenties. I now earn £150K+ which isn't as much as some on here but I've also been able to work part time for years and have multiple career breaks to raise DC. Now stepping it up a bit and hope to progress further.

If I'd stayed in the previous industry I could have got to this level but only by working my way up and joining the board.

I work in a public library, 30 hours a week, £27k but pro rata so a bit less than that. It’s a worthwhile job with a generally pretty chill, nice team and I value the work-life balance.

Manager, refurbs, £37k, don't hate it, but looking for something else

i work in finance on £30k. It’s so boring and not well paid but I can wfh and my boss is a good guy. I’d like to go in to compliance and earn big money but the market is absolutely saturated.

Paediatric nurse. Top band 5. So about £40k with unsocial hours on top. Love it!