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Wakey2008

I was reading the Evening Standard the other day and looked at the jobs section. It confirmed something I've suspected for a long time. That a lot of people in tne south don't earn any more than the majority of people in the north.

It seems this notion that London jobs are well paid is a myth. Somehow a person who is an office worker in London thinks their wage is greater than someone doing the same job in Leeds or Manchester when in reality the salaries are often similar and when you take into the cost of living in the capital, the Londoner is actually worse off.

Lincoln_Imp

Team leader in an Engineering factory ,very high pressure everything wanted yesterday:(

Currently on £26k basic including shift allowance but look like earning up to £33k due to the amount of overtime worked

Arbitrax

Resident Involvement Coordinator for a Housing Association in the South West.

Salary £15k pro rata (Actual take-home £9000).

Benefits: Time off in lieu, travel expenses, free tea, relaxed working atmosphere, rewarding job.

Drawbacks: Have to convince Senior Management my role is worth keeping come April, earn £10k less than regional average.

kbr

Community Staff Nurse working in schools. I am 29 yrs old and am on £21,176pa but pro rata because I only do 22 and half hours per week. Looking at some of these posts it's not a massive amount of money considering the responsibility I have and the amount of training I have to do.

mcalli2008

Age: 24
Location: Jersey
Occupation: IT Administrator
Salary: £26000
Tax currently at 1% (usually it's around 12% but I've overpaid for a year so they've dropped it!!)

turts2008

22
Sales Executive
16,500 +uncapped commission + quartley bonus

First job since Uni so cant argue as so many out there without work, only 20mins to so convenient..

Target by 25 is to be earning that age number as a basic.:money:

beej71

30 year old Police Officer in central London

£30,500 per year
6 days on 4 days off (2 early shifts, 2 late shifts, 2 night shifts), often have shift changes at short notice and different deployments over weekends and bank holidays. Can be very unsociable hours-wise.

Benefits:
20 days holiday per year
Free rail travel within 70 mile radius of London, free travel on all London transport
The most rewarding job in the world
Great colleagues who want to make a difference
You never know what you'll be doing and no days are ever the same

Cons:
Can be very dangerous
Long hours at short notice
Not good for your family life
Most people seem to hate you for doing it nowadays and are villified everyday in the press

thriftychap_2

BEST PERK OF MY JOB.......SNOW DAYS!!!

AGE: 27
JOB: Teacher - Head of Physical Education.
Wage: 34k
Perks: Very rewarding, about 13 weeks holiday (some, less ambitious teachers arrive at 8.30 and leave at 3.05) pay 3% pension the government 12%. Great banter with colleagues.

Currently on MPS 5, next year M6 then UPS 1. This means ill earn 4k extra in 2 years even without promotions.

Negatives: High stress, endless demands, Ofsted - league tables. - Pay freeze, government doubling our pension contributions. Pupils swearing at you, unsupportive parents, lack of powers etc.

londonirish_3

age 28
childminder looking after 4 children
£19000 this year

steviewander

Self employed Hairdresser renting chair in a top end city centre salon in Yorkshire. 36yrs old with 5.5 years hairdressing experience.

My 2010 gross income will be around £23-£24k. Started off at less than £10k in 2005 but rose steadily as I built up clientele.
Top self employed stylists with over 12 years experience at the same salon as me earn £35k+.
Employed/Salaried hairdressers at the same salon earn minimum wage plus commission which in practice equates to £12-£15k, but entitled to holiday+sick pay.
Juniors/Assistants earn £95 per week (standard apprenticeship wage).

Pros: Highly rewarding, great job satisfaction, no two days are the same, can't take work home with you, autonomy over own work, creative, meet diverse range of people/clients, can top up money doing home/mobile hairdressing, can work hours to suit and take as many holidays as I like (within reason).

Cons: Can be physically exhausting, no paid holidays, no sick pay, no pension, working Saturdays, long hours if you want to earn a decent income, working late into evenings for after work clients, difficulty maintaining income when moving jobs (especially to a new city where you have to build clientel from scratch and go back to earning the minimum wage), not a sustainable job (physically) up to your retirement age.