Just out of interest how old are you and how much do you get paid?

bernardsbunnet

39k + 3k bonus (give or take) with 8% into my pension pot, which I have to match to get my 8% paid by them (which I do).

I'm 28.

I'm a lead software engineer in a very, very niche specialism - I won't delve into details - as there's only a couple of companies that do/research our specialism in the UK, so no point making it too obvious to out myself

I'm due for a pay rise in July, and I'm hoping it's a big one, because I'm currently significantly underpaid relative to the market rate (and from what I suspect, relative to colleagues with less responsibility than me ). By this I'm guessing around ~10k or £15k.

It sounds a lot, but I've two degrees directly related to my specialism, professional qualifications, manage other people, have a high level of responsibility/stress, and have to work overtime (sometimes all-nighters) at virtually no notice.

Having said that, I genuinely love what I do, and my team are all equally enthusiastic - the stuff we do only attracts those who are really in it for the long haul. Put it this way - of my 4 direct reports, three of them have personal side projects on the go which relate to their day job. The fourth is taking a break from his. :rotfl:

amyc92

20 and on 16k.. just finished apprenticeship in business admin. Hopefully will decide what role in the business I want this year, then train towards it!

LannieDuck

33 years old, £43k public sector.

Have a PhD and enjoy my job

blues

Age 37
Salary £47.5k

TDMum

Age : 30
Salary: 1 poopy nappy - daily (sometimes more if extremely lucky)
5 wet nappies - daily
numerous snotters wiped on my clothes - daily
backchat a plenty- hourly
partially chewed cheerios - bi weekly

and if I'm really lucky I get a bonus of sharing a packet of wotsits once in a while whilst watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!

The_Magnificent_Spoon

This depends massively on where you are!

32, last year I earned 34.5k but I did a LOT of overtime. I'm a northern monkey in a deprived area though, so that's relatively quite a lot amongst my peers.

pimento

52 - £50k - IT (Civil Servant).

esmy

52, degree qualified, 30 years experience, 28k (FTE 34k) Local Government. I have been writing my letter of resignation for 20 years.:(

boiler_man

Age 41 part time but FTE £36k before benefits, pension and small bonus. Don't love my job but the pay and hours are OK

badaz52

27 25k per annum 38 hours per week