Hourly rate for office work?

Elmiee_2

So, I'm from the UK but left on an adventure in 2017. Backpacked Australia, went to New Zealand where I've been for just over 2 years now, however I'm coming to the realization that the grass may not be greener on the other side! I'm trying to work out a rough idea in my head of the cost of living etc back home now to try and help make a huge decision.

I was wondering if anyone was in an office type job and what would you be getting paid an hour these days. Location, type of office work and years experience would be handy to know as well.

Figured a rough idea as a basis of what I could get a week would be a good start before moving onto rent and living costs.

dawyldthing

Have a look on cv library, you'll get a general gist there based on your skills as to what you would roughly be paid

andygb

Anything from £3.50 per hour ("apprentice rates") to £25 per hour in London.

Guest101

Elmiee wrote: »

So, I'm from the UK but left on an adventure in 2017. Backpacked Australia, went to New Zealand where I've been for just over 2 years now, however I'm coming to the realization that the grass may not be greener on the other side! I'm trying to work out a rough idea in my head of the cost of living etc back home now to try and help make a huge decision.

I was wondering if anyone was in an office type job and what would you be getting paid an hour these days. Location, type of office work and years experience would be handy to know as well.

Figured a rough idea as a basis of what I could get a week would be a good start before moving onto rent and living costs.

So you're contacting us from the future?

Autumnella

Depends where you are moving to but in the North East where I live most office type jobs are minimum wage or not much more. £7.50ph.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

Elmiee wrote: »

So, I'm from the UK but left on an adventure in 2017. Backpacked Australia, went to New Zealand where I've been for just over 2 years now, however I'm coming to the realization that the grass may not be greener on the other side! I'm trying to work out a rough idea in my head of the cost of living etc back home now to try and help make a huge decision.

I was wondering if anyone was in an office type job and what would you be getting paid an hour these days. Location, type of office work and years experience would be handy to know as well.

Figured a rough idea as a basis of what I could get a week would be a good start before moving onto rent and living costs.

Yes, they would. So why not tell us?

xapprenticex

Can you do a google search from your dimension and tell me next weeks lotto tickets!!

Def have a look on jobs sites and get an idea, but there will be a lot of competition for unskilled jobs. What did you do before you left 2017?

Elmiee_2

ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »

Yes, they would. So why not tell us?

Well, as I sold everything in the UK I don't technically have to move back to where I left :rotfl: but I was in Shropshire, West Midlands which is where I'd lived all my life.

Also yes I am indeed from the future guys! Lost some of my life coming over here sadly, I feel much older, the wrinkles just aren't worth it.

The lotto numbers are 17, 18, 21, 34, 37, 40, Bonus ball 12, there will be no winners and it will be a rollover :rotfl:

I've found CVLibrary helpful - jobs here don't show how much you get paid on the websites usually!

I worked in a Solicitors before I left England working in the Care Department, Legal Admin role working on the Case's but didn't need to have qualifications for it, unlike here where they have 6 billion hoops to jump through rather than seeing you have experience.

I also worked for The Legal Deed Poll Service in England changing peoples names! In NZ I worked in a Lawyers for a year and half and now working for a Traffic company doing invoices as well as working in a bar (60+hrs a week - living that dream life guys!)

z1a

Where (when) did you park your Delorean?

bugslet

For taking the stick so good-humouredly, may I suggest

https://www.indeed.co.uk/

Just pop in what you are looking for jobwise and the area once you decide ( it will also give you an idea of the pay differences round the country).

Rents, outside of London and the SE, and depending on property and area, around £500 - 750.00. I'd go on rightmove and look round, it should be fairly easy to come up with a plan.

I think you might find you'd have to start with a a not great job, just as a means to an end and then work on up from there.

Elmiee_2

bugslet wrote: »

For taking the stick so good-humouredly, may I suggest

https://www.indeed.co.uk/

Just pop in what you are looking for jobwise and the area once you decide ( it will also give you an idea of the pay differences round the country).

Rents, outside of London and the SE, and depending on property and area, around £500 - 750.00. I'd go on rightmove and look round, it should be fairly easy to come up with a plan.

I think you might find you'd have to start with a a not great job, just as a means to an end and then work on up from there.

My sense of humor suffers in New Zealand which is also a big downer - they just don't get the English sense of humor half the time and you end up feeling you've insulted them, therefore you have to refrain from using your humor and it builds it.

Will look at indeed, I have been looking on rightmove at places but it's hard for me to decide if I would have to live in shared accommodation or if I could afford to live in a place on my own, I'm desperate for my own space being a bit older now. Another option is I could hold on for a couple of years in NZ, carry on working my 2 jobs killing myself and being miserable and should be able to have enough for a deposit on a house, but then that creates could I afford a mortgage and bills on my own. Think the living part needs it's own topic at a later date, it's been so long I would have no idea of a rough range for electric bills and such!