How Much Do You Earn? #2

[Secretadmirer]

I didn’t go to uni, I didn’t even do a-levels. I joined a company at 19 doing admin and worked my way up into management. I got my first manager role at 22 (5 years ago now) and my salary is now 42k. All the other managers I work with have degrees but non really relevant to our role and they’re all mid/late 30s or 40s.

It can be done, sometimes you have to just get your foot in the door somewhere.

Yep, similar to me. I was told I needed to go to uni, in fact my Mum was disappointed I didn’t as I did a levels intending to go but I just knew it wasn’t for me. I got an apprenticeship at a company, qualified, have worked my way up, have been promoted more than once, love my job and at 28 have a job title and salary I definitely didn’t expect to have at this age so I’m actually glad I started working at 18 because I feel like it’s enabled me to have the experience needed to get to where I am today. They don’t need me to have a degree to see I’ve always been hard working and passionate about my job.

 

[azzarzar7]

£31k - I work in brand & influencer marketing. I wish it was more and I’m hopeful for a pay rise later in the year, but also I LOVE my job which I know lot a lot
of people can say so I’m very grateful for that!

 

[Begborrowsteal]

Yep. I get that its the needs of the business, I wouldn't want the office to be half full, its not fair on the rest. But if we have five people off already, then you've got no chance.

I mean, if its 5 from one area - fair enough and itll be first come, first served.

I wouldnt worry too much about any action taken from a sickie. References now typically only want the dates of employment. Thats all we give and ask for.

 

[JOHN1967]

I earn £24,232pcm for working 24 hours per week. Job is pretty boring but easy so I feel well paid given the flexibility I have to work around childcare. My husband is self employed in an incredibly niche role so I won't say what and earns anything from £400 a week on a bad week up to £2k a week working 3 days a week. We are very fortunate but I am concerned his industry is likely to be effected by the increasing prices, so his earnings might drop considerably come April, at which point he will look to get work elsewhere if it becomes unsustainable.

If you are getting paid that much, let your hubby sit at home and be a kept man.

 

[Flowergirl14]

Was on £82k p.a until I was made redundant.
Now contracting for 8 months on £400 per day.
I'm a specialist in accountancy...qualified accountant.
I live and work c. 30 minutes outside London.

 

[Begborrowsteal]

Ngl, the pang of bitterness and envy at those salaries

 

[prozacprincess]

£170k plus in the Film and TV industry. It would be considerably more if working for London based studios but the lifestyle is better here. My husband earns considerably more in the industry as he’s a lot higher up the food chain than me.

No paid holidays, pensions etc but living expenses and accommodation are included when on location.

 

[Londonsays]

Do ever get a shock at what some make. We recently had someone come and tidy our garden, fix things and he worked non stop all day and transformed the place and used all his own tools and only charged £80.

 

[zcfthc5]

Covid and Gen Z killed post-work drinks and socials.

I have a theory on this, they haven’t died in cohesive teams.

I think it’s death by a thousand cuts: young professionals (in houseshares, houseshares feel a bit like office small talk, having to compromise, can’t fully have autonomy - so have a lower social battery left) then throw in hot desking and overhearing from teams call warm ups what people did on their weekends over and over, again social battery drained. Not enough disposable income for repeated drinks with friends let alone with colleagues. Why waste the alcoholic units on work drinks if the drinks aren’t nice? (Like the bougie wine bars <3)

Gen Z didn’t kill them, the economic environment that could best facilitate them died

 

[kazizzle]

Jesus christ what industries / roles are you guys doing?!
I'm 25 and working in engineering, currently on 38k but I desperately want to change industries but cannot afford to take the pay cut and go into marketing / graphic design even though I have about 5 years experience in this too :/

Sometimes I read this thread with my jaw on the floor at what some people earn I'm 33 and earn the same salary as you in comms and marketing within local government.

 

[crouchingcat]

How about the detective pathway graduate scheme? My son has applied to the Met. Hes finished his law degree and attended the interviews and fitness test.

There are some roles I'm interested in, I haven't been in the role that long so I was going to wait a bit and increase my skill set. I did a law degree too. Thank you, i'll look into something like that.

 

[thegoodnaysayer]

I'm a television journalist with fifteen years experience. I work fifty hours a week and get paid 32k. Oh. How I wish I'd have gone into HR!

 

[HoGi]

I didn’t go to uni, I didn’t even do a-levels. I joined a company at 19 doing admin and worked my way up into management. I got my first manager role at 22 (5 years ago now) and my salary is now 42k. All the other managers I work with have degrees but non really relevant to our role and they’re all mid/late 30s or 40s.

It can be done, sometimes you have to just get your foot in the door somewhere.

I could have written this myself.

Left sixth form went straight into work. Joined my current company at 18 worked my way up and got my assistant manager role at 21. I am now a manager on 46k and I'm 32.

Lots of my colleagues, who are the same age or older, have degrees and are either same grade or lower grade than me. Their degrees have no relevance to the role. I got where I am from hard work and putting myself out there, taking on extra etc.

The only people in my office who have relevant degrees are the accountants/investment roles.

 

[Lalalaand]

There is also a 'How much Debt are you in' thread that was set up at a similar time




Very similar as in I'm a civil servant that started straight from college with no degree etc in an admin role.

I worked my way up and into finance and realised that's where I wanted to be. They funded me to do accountancy qualifications which has progressed me even further. So no degree is not a deal breaker, never too late

Just found this thread and find it so interesting!

I'm 29, retail management on 30k a year. Its sooo underpaid considering the responsibility.

I will say about the debt thread thread the last time I was on it I wanted to cry as it was full of folk saying they were debt free. Not helpful if you're not in the same place, not sure what it's like now

 

[Katgotthekream]

£65k + 10% car allowance and 10-20% bonus. The more you earn, the more you spend though. Am 31, don’t have a degree although did 2 years of Uni and hated it. Have just worked very hard and made strategic moves for promotions

 

[Rxt156]

I don’t know why anyone cares whether other people charge adult children or not- I don’t.

AMEN
This thread is getting off topic now

I'm a teacher £42000 ish some extra responsibility not too much (just the way i like it)

 

[MsGilmore]

Just over £22,500 a year as a civil servant.
At least I know where my umpteenth mortgage increase will go - enjoy your bonuses bankers!

 

[bowtiesarecool]

Firstly you’re not old, and never too old to study really, especially early 30s. You’re still young and if you want to study and do something you are good at and think you will enioy doing you should 100% do it if you can x

Never too old to study! I didn't go to Uni until I was 34, and finished my degree about 18months ago.

I loved the experience. And being able to get student discount in your 30s is amazing

 

[citrineday]

those of you who are earning pretty high, i’d love to know how you managed to get into your job/ to that salary.

just asking because i’m a uni student and have a part time job but i love finding out the steps that people took to reach these points in their careers, like education, experience etc!!!

school taught me basically nothing about how to get to these places, just how to pass the exams, so i’m very interested in learning from peoples actual experiences of how they did it 🤍🤍

 

[Tiantian1005]

There are over 100K people in the UK with an annual salary over 300K so it’s obviously possible to earn 850k a year. Most of the senior sales managers in my company make over a million a year in commission.