Re: [Staffslug] Jobs
On 10/05/2009 13:12, Mark Leese wrote:
Sadly it is true, I spent quite a long time looking for work in
Newcastle
and Stoke, most positions were for mid to high teens locally, with the
bigger salaries being offered in the big cities. Several of the positions
I applied for they wanted a serious amount of skills, incidentally I found
that a lot of companies weren't willing to take on a person and then
up-skill them to their need. In the end I left the Midlands and headed
down to London. Got a job paying at the time 26k that was 9 years ago.
Having recently looked outside of the cities once again for work it
saddens me how they expect so much for so little reward. Needless to say
things haven't moved on that much pay wise. Most companies still seem to
be offering high teens to mid twenties depending on experience.
Mark
Having had much the same expierence, I worked in Newcastle for nearly 4
years and managed to make low 20's. I moved to London contracted for
£20 an hour for a month or two. Then in the last two years I now get to
pay 40% income tax.
Jobs outside of London and even more so outside of the south east are
hideously underpaid for the skills
Ben