Graduate salary

As a Part 2 qualified Architect after my PGDip I should be able to command 22k I think which I think is more than ok! Especially considering I wont be fully qualified :)
 
I gained a degree in Business Studies with E-Commerce in 2003 and my first job out of university started me on £14,500 a year. Obviously I'm earning a lot more than that these days.
 
Will be starting this summer on a shade over £20k. Turned a higher paid job down this week, which was a very tough decision, but hopefully it will be worth it in the end. Frankly its nice to have a job on the horizon, particularly given a lot of companies are not hiring in the same volume. Having experince seems to be the key to a higher salary in my view - i do regret not doing a year in industry and would wholeheartedly advise any new undergrad to do one.
 
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Mad old tory said:
Yeah CTA works out at something silly like 6months out of the office and you lucky regions lot get sent up to Edinburgh rentfree.
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It's only 3 months. The Law & Ethics one you have to do in your own time (joy!).

ICAS Certificate: ~2.5 months
TCS: ~6 weeks
TPS: ~2 months
CTA: ~3 months.

The regional folk get the privilege of being in Edinburgh for most of that, as you say - quite ofen during the Edinburgh Festival... but you should be working! :p

It's nicer not being in TBS (we were in Liverpool St for TCS), as you can turn up in jeans and a t shirt.

I can see tbs out of my office window and get no posh flat for free :(
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Been moved to 10 UBS then? I can just see the DLR from my window....
 
Hatter The Mad said:
Anything you earn above your personal allowance (around £6k) will be taxed, just like everyone else (20% + ~ 8% NI).
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Jez said:
Students are not exempt from income tax...:confused:
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It's a sponsorship from the British Heart Foundation but paid as a wage.

Start off on 20k and move up ~£500 each year until I complete my second degree (PhD).

e: Just had another look and apparently I'll be getting paid quarterly which is a bit scary :|
 
I've started on £16 000 but I always knew Graphic Design wasn't going to make me filthy rich. I'd rather enjoy my job and get paid peanuts than the alternative.

Panzer
 
Well everyone I know who has managed to get a job offer will be earning 40k-46k with basic + sign on. In previous years they'd also be looking at anywhere from 20-100% performance bonus as well. Certain jobs have a very quick progression in salary scales 3rd year and onwards.

Like other have mentioned, the results will be skewed by graduates from the top universities getting into the elite jobs.

edit: Also rememeber that you will be worked very hard.
 
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Those people who wants to get into post-production industry for movies and such, the simplest way is to become a runner for those production companies. The typical pay for them is £11,000 annual
 
bum said:
Those people who wants to get into post-production industry for movies and such, the simplest way is to become a runner for those production companies. The typical pay for them is £11,000 annual
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But the thing is. How many hours do you work? If its not strictly stated, I'd be worried you're earning below the minimum wage.

40hr week at minimum wage is ~12k.

edit: I have no idea what a runner is, so of course I could be completely wrong.
 
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Came out of uni with a first in computing science. Starting salary was £25k. Most people in my class are on 20k or below with others getting 22k max. Just the right place at the right time I guess but just glad to have a job in the current economical mess etc.
 
ghost101 said:
Really? If you went to university and haven't added enough value to your CV and skillset to earn more than that, was it worth it?
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after having gone to uni, i would recommend it to people more for the experience, then the qualification at the end TBH
 
A2Z said:
after having gone to uni, i would recommend it to people more for the experience, then the qualification at the end TBH
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I appreciate that, but I hope people understand that the cost of that isnt just tuition costs but also the opportunity cost of not working for 3 years. Say you get a £12k a year job, that cost could be over £45k.

In addition, since most people will be using government loans and grants, theres a case to be made that this is poor use of government money.
 
csmager said:
Been moved to 10 UBS then? I can just see the DLR from my window....
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Mad old tory said:
Yeah CTA works out at something silly like 6months out of the office and you lucky regions lot get sent up to Edinburgh rentfree. I can see tbs out of my office window and get no posh flat for free :(
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What's the business school like? Nice from the outside? Got an address? Any idea on the flats we stay in?

Thanks :cool:
 
Started on £23k in 2007 in Winchester, would have been £24k in London. Somehow got to £26k after a year - must have done something right. Who knows what will happen this summer...I think my short term target, as someone said on here, is to have a salary equal to my age or more.
Graduate Structural Engineer
 
Jazz said:
Not bad for a starting salary. What kind of salaries are they on in like 4 or 5 years time then?
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Well, I can't really say because I don't know anyone that works in one. I think it's a standard increase but then it's reviewed individually. Either way, 10 years in I would expect somewhere close to a 6 figure sum. Apparently solicitors at major city firms get bonuses of £7-10k a year as well, blimey.

However, they don't really have any life to speak of. It isn't a lifestyle for me at least.
 
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