Do any well-paid jobs exist in the UK?

SPG said:
33k is a decent wage.
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Yep, I'm on the same and its a good wage for the Midlands (compared to others in my area). It suites me fine for now while studying for my exams.

Ive just got back from my 5th time being away this year, purchased 3 high end GPU's during the summer, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One X on release, a 4k TV, I overpay my mortgage and put some away for savings.

Having this discussion with my friend and according to him I get paid too much :confused: But he doesn't realise being 33 years old, I didn't spend my 20's weeing my money up the wall and stuck in debt. I live on my own, have no kids, while I drive a 2005 Astra, he's bombing around in a BMW purchased on finance.
 
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SPG said:
33k is a decent wage.
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Lol... not it isn't... especially if you're living in or around London which I suspect the OP is.

Even outside of london it's a struggle to get a detached house for less than £1000/month - then bills and food and most or your salary is gone just for basic living expenses.
 
33k is not poverty line.

That's what I earn, I rent and can still save easily.
Unless I've missed where you live

I've bought this year's
3d printer
1k of lego
Insure, tax, mot, maintain my car.
Went to Italy
Save/inveat 400ish a month

And don' rreally have to penny pinch either.

What I don't do.
Eat out much
Drink
Buy expensive clothes

I live with a partner and rent is 650
If I lived alone I'd be renting for 500 with less bills so I don' ccount the aid from her.

Midlands living
 
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crinkleshoes said:
Lol... not it isn't... especially if you're living in or around London which I suspect the OP is.

Even outside of london it's a struggle to get a detached house for less than £1000/month - then bills and food and most or your salary is gone just for basic living expenses.
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If you insist on renting a detached house then your problems are life choices

I know people who earn a lot more than me and can only assume their money goes on posh food, coffee and nights out

My hobbies are quite cheap/free.
Kayaking (only pay for fuel to get to place)
Board games with friends (nearly free unless we pay in pub)
Add gym 40ppm

Probably 100ppm on hobbies
 
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Im a teacher and on a salary of around £43k

Renting with a wife and a baby its enough but I would like more...
 
413x said:
Understandable with a child.
Which area of the country?
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Bedfordshire, not close enough to get the London weighting :(
Considering my age (30 in Jan) I count myself to be in a very fortunate position but I want to set something up for the future. Only way that seems possible is to make a go of it yourself.

So I am! I have a project that I am hoping will take off soon, and if it does, I will be sorted!
 
Exactly Instagram lifestyle`s

I know a chap who is the envy of many people due to his car and general appearance. Thing he can`t sleep at night due to the worry of having to pay for it all and its effecting his health.

But if money is your main motivation you are never going to be happy, at least for a significant part of your life.
 
crinkleshoes said:
Lol... not it isn't... especially if you're living in or around London which I suspect the OP is.

Even outside of london it's a struggle to get a detached house for less than £1000/month - then bills and food and most or your salary is gone just for basic living expenses.
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£33k is ample. Most people don't live in s detached house for a start. I don't think you grasp what the basics are. I'm on £21k (for now) and I manage the basics just fine.
 
The sense of entitlement from some people in here is astonishing.

I suspect with that attitude they'll never actually get to earning/owning what they feel they deserve and will continue to blame anyone other than themselves for it
 
Woden said:
£33k is ample. Most people don't live in s detached house for a start. I don't think you grasp what the basics are. I'm on £21k (for now) and I manage the basics just fine.
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No adult should be forced into sharing a house with strangers... that's just wrong and I'd certainly consider that below the poverty line.

OK... semi-detached or terraced would be half-reasonable... but even in a poor area like Bedford, it's still difficult to find a semi-detached for less than £800.
 
crinkleshoes said:
No adult should be forced into sharing a house with strangers... that's just wrong and I'd certainly consider that below the poverty line.

OK... semi-detached or terraced would be half-reasonable... but even in a poor area like Bedford, it's still difficult to find a semi-detached for less than £800.
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This simply isn't true.

Plenty of places under 800 even in nice areas. I live in Stamford in Lincolnshire, which is considered a nice town. And pay the 650.
Granted the house isn't something I'd buy but Its 2 bed end of terrace.

I think people have very different ideas of what 'poverty' is.
 
Wink said:
The sense of entitlement from some people in here is astonishing.

I suspect with that attitude they'll never actually get to earning/owning what they feel they deserve and will continue to blame anyone other than themselves for it
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In some cases I think entitlement is perhaps a bit strong but some people sound as though they expect to skip to the end game instead of working towards it.

When I was 19 or 20 I bought my first place - a tiny 1 bed flat, I was earning £18k a year iirc.The flat was bought with a interest rate on the mortgage at somewhere around 4.5% iirc. The flat's worth about the same now as when I bought it, except if I was doing it now the interest rate would be more like 1.5-2%. If anything you could argue my scenario would be easier now than it was then based on that fact alone.
 
captain dilbert said:
Myself - qualified civil engineer (design [permanent & temporary works) and setting out on site), first class degree; highest salary I've earned was 33k (gross). After tax it left me with little more than a living wage - certainly not enough money to live, purchase a home and start a pension. In fact after paying for business car insurance it left me just about breaking even after a period of intense work and saving - bear in mind I live a very frugal lifestyle and rent a small room in 10 person house share. Came to the conclusion the job wasn't worth the stress for such remuneration, handed in my notice in in July and I'm off the the job centre today. No intention of practising in that line of work again.

If a civil engineer with a first class degree can't earn a good net salary - who can? Conclude 95% of the population's earning nothing more than a paltry living wage?
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I am a Civil Design Engineer (without any degree), admittedly somewhat older and near to retirement, pay currently >53k plus benefits.

Maybe you just need to stick with it a bit, you should be able to exceed 45k as a good qualified design engineer and probably a lot more with suitable experience. Are you chartered?
 
I'd have simply looked elsewhere while still employed, I'm sure you'd have been able to find a better paid job without jacking yours in first.

And £33k is quite a decent salary, it's above the average in the UK.

The assertion that anything less than a detached property is slumming it is a bit off. I bet a good proportion of people's debts are down to the fact that they won't accept anything less than the best, irrespective of affordability. Stop expecting the world on a plate and play the game a bit- new job, more experience, attitude improvement, etc.
 
Maxing out at £33k is pretty dire but so is throwing in the towel, which is indicative of a lot of negative traits and may also explain the impoverished lifestyle you've ended up living (you can't be living that frugally).

I agree with what you're saying about leaving the profession; I'd try to break into something else because you probably aren't good at what you're doing right now.
 
The key is not being a little b word and proving not only to others but yourself what your worth is, if you like answering to others and can't explain why you deserve to earn more to someone in person then the wage you're on is all you deserve.

I sat for a number of years wondering why I wasn't earning more until I realised I wasn't selling myself or my skills to my current employer or looking elsewhere. Barely any employer is going to turn around and up your wage by a considerable amount, saying you've maxed out in your current role should tell you enough about what you need to be doing, otherwise it's just a coping mechanism and staying in the comfort zone.
 
crinkleshoes said:
No adult should be forced into sharing a house with strangers... that's just wrong and I'd certainly consider that below the poverty line.

OK... semi-detached or terraced would be half-reasonable... but even in a poor area like Bedford, it's still difficult to find a semi-detached for less than £800.
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LOL sharing a house is 'below the poverty line' - get a grip... seriously I don't think you've got any concept of 'poverty' in that case

also why would say a single adult need a semi detached house? That would be unrealistic for most down south/in London for example, sure you could spend a ridiculous portion of your monthly income on a 1 bed flat or studio in your 20s but it is much more economical to simply flaitshare... though I'd certainly not consider that to be living in poverty - I know a fair few people earning >100k who have a flatmate
 
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