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In the City, good skills 5-10 years of experience yields you something around GBP 70-100k base + some bonus (0-60k depending on how good the year was).
by sz4kerto 12y ago
In the City, good skills 5-10 years of experience yields you something around GBP 70-100k base + some bonus (0-60k depending on how good the year was).
- sentrote 12y agoThanks, that's really useful to know — I'll be looking for a new job very soon, and I'm massively out of touch with what's normal. I've 6 years experience at a scientific charity, but I only get paid £35k. It's interesting work, but since December I've been in a "team" of one — not fun. Pay is very inflexible — £70k is more than my manager's manager is paid.
- mcjiggerlog 12y agoRemember that working in The City also means you'll need to sell your soul. I started off there and hated everything - work-life balance, the culture, the work - some seem to enjoy the money but to me it's not worth it.
- walshemj 12y agoWell it might come as a shock but some the "worst" employers are charities, notorious for bullying and stress at work. Btw this is direct from a course I had to do on handling serious work place issues ie ones that would end up in court.
- Swannie 12y agoGetting a job in the City requires you have a job in the City. There are two normal routes into the City if you don't have an amazing CV - knowing someone, or working for a non-City firm on City projects (e.g. Accenture, KPMG, or many of the 100s of smaller financial services specialist companies.) Also note, not all City jobs are created equal, and many are worse than typical London IT jobs, with only marginally better pay and significantly larger expectations on hours, out of hours work, etc.