Originally Posted by
desertghost
Regarding the salary and bond - isn't the usual starting salary for an FO closer to £50,000? Seven years on £34,000 living in/around London after 18 months with no job sounds miserable. Or is that figure just for year one?
£34k in London and you'll be struggling.
Even £50k in London is not enough now. It will have you renting a room for £1000 a month in a flatshare. (Yes, that's what a room now costs with bills in Zone 3/4/5)
This is likely starting around mid £30s then progressing each year, but over X years the typical salary level minus a set amount to repay costs. This is usually over 3 or 4 years. On the lower salaries you'd want to be living outside London in a flatshare and heading in bound the the airport.