I put one of my CPL's through then FIH course in May this year. Helicopter Services quoted around £ 20K Sloanes £ 17k all plus vat and on an R22 so no idea where £ 8 k comes from. As it happened went to helicopter Services with Leon as we were using one of my 300c's. Tom Sanderson did all the training one to one , i now have a very very good instructor !
As to rate of pay my instructor ( now a full one ) earns £ 300 a day but only if flying, has clocked up around 150 hours since passing back end of July