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Here's a good subject to get the blood boiling.
In front of me is the 6 October issue of "Professional Engineering". It quotes the following Median values for Engineers in UK Industry. I should say that most of the figures relate to Chartered rather than Technician or Incorporated Engineers.
1997 Median (Aerospace Industry): £31,042pa
1999 Median (Aerospace Industry): £36,500pa
1999 Median, all CEng: £36,000pa (1997, £33,000)
1999 Median, all IEng: £27,500pa (1997, £25,153)
1999 Median, all EngT: £23,000pa (1997, £21,000) The 1999 Mean for Engineering Technicians is apparently £30,000 pa.
Apparently also 35.8% of all Engineers receive a company care for their sole use, and 38% of Chartered Engineers.
So, does anybody know?...
(1) Where the hell are all of these Engineers earning £40-£50,000 pa to balance what I and pretty much everybody else I know is paid.
(2) Are these figures reliable (the Engineering Council published them, who presumably didn't pluck them out of the air).
(3) Am I just grossly underpaid and everybody else is far better paid and just not admitting it.
(4) Why do these figures come nowhere near what's on offer in the Engineering job ads?
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