Originally Posted by Hooligan Bill
But more often than not these rates only apply to experienced ATCOs or post validation for those without any experience...
Ah, but will it stay that way now that the supply of Aerodrome-rated chopped-by-NATS people has dried up? Even without any experience or a validation, a dual-rated person comes to a regional with at least £50k invested in them already over someone yet-to-be-trained.
As I said, £35-40k has been on the table recently for those fresh from college with both ratings but no civilian ATC experience nor validations. If it's not an aberration, it could be a sign of the market waking up to the future of not having a steady supply of rated NATS rejects to hire.
Anyway, as has been said, recruitment and retention are really management problems.