woofly31,
Pay does yo yo and has done over the past 9 months I have been with the company, anything from 2.5k to 6.4k all these figures are before tax so please remeber tax and NI has to come out. But it does keep the bank at arms length with regards to the loans, but having a over draft is very useful!!
Base wise there is now a UK freeze so you will most likly be able to line train within the UK but for a base since there is no movement in or out of the UK you will be being based in mainland europe! These freeze is set to last till the end of the year where it will then be lifted or continued!
Good luck