Southampton fans income survey

In most places I have worked and outside of my closest group of friends and family, I find that it is awkward to discuss income. It's just not the done thing. I know that there are websites out there specialising in this kind of thing e.g glassfloor but I've found that these all have flaws. I thought it might be interesting thanks to the relative anonymity of this website to see how the experiences on here compare to the mainstream perceptions. I feel like (and statistics tell me) that I earn a good solid salary but judging by the cars people drive, the clothes people wear and the houses they live in I sometimes wonder whether something fishy is going on. Do people get paid more then I think, are they on the fiddle, are they massively in debt or is it just a symptom of the way that property and inheritance has become the key determinant of wealth nowadays with salary becoming a marginal contributor. So if you don't mind maybe you could provide your own data below:

Job:

Industry:

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus:

Typical bonus:

Approx take home after tax:

Approximate location:

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job:

Level of education:

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares:

Typical hours worked per week:

Many Thanks!

Never discuss salary even with closest friends. Ball park maybe, but that's it.

There was a good programme John Snow presented a couple of years back that broke down average wages by industry. Something along the lines of "breaking the last taboo"?

Think it's best not to worry about salaries, particularly comparing them with others. It never ends well. People think they're worth more than they're getting, or should have more than someone else they happen to think is shít.

I will say that there are very few opportunities to make a huge wedge when employed by someone else. You're there to make them money, unfortunately. Sure, you can become a high-powered exec and comfortably command a £100K salary, but that's at the cost of being utterly accountable (and expendable) if and when shít hits the fan. Some become such political animals they lose quite a bit of themselves on the journey.

If you can meet your responsibilities, build a bit for the future and have fun while doing it, you're doing well, I reckon.

I know people on £100k+ who seem to have a jolly old time. Skandia, RBS, and other financial "bonus" based, rip off companies.

Don't worry about what others earn - it will only eat you up. I have found that no matter how much I've earnt, there is always someone considerably richer that you. You can get so caught up that you forget to appreciate what you have.

Listen to the Sunscreen song (lyrics below)

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97, Wear sunscreen

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.

The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own

meandering experience.

I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh never mind, you will never understand the power and the beauty of your youth until they've faded.

But trust me, in twenty years, you will look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now, how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine. Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as affective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind. The kind that blindsides you at 4 PM on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other peoples' hearts; don't put up with people who are reckless with yours. Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealously, sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind.

The race is long and in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults.

If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters; throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives,

some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't. Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't.

Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't.

Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the "Funky Chicken" on your 75th wedding anniversary.

Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either.

Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body.

Use it every way you can, don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.

Dance.

Even if you have nowhere to do it but your own living room.

Read the directions even if you don't follow them.

Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents.

You never know when they'll be gone for good.

Be nice to your siblings.

They are your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go.

But a precious few, who should hold on.

Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, for as the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard.

Live in northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain alible truths: prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old and when you do, you'll fanaticise that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you.

Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse but you'll never know when either one will run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're forty, it will look eighty-five.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.

Advice is a form of nostalgia.

Dispensing it is a way of wishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

Not a chance that i'm sharing that information.

For what it's worth, I find that those who appear to be lavish often are not that flush and are spending amounts that would be considered unsustainable to others. Equally, those who are modest and quite restrained with their money will have more then you actually think.

Never mind what others are doing, just be comfortable in your own way.

here you go mate, happy to help and share my success!

Job: Printer cartridge telesales executive

Industry: Print and consumables

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: £14,000

Typical bonus: £3500

Approx take home after tax: £1,135 per month

Approximate location: North

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job: 12

Level of education: high, 3 GCSEs, NVQ Level 2 in travel and tourism, C&G in Sales, First Aider, certificate in manual handling

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares: 25% discount on toner and paper supplied by the company. Free use of the company photocopier

Typical hours worked per week: 55

here you go mate, happy to help and share my success!

 

Job: Printer cartridge telesales executive

Industry: Print and consumables

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: £14,000

Typical bonus: £3500

Approx take home after tax: £1,135 per month

Approximate location: North

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job: 12

Level of education: high, 3 GCSEs, NVQ Level 2 in travel and tourism, C&G in Sales, First Aider, certificate in manual handling

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares: 25% discount on toner and paper supplied by the company. Free use of the company photocopier

Typical hours worked per week: 55

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here you go mate, happy to help and share my success!

 

Job: Printer cartridge telesales executive

Industry: Print and consumables

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: £14,000

Typical bonus: £3500

Approx take home after tax: £1,135 per month

Approximate location: North

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job: 12

Level of education: high, 3 GCSEs, NVQ Level 2 in travel and tourism, C&G in Sales, First Aider, certificate in manual handling

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares: 25% discount on toner and paper supplied by the company. Free use of the company photocopier

Typical hours worked per week: 55

:lol:Top of your game Turkish.

here you go mate, happy to help and share my success!

 

Job: Printer cartridge telesales executive

Industry: Print and consumables

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: £14,000

Typical bonus: £3500

Approx take home after tax: £1,135 per month

Approximate location: North

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job: 12

Level of education: high, 3 GCSEs, NVQ Level 2 in travel and tourism, C&G in Sales, First Aider, certificate in manual handling

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares: 25% discount on toner and paper supplied by the company. Free use of the company photocopier

Typical hours worked per week: 55

Dealing with píss-takers by doing a better job yourself is the way forward.

 

Dealing with píss-takers by doing a better job yourself is the way forward.

8-mile theory.

8-mile theory.

I've never seen the film; but I did receive a nice letter from Universal Pictures asking me if I would kindly not pirate it, or any of their other films again.

The perils of living in a house with people of questionable taste and track-covering ability, but in possession of enough knowledge to grab files from highly watched public torrent sites. Noobs.

Job: Selling propane and propane accessories

Industry: Retail

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: $20,000

Typical bonus:

Approx take home after tax: Tax?

Approximate location: Arlen, Texas

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job: 13 years

Level of education: Life experience is more important than certificates, I tell you what.

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares: Satisfaction of a job well done.

Typical hours worked per week: 30 mins, although I haven't worked since 2010.

I'll do one properly for you

Caveat - this is my old job that I left three years ago...

Job: Pub / Restaurant General Manager

Industry: Pubs / Restaurants

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: £32k

Typical bonus: £6-7k

Approx take home after tax: £1.6k every four weeks iirc...

Approximate location: Netley

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job: 18

Level of education: BA(Hons)

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares: Free accommodation - although that has massive downsides as well!

Typical hours worked per week: 70-75

Job: Graphic Designer

Industry: Sports

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: Not f*cking enough

Typical bonus: F*ck all

Approx take home after tax: See answer three

Approximate location: Southampton

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job: 17

Level of education: Degree

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares: a comfy chair

Typical hours worked per week: Too many

here you go mate, happy to help and share my success!

 

Job: Printer cartridge telesales executive

Industry: Print and consumables

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: £14,000

Typical bonus: £3500

Approx take home after tax: £1,135 per month

Approximate location: North

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job: 12

Level of education: high, 3 GCSEs, NVQ Level 2 in travel and tourism, C&G in Sales, First Aider, certificate in manual handling

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares: 25% discount on toner and paper supplied by the company. Free use of the company photocopier

Typical hours worked per week: 55

Job: Selling propane and propane accessories

Industry: Retail

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: $20,000

Typical bonus:

Approx take home after tax: Tax?

Approximate location: Arlen, Texas

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job: 13 years

Level of education: Life experience is more important than certificates, I tell you what.

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares: Satisfaction of a job well done.

Typical hours worked per week: 30 mins, although I haven't worked since 2010.

Shall we grab a beer by the bins ?

here you go mate, happy to help and share my success!

 

Job: Printer cartridge telesales executive

Industry: Print and consumables

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: £14,000

Typical bonus: £3500

Approx take home after tax: £1,135 per month

Approximate location: North

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job: 12

Level of education: high, 3 GCSEs, NVQ Level 2 in travel and tourism, C&G in Sales, First Aider, certificate in manual handling

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares: 25% discount on toner and paper supplied by the company. Free use of the company photocopier

Typical hours worked per week: 55

A little bit underpaid IMHO considering the hours and traveling involved.

Job:

Industry: Property & Art

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: At least double what I should be paid

Typical bonus: none

Approx take home after tax: about half of gross

Approximate location: Laaandan

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job: 0

Level of education: I have an HND, Do they still exist ??

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares: occasional travel to Tel Aviv

Typical hours worked per week: 40ish in office, but because of smart phones , pretty much available for work 24/7

I wouldn't worry too much about it. Too much empahsis is put on material accumulation and how that relates to personal image and "success". I have a mate who appears to have it all - nice car, nice house, 2 exotic holidays a year, designer gear, the works. Trouble is he juggles a mountain of debt and minimum payments on credit cards every month, so it's bound to come crashing down some day. The car is leased and the house has been remortgaged to pay off debt already, so there's precious little equity. I also had a Client who used to drive a battered old reg Saab but lived in a £3m house in Sussex, had a couple of holiday homes and had plenty of readies. I s'pose the old adage of never judging a book by it's cover is most apt here.

I know people on £100k+ who seem to have a jolly old time. Skandia, RBS, and other financial "bonus" based, rip off companies.

Not sure I'd class Skandia anywhere near the RBS types of this world. Always dangerous when those who know nothing about the industry generalise all financial companies as the same.

Not sure I'd class Skandia anywhere near the RBS types of this world. Always dangerous when those who know nothing about the industry generalise all financial companies as the same.

Why is it "dangerous?"

End of the day they look after everyones money and give themselves a massive slice of it.

Insurance companies are another legalised scam.

Job: Newsletter Editor

Industry: Publishing/Business Intelligence

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: £17,000 p/a

Typical bonus: £0

Approx take home after tax: ~£1200 p/m

Approximate location: London, Old Street

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job: Been there about 6 months now.

Level of education: Graduated from Southampton University with a 2:1 in Philosophy. BBC at A-Levels and 10 GCSEs all A-B.

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares: Nothing

Typical hours worked per week: 9-5.30. Hour lunch, two 15 minute breaks

Living at home with parents. Soon to hit 24. Sucks but hey, that's our generation.

Job: Self employed

Industry: Archaeology, Art, Graphic design, restoration, writer, artist, etc etc

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: Varies wildly.

Typical bonus: n/a

Approx take home after tax: Varies wildly.

Approximate location: Here, there and everywhere.

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job: All my life after leaving school.

Level of education: O/A level.

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares: n/a

Typical hours worked per week: Varies wildly.

Not work, I've just done things that I wanted to do.

In most places I have worked and outside of my closest group of friends and family, I find that it is awkward to discuss income. It's just not the done thing. I know that there are websites out there specialising in this kind of thing e.g glassfloor but I've found that these all have flaws. I thought it might be interesting thanks to the relative anonymity of this website to see how the experiences on here compare to the mainstream perceptions. I feel like (and statistics tell me) that I earn a good solid salary but judging by the cars people drive, the clothes people wear and the houses they live in I sometimes wonder whether something fishy is going on. Do people get paid more then I think, are they on the fiddle, are they massively in debt or is it just a symptom of the way that property and inheritance has become the key determinant of wealth nowadays with salary becoming a marginal contributor. So if you don't mind maybe you could provide your own data below:

Cars, clothes, lifestyle ... all available on credit and there are far too many people spending far too much money that isn't actually theirs, then spend a life time paying it back with more credit and hoping that one day a big bonus/lottery win will pay it all off for them.

I really wouldn't worry about others.

Enjoy life, pay your bills, live within your means and don't borrow - well, except for a mortgage.

I will play.................... A little.

Job: Sales - Marketing - Product Development Manager

Industry: Housewares - I am a Wooden Spoon salesman.

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: Not enough for what I do compared to other employees of the company

Typical bonus: Commission heavy, which makes me a top end earner in the industry.

Approx take home after tax: Mrs JBS pays for nowt and I still have enough left to have frivolous moments.

Approximate location: Ampshoire but UK is my domain and a dalliance world wide is sometimes thrust into my lap.

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job: 29 years

Level of education: CSE's and University of Life

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares: nice car, bosses have property abroad and twice a year we bugger off and play Golf probably totalling 10 days a year.

Typical hours worked per week: if you divided my salary by hours worked I am probably sub minimum wage.

Job: Teacher. Working to a within a primary framework with young people with special educational needs

Industry: Education

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: 27k

Typical bonus: None (except for Summer Hols)

Approx take home after tax: 2k

Approximate location: W. Sussex

Level of education: BA Hons (currently studying towards Masters

Additional job perks. See 'typical bonus'

Typical hours worked per week: 50ish

Job: Customer Service Assistant Multi-Functional for LUL

Industry: Travel

Approx Annual salary before tax without bonus: More than I'm worth.

Typical bonus: None, but we just strike for more money.

Approx take home after tax: More than my wife, which is why we have separate bank accounts.

Approximate location: Within the M25, about 30' below the surface of the earth.

Years of working experience directly relevant to your job: 11 but it feels like an eternity.

Level of education: A-Levels, but they were cack because I was lazy. I also have an NVQ in competency. Whatever that's worth.

Additional job perks e.g. company car/shares: Free London travel for me and my wife, which we rarely use as we don't live in London. Oh, and Too much leave.

Typical hours worked per week: 35-37, more if there's overtime available.

Job - Military Operations

Industry - armed forces

Approx salary - £42k+

Bonuses - depends. Getting a £21k bonus next year

Take home - approx £2750 PCM

Location - depends. London at the mo

Years in job - nearly 15 years

Education - college

Perks - none to a few

Hours - 0 - unlimited

Unlimited hours? Lol

Unlimited hours? Lol

Job - Military Operations

 

Industry - armed forces

 

Approx salary - £42k+

 

Bonuses - depends. Getting a £21k bonus next year

 

Take home - approx £2750 PCM

 

Location - depends. London at the mo

 

Years in job - nearly 15 years

 

Education - college

 

Perks - none to a few

 

Hours - 0 - unlimited

Surely you get to eat the left over food you've made if the crew don't scoff it?

Job - Military Operations

 

Industry - armed forces

 

Approx salary - £42k+

 

Bonuses - depends. Getting a £21k bonus next year

 

Take home - approx £2750 PCM

 

Location - depends. London at the mo

 

Years in job - nearly 15 years

 

Education - college

 

Perks - none to a few

 

Hours - 0 - unlimited

Surely you get to eat the left over food you've made if the crew don't scoff it?

Surely you get to eat the left over food you've made if the crew don't scoff it?

Was that another wise crack learned from the clink?

Surely you get to eat the left over food you've made if the crew don't scoff it?

Was that another wise crack learned from the clink?

15-15, Turks to serve.

15-15, Turks to serve.

Job - Military Operations

 

Industry - armed forces

 

Approx salary - £42k+

 

Bonuses - depends. Getting a £21k bonus next year

 

Take home - approx £2750 PCM

 

Location - depends. London at the mo

 

Years in job - nearly 15 years

 

Education - college

 

Perks - none to a few

 

Hours - 0 - unlimited

Do you have to contribute to your pension these days? Massive perk if not.

Job - Military Operations

 

Industry - armed forces

 

Approx salary - £42k+

 

Bonuses - depends. Getting a £21k bonus next year

 

Take home - approx £2750 PCM

 

Location - depends. London at the mo

 

Years in job - nearly 15 years

 

Education - college

 

Perks - none to a few

 

Hours - 0 - unlimited

Do you have to contribute to your pension these days? Massive perk if not.

Do you have to contribute to your pension these days? Massive perk if not.

that is true. Although, to keep that everything else around is being cut/costs going up. Which I guess everyone can say is happening to them

feel for the lads that join up after April, the pension that makes this job attractive will be no more.

Do you have to contribute to your pension these days? Massive perk if not.

that is true. Although, to keep that everything else around is being cut/costs going up. Which I guess everyone can say is happening to them

feel for the lads that join up after April, the pension that makes this job attractive will be no more.

Job - Sales Director

Industry - Business Services

Bonuses - up to 100% Annual Salary (Cash and Shares)

Location - London

Years in job - 15 years

Education - University

Perks - Pension, Car, Health, decent lunches but most importantly working with a lot of 20 something year old tottie.

Hours - 37.5+

Job - Sales Director

Industry - Business Services

Bonuses - up to 100% Annual Salary (Cash and Shares)

Location - London

Years in job - 15 years

Education - University

Perks - Pension, Car, Health, decent lunches but most importantly working with a lot of 20 something year old tottie.

Hours - 37.5+