Pay? What's good pay and what's not? (UK)?

Question

basically, i would like to know the pay salaries, and what would be considered a good career and what is not? What would you consider to be normal, and a reasonable standard of living?

the current national minimum wage is £5:52, so this is the lowest and can be achieved with little qualifications.

would £8 an hour be considered good?

What about £10 an hour?

£12 an hour?

£15 an hour?

£20 an hour?

any advice would be graetly appreciated. For someone who is doing a degree, what should they be ideally earning? If they have a degree, whats the lowest they will earn?

if you say pay salaries a year, could you exlain that to me and how much that works out in an hours pay?

Any additional info would be great!

Thankyou.

Answer 1

It will always depend on which degree they have and which job they do. My son has a MSC and Phd in Physics, is an IT contractor and earns £500 a day.

Some people with degrees can't find jobs and are on minimum wage. In the Uk the professions are where you make your money.

Answer 2

12-15 per hour is average.