What would be interesting would be to see how librarians got payed in
each region compared to certain other occupations (customer service
advisors, personal assistants, accountants, whatever). That would give
some idea of relativity.
When I left uni in 1995 I took a library assistant's post in Dumfries
for way less than 10k, and a librarian in that area with a modest sized
library and handful of staff could only expect about 12-14k. Salaries
down here in London are higher, and in sectors like financial and legal,
*much* higher (the reason I moved, shallow but true). Living costs are
also higher, but my quality of life has improved substantially, so I
know that's not proportionate.
I found Maria's email quite shocking, and it's served me a healthy
reminder of the north/south divide (or is that London/everywhere
divide). There are just *so* many more jobs down here, even with the
post-9/11 layoffs (and there were a lot in law firms) there isn't that
same sense of *panic*, because one visit to an agency and you're back in
employment (may not necessarily be exactly what you want, but it's
information work).
(This is where Maria tells me she works in London, and I fall off my
chair).
Richard
>>> Maria Gunn <[log in to unmask]> 20/06/02 13:12:51 >>>
Not wanting to name names but I'm an Information
Services Officer for a large law firm and don't earn
as much as 16K.
I did a salary survey of about 20 companies a couple
of years ago and the range of salaries was quite
interesting, the level they went down to was rather
alarming. At that time there were jobs demanding a
degree and paying under 10K.
Maria
--- "Kimber, CE (Catherine)" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote: > I think librarians were about 12th in the
Guardian
> table of esteemed
> professions - pretty good I thought.
>
> Pay varies widely across different sectors - I think
> CILIP publishes rates
> by sector. Someone in a previous message was
> complaining about 16k a year,
> but I think a lot of NHS and school librarians would
> consider that riches
> beyond compare, certainly where I used to work in
> the North East.
>
> Catherine
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Bailey
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, 20 June, 2002 9:57 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Consumed Again!
>
>
> Subtle point, but the comparison was not actual
> salaries, rather the
> relative "worthiness" of the professions in the
> public perception (which
> I can't help but agree with having worked in a
> library supporting
> student and practicing nurses).
>
> Interesting to see that the D and E rates cover the
> £15-20K bracket.
> Does anyone know off the cuff what the "average
> trained librarian"
> salary is for the UK?
>
> Richard
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