How is this fair ??

How is it fair that someone who does an difficult degree such as optometry, pharmacy, physician associate ect, that spend all there time and day saving lives, has a max salary cap of 50-60k but then people who do things like computer science it finance who have much less responsibility and arguably easier degrees, end up getting salaries of 100k plus

It's also worth noting a) the amount required to live comfortably in most areas of the UK is within or near that £50-60k range, and b) studies have shown that above ~£50-60k (in todays money accounting for inflation; was around £40k at the time the studies were done) self reported life satisfaction and happiness does not increase with income, suggesting that while a certain level of income is necessary to achieve personal wellbeing, beyond that there are other factors which are more important. So it also doesn't even necessarily matter that healthcare professionals aren't all earning £100k a piece, and the question should really be, why are these investment bankers and tech guys earning that much and is it necessary?

When was this study? House prices have gone up considerably faster than inflation, which makes it much harder to "live comfortably" in places like London.

When was this study? House prices have gone up considerably faster than inflation, which makes it much harder to "live comfortably" in places like London.

Yeah per the above, London is the single most expensive place in the UK to live. Pretty much anywhere except London, and a couple other very expensive cities (e.g. Cambridge and Bristol) it's very easy to live comfortably on much less.

Also worth noting a huge proportion of London workers do not live in London for the very reason that it's insanely expensive to rent in, and even more expensive to buy in. Living in London long term, unless you want to live in outer London or one of the "rougher" boroughs, is not realistic these days really...

Yeah per the above, London is the single most expensive place in the UK to live. Pretty much anywhere except London, and a couple other very expensive cities (e.g. Cambridge and Bristol) it's very easy to live comfortably on much less.

Also worth noting a huge proportion of London workers do not live in London for the very reason that it's insanely expensive to rent in, and even more expensive to buy in. Living in London long term, unless you want to live in outer London or one of the "rougher" boroughs, is not realistic these days really...

It's very disingenuous to mention hedge funds and FAANG, and 100k salaries being unnecessary, and then exclude London, and even Bristol. Where do you think the vast majority of people in such jobs are working? Of course such salaries are "necessary" there unless people are happy to accept life-long renting and slow descent into serfdom with an owner class that nobody can hope to break into.

You also ignored the question about when this study was and give no more detail. Regardless, the simple face remains that, no matter what salary range you give or which areas you exclude, everything is getting harder because average salaries are going less and less far in something so fundamental as housing. Most people complaining about a <100k limit in some fields probably aren't planning to live in places like Grimsby...

It's quite hard to disagree with the OP that things are unfair for you people, but he should realise it's not all sunshine for those of us with 100k+ TC at FAANG either.

Having a 100k+ salary isn’t sunshine? The average is around 30k.

Yeah per the above, London is the single most expensive place in the UK to live. Pretty much anywhere except London, and a couple other very expensive cities (e.g. Cambridge and Bristol) it's very easy to live comfortably on much less.

Also worth noting a huge proportion of London workers do not live in London for the very reason that it's insanely expensive to rent in, and even more expensive to buy in. Living in London long term, unless you want to live in outer London or one of the "rougher" boroughs, is not realistic these days really...

They said total compensation rather than salary in fairness.

Also they extensively talked about London. The average salary in London is closer to £45k. £30k is a UK average.

If you want a high salary job in IT or finance, apply for one - they are not professions which you have to have degrees in to work in. You might need a conversion course first, but since they are such easy subjects that shouldn't be a problem.

I had to laugh at there being no responsibility in IT. What do you think happens if a hospital's computer systems go down? Who do you think is responsible for that not happening, and for getting them back up as fast as possible if it does happen?

I’m pretty sure the median is much less

Most high paying it professionals won’t be at hospitals will they. The ones that do work at hospitals will carry more responsibility but get paid much less. Someone working at Facebook, coding to improve a app, isn’t really high responsibility is it compared to a healthcare professional

Also you mention that if I want a high paying job in it, I should just apply to one because “you don’t need a degree in that field” but then say I would need a conversion course which is a degree. Also I never said they where easy subjects.