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UK Treasury trying to find a Head of Cyber Security for £55k

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Re: UK Treasury trying to find a Head of Cyber Security for £55k

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The worst part is that people are willing to supply their labour at this price level: "31 Applicants"

I'm sure at least 30 out of the 31 are woefully under-qualified. Even for a government role I would expect 2.5-3x the salary.

Or they're not even in the UK nor have any sort of work permit / visa.

Re: UK Treasury trying to find a Head of Cyber Security for £55k

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I think the job title is misleading, from the job listing:

> We are looking for an experienced Head of Cyber Security to lead a team of two cyber analysts

> We are a team of around 40, responsible for the Treasury’s technology, security and knowledge and information management services.

So it's not _the_ Head - but _a_ head, and that 'head' has a relatively minor / junior manager role.

Re: UK Treasury trying to find a Head of Cyber Security for £55k

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The thing I don't get about it is that not all UK public services are like this. I know as a fact that senior programmers with the NHS make 70-80k. A project lead can get close to 100k. No idea what the Treasury is thinking here.

I'm not sure where you got those figures, but the NHS pay scales are public.

https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202223

Non-manager caps at ~£48k for most technical roles.

Re: UK Treasury trying to find a Head of Cyber Security for £55k

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A bit of a detraction from the link but can anyone who's lived for a significant amount of time in both the UK and the US confirm that £100k is equivalent to $200k?

It seems fairly unlikely to me as UK tax and NI would be around 50% plus everything you purchase has 20% VAT. Sure medical insurance in the US is insane but surely that doesn't quite cover it.

Re: UK Treasury trying to find a Head of Cyber Security for £55k

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The thing I don't get about it is that not all UK public services are like this. I know as a fact that senior programmers with the NHS make 70-80k. A project lead can get close to 100k. No idea what the Treasury is thinking here.

This one was discussed recently, and it was pointed out that from the bullet points of the listing it appears to be an inflated title for a mostly administrative role liaising with the govt's actual cybersecurity professionals and training a couple of apprentices.

Plus of course, they may already have an internal candidate and simply advertise it for policy requirements, with a view to only considering applicants if they're much more qualified

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35384652

Re: UK Treasury trying to find a Head of Cyber Security for £55k

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Salaries in the UK are abysmal. Cost of goods here have in some cases doubled. Not to mention the housing situation, people are selling up to rent because of interest rates driving rent up.

Going to the supermarket is a painful experience for anyone making under 75k in the UK
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