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Job: Head of Stonehenge

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Re: Job: Head of Stonehenge

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Sounds like a very cool job, and not sure about the UK job market, but seems to be wildly underpaid for the qualifications!

I'm not in the UK, but from what I understand that's actually decent. US salaries, particularly in tech, are wildly higher than in most of Europe.

Re: Job: Head of Stonehenge

#53

Honestly feels like a dream job. Imagine your ancestors smiling down on you if you are from Britain or just human.

Considering the location, I would imagine that the ancestors prefer to haunt the barrows at night. Still a dream job if that's your thing. Just watch out for the occasional Nazgûl. :)

Re: Job: Head of Stonehenge

#54

Their senior solution architect vacancy has similar pay: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/our-people/careers... Somewhat less eminent job title though.

I would love to have "Stonehenge architect" as a job title.

They really miss out on opportunities here.

Re: Job: Head of Stonehenge

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Especially considering minimum wage “salary” in the UK is ~24k GBP, 64k is nothing imo. They call it the “wage squeeze”

Average full time salary is 40k GBP. It’s +50% on the average which seems right for a non profit organisation in a non exec role

It is a leadership role though.

I don't know how many staff there are, but it's surely one of EH's most important locations.

Re: Job: Head of Stonehenge

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post #51
post #3

Sounds like a very cool job, and not sure about the UK job market, but seems to be wildly underpaid for the qualifications!

I'm not in the UK, but from what I understand that's actually decent. US salaries, particularly in tech, are wildly higher than in most of Europe.

UK tech salaries are also not high. And 64k pounds for a history and/or business major is quite right. Do not forget also: history is a overrun study with many people afterwards driving taxis

Re: Job: Head of Stonehenge

#58
post #3

Sounds like a very cool job, and not sure about the UK job market, but seems to be wildly underpaid for the qualifications!

This, shockingly, is actually quite well paid considering for the UK.

Lead Data Scientist for the UK Government is currently advertising for a salary of £57,670 - £67,500.

https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?jco...

Re: Job: Head of Stonehenge

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post #17

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This is like 90th percentile UK salary. It's good pay for the UK, a poor country.

The UK is still the 5th biggest economy in the world. Public infrastructure feels like it's under huge strain however, and there is also a big problem with inequality, which seems to be changing under Labour, albeit slowly.

Inquality has barely moved per Gini in the last thirty years, and GDP is very misleading.

https://ifs.org.uk/data-items/gini-coefficient

Re: Job: Head of Stonehenge

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post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is like 90th percentile UK salary. It's good pay for the UK, a poor country.

Let's not be delusional. The UK is not a poor country, and 64K is low by US tech standards but it's good by any other measure.

The UK is poor and sprinting as fast as it can towards being poorer.
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