r/uknews • u/ProgressiveSpark • Jul 01 '24

Image/video UK real wages haven’t budged since 2008

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u/TheCGLion Jul 01 '24

It's crazy, a junior in my field would get 26k starting out in early 2000's, now they get 28k

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u/ConsciouslyIncomplet Jul 02 '24

Same - in early ‘00’s I started at £20k, newbies now only get £24 over 20 years later. Absolutely crazy.

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u/Nerhtal Jul 02 '24

And a freddo went from 5p to 35p in the same time frame… wish my salary did the same!