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So lets try to put some perspective on this

In roughly 1999/2000 I started on £14,500 as an electrician.
Which roughly worked out £300 per week or £7.50 per hour.

Was this good or bad I have no idea
 
So lets try to put some perspective on this

In roughly 1999/2000 I started on £14,500 as an electrician.
Which roughly worked out £300 per week or £7.50 per hour.

Was this good or bad I have no idea
that's<min, wage today.
 
I was a cards in electrician in London and starting was £14,500 for all entry level sparks who just completed their training.
I think by the time I left the company about 8 years later was on around £25,000. Which would have been around 2007 ish.

I think the same company if offering around £32,000 now in London
 
Not sure what is funny about my comment @Murdoch

In 1996 a loaf of bread was 55p. Today it is £1.06. That is a 100% rise.

In 1996 a litre of petrol was 53p. Today it is £1.20. That is a 110% rise.

Has an electricians rate gone up by this much?
 
Not sure what is funny about my comment @Murdoch

In 1996 a loaf of bread was 55p. Today it is £1.06. That is a 100% rise.

In 1996 a litre of petrol was 53p. Today it is £1.20. That is a 110% rise.

Has an electricians rate gone up by this much?

A 100% rise on bread is to be expected, although it all depends on the strength of the yeast and the temperature when left to rise.
 
I was last on a wage in 2007/8 and that was £23.5k for basic hours, JIB rate for electrician grade.
Up here in Hull current employed positions seem to be around £28-33k, so £32k for London would seem incredibly low to me. The cost of living up here is peanuts compared to down there.
 
Not sure what is funny about my comment @Murdoch

In 1996 a loaf of bread was 55p. Today it is £1.06. That is a 100% rise.

In 1996 a litre of petrol was 53p. Today it is £1.20. That is a 110% rise.

Has an electricians rate gone up by this much?

Funny because I doubt many people would have the time and patience to work this out.

In 1996 the personal allowance was £3765. Today it is £12500 - that is a rise of 332%

Reality is that housing is the biggest rise for renters and first time buyers over the same period. Home owners in 1996 to today have seen their assets grow considerably (except in a few places in the UK)
 
Reality is that housing is the biggest rise for renters and first time buyers over the same period. Home owners in 1996 to today have seen their assets grow considerably (except in a few places in the UK)

I'm off to view a house in half an hour. It is up for offers over £160k. It last sold in 1998 for £27k :D

The larger Victorian houses in the area have seen a rise in the same time frame from about £80k to £250-300k

Bananas.
 
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