Back in 1979 the average salary for Chartered Electrical Engineers working in the Private Sector in Telecomms R&D and associated areas - in the optimum age ranges of 30 to 45 was on a par with the salary of Members of Parliament - the latest IET salary survey 2019 shows how far behind the profession has fallen - now earning less than a TubeTrain Driver! Why has this been allowed to happen and WHAT HAS THE IET DONE TO ADDRESS THIS DEPLORABLE STATE OF AFFAIRS? Our young people are not going to be attracted to the profession when the rewards are so poor! James Dyson and many F1 racing teams etc still maintain their thriving R&D Centres in the UK - why ? Because UK Engineers are cheaper to employ than any where else in Europe!
Many thanks for your prompt, informative and very supportive response to my posting Robert. The most recent UK Engineering Salary Survey 2018, created with the support of CBS Butler, makes very interesting reading. The sample size of just over 2800 for all All UK Engineers, is on the small side (compared with 8077 IEE Members responding to the January 1979 survey) but nevertheless the variations and disparities by geographic region, field of employment by industry and seniority are surprisingly large - but then unlike London Tube Train Drivers and Ministers of Parliament, Professional Engineers have never enjoyed any effective form of collective representation to negotiate salary or terms and conditions of employment. The response of 6 replies and over 1700 views, to the posting in this forum, regarding limitations to the growth of Battery Electric Vehicles by 2030, is a perfect indication that we Engineers care far more about the effective delivery of the technology than the financial reward we receive for delivering it.!
I have nothing against Politicians or Train Drivers - where would we be without them?
Many thanks for your prompt, informative and very supportive response to my posting Robert. The most recent UK Engineering Salary Survey 2018, created with the support of CBS Butler, makes very interesting reading. The sample size of just over 2800 for all All UK Engineers, is on the small side (compared with 8077 IEE Members responding to the January 1979 survey) but nevertheless the variations and disparities by geographic region, field of employment by industry and seniority are surprisingly large - but then unlike London Tube Train Drivers and Ministers of Parliament, Professional Engineers have never enjoyed any effective form of collective representation to negotiate salary or terms and conditions of employment. The response of 6 replies and over 1700 views, to the posting in this forum, regarding limitations to the growth of Battery Electric Vehicles by 2030, is a perfect indication that we Engineers care far more about the effective delivery of the technology than the financial reward we receive for delivering it.!
I have nothing against Politicians or Train Drivers - where would we be without them?
