It is sometimes difficult to get an idea of his level of pay in London, the differences in terms of sectors, impact of seniority and cost of living is much distinction in the French market.
The great thing about Britain is that pay is much less of a taboo subject in France, job ads mentioning in the vast majority of what level of compensation is proposed for the position and wage bargaining is easier and well accepted by the employer.
If you are already working in France, you can count on an average increase of 15 to 30% compared to your French salary to cover the cost of living higher, including housing. Life in London is expensive but not inordinately more than in Paris (it is not the coffee or the price of bread will ruin you) must primarily assess the following to get an idea of its future level of life
- Housing , the big black spot in the British capital. Poor transport network and some British specificities (the protection of the greenbelt around London limiting the extension of the city) are forcing Londoners to focus on a small surface pushing prices upward. Growth population and a taste for British real estate investment or speculation amplify the phenomenon.
http://www.nestoria.co.uk/ you will quickly get an idea of prices in different neighborhoods
- Do not be fooled by changes in the exchange rate and effects of conversion when you compare prices : Pound Sterling was worth about 1.5 euros three years ago and fell to 1.1 euros. The fall is interesting if you pay in Euros as the tourists who come to shop in London but does not change much if are paid in Sterling.
- Taxes are lower than in France but still substantial. Wages are punctured at source which means when you talk with a British home pay, it is your actual net earnings (the income tax has already been taken, no additional check to the end year)
- Children: Taxes are largely French National Education, parents generally have little to worry about funding for the education of their children. It is not the case in England where the best primary and secondary schools are private and very expensive (3000 pounds or more per child QUARTER). Same type of infrastructure nursery are more rare and often private, custody of a young child is very expensive.
- Health: The NHS covers most needs for free but the service may be pushing very poor people who can afford to resort to private. The British Privy is very expensive and partially covered by another. Therefore allocate an additional portion of your budget for contingencies that may arise from pbs health.
Besides all this, some new online tools to facilitate even further the task of the person seeking employment or insastifaite his current wage.
The pay comparison sites online often give you information on your specific wage level compared to people with your profile and working in your area. They operate in the mode of give and take. You must fill in an anonymous but detailed on your current situation (which allows them to collect data) and in exchange they give you the information you need to know if you are well or poorly paid for your position and experience level . The key below (PayScale, partner of Monster, being probably the one with the most data):
http://www.payscale.com/
http://www.benchmarkmypay.co.uk/
http://. mysalary.co.uk /
General data drawn from official reports can also give you an idea of average earnings:
http://www.worldsalaries.org/uk.shtml
