Are you stuck in a dead end job? Do you feel like you're not getting paid enough? There is no longer any reason to feel this way: finding the perfect job has got easier. The advent of dedicated job search engines has meant that a prospective employee no longer has to trudge to the local jobcentre or trawl through the local papers; it can all be done online.



Large online databases make the process of applying for jobs straightforward and considerably less time consuming. Most providers allow you to post your CV and apply with a single click making the route to your perfect job simple.

This service also provides the benefit of being able to see what employers are willing to pay other people in your line of work. Many even provide a salary guide to help you see what you should be earning. Although the salary offered for a job similar to yours is likely to differ based on the employees level of qualification, the employees experience and the location of the job it is useful to see what equivalent employees in your line of business are earning.

Accounts - Industry and Commerce

Accounts clerks can expect to earn as little as 10,000 to 15,000 based on experience, with the higher salary usually applicable after two years experience. Accounts supervisors earn slightly more and can expect between 14,000 and 17,000 per year. Bookkeepers can expect to earn anything between 14,000 and 19,000 again, depending on experience whilst those working on the payroll can expect anywhere between 11,000 and 21,000. Accounting technicians can expect anywhere between 8,000 and 17,000 per year. This is dependent on the level of qualification and experience. A fully qualified accounting technician with two years experience is able to command the higher salary.

Newly qualified accountants that come directly from a practice earn between 19,000 and 25,000 with accountants that have qualified with experience in the Industry able to demand slightly higher, between 21,000 and 26,000. Senior Accountants will expect much more and can earn anything between 26,000 and 60,000+ dependant on experience and whether the company is small (0-30m), medium (30-75m) or large (75m).

Accountancy - Public Practice

Graduate entrants will earn between 11,000 and 19,000 as they train. Once qualified graduates will earn between 19,000 and 26,000 - this is dependent on the firm they work for. Post qualified accountants can be remunerated handsomely in this sector. Audit managers in the top 10 firms earn between 28,000 and37,000; senior managers up to 45,000; a director up to 60,000; whilst salaried audit partners can look to earn 80,000. Taxation specialists can also earn good money with the top earners taking home 65,000 per year.

Information Technology

The salaries for IT Jobs vary from 16,000 to 50,000. Web support will earn the least between 16,000 and 20,000 with systems development managers picking up the most with between 40,000 and 50,000 per year. Programmers earn between 19,000 and 25,000 whilst web designers and developers collect between 20,000 and 26,000. Most of the jobs in IT are between these salary brackets. Breaking the 26,000 ceiling usually requires the employee to take on management responsibility.

Insurance Jobs

Insurance jobs typically come in between 17,000 and 23,000 per year. The lowest earners in this industry are the trainee insurance technicians who earn 10,000-12,000. Underwriting tends to vary between 17,000 and 25,000 whilst claims managers earn between 25,000 and 40,000.

Legal Jobs

Salaries that can be earned in legal jobs tend to increase with experience. A solicitor should expect a salary increase of around 5,000 per year starting at 20,000. Within 6 years a post qualified solicitor should look to be earning around 35,000+. A salaried partner will likely be earning between 45,000 and 75,000 or more. Legal secretaries will generally earn between 13,000 and 17,000.

Sales and Marketing Jobs

Sales and marketing jobs is a sector that demonstrates huge disparities between jobs. Telesales employees earn around 13,000 whereas marketing directors can achieve salaries of 50,000+. The majority of jobs in this sector land in the 18,000-26,000 group with management jobs generally earning around 29,000. These figures do not take into account commission or bonuses that can be considerable for people working in sales.