Boomers boomed

[PurpleGorilla]

3 bed semi was £50K back in mid nineties and permie salary was just over £50K.

Now same house is about £250K and permie salaries are slightly lower than £50K, but we do have millions of immigrants that make our lives better in every way.

Our govt has served us well. LibLabCon we thank you.

You were earning £50k mid nineties....

Of course you were [emoji23]

[DimPrawn]

You were earning £50k mid nineties....

Of course you were [emoji23]

I was head of software development at a MS Gold Partner, so yes I was. You can believe it or not believe it, up to you.

[PurpleGorilla]

I was head of software development at a MS Gold Partner, so yes I was. You can believe it or not believe it, up to you.

Selective memory DP.

And that's when you bought your first house?

And HD of Software is only £50k today?

Really [emoji33]

[FatLazyContractor]

You were earning £50k mid nineties....

Of course you were [emoji23]

What makes you think that only MF ever made over £100,000 per month ?

[PurpleGorilla]

What makes you think that only MF ever made over £100,000 per month ?

What are you talking about grandad?

[DimPrawn]

Selective memory DP.

And that's when you bought your first house?

And HD of Software is only £50k today?

Really [emoji33]

Bought first house in mid nineties at the height of the "crash" when prices pretty much halved. I had a tiny bedsit flat before that.

Salaries from what I can tell have hardly moved in the permie world. If they were in line with house prices, min wage would be about £40/hour. Plenty of team lead senior developers jobs paying £50K today, so salaries are a joke now, why anyone would want them is a mystery to me....

[PurpleGorilla]

Bought first house in mid nineties at the height of the "crash" when prices pretty much halved.

Lucky you. I was still at school.

Graduate wage of £16k in 2000 wouldn't buy me the £80k 1 bed flat in Aldershot. And watched the prices spiral from there.

Salaries from what I can tell have hardly moved in the permie world. If they were in line with house prices, min wage would be about £40/hour. Plenty of team lead senior developers jobs paying £50K today, so salaries are a joke now, why anyone would want them is a mystery to me....

From what you can tell, sounds a bit rose watery for me. No doubt IT is not what it once was, but £50k for HD of does not sound right.

[DimPrawn]

Lucky you. I was still at school.

Graduate wage of £16k in 2000 wouldn't buy me the £80k 1 bed flat in Aldershot. And watched the prices spiral from there.



From what you can tell, sounds a bit rose watery for me. No doubt IT is not what it once was, but £50k for HD of does not sound right.

The Bob effect. When I was a permie back then, ICT work permits, mass open immigration, offshoring was just a little dream in New Labour's think tank...

PS If it's any consolation, back in 2005 I had the chance to buy two flats in SW London for peanuts, but turned down the offer because I felt house prices had peaked.

[PurpleGorilla]

The Bob effect. When I was a permie back then, ICT work permits, mass open immigration, offshoring was just a little dream in New Labour's think tank...

I'm glad I'm an engineer.

[NigelJK]

I'm glad I'm an engineer

One of very few that were home brewed I'd guess.