Time to Ask for $alary Hike in UK

Recently, immigration laws for doctors were made a lot stricter in UK, so what does it mean for an engineer, Well the good news is that the demand for engineers in UK is increasing and yes, you guessed it right; that means an increase in salary too. According to a report in the website (whose link i have given at the end of this blog) the average mean earnings of registered engineers i.e. Chartered Engineers are now £58,668 , £46,543 for Incorporated Engineers and £37,636 for Engineering Technicians. The report is a result of survey which is conducted every two years by the Engineering and Technology Board (ETB) in association with the Engineering Council UK (ECUK). There is a growing need for competent engineers to help the UK compete on a global scale, and as a result it appears that salaries for registered engineers are starting to reflect this growing need. The bis question now is what is a registered engineer??? Well here is the answer: In UK a Chartered Engineer is a professional engineer registered with Engineering Council UK (the British regulatory body for engineers). Chartered Engineers are usually degree-qualified and have spent at least four years in professional practice. The title Chartered Engineer is protected by civil law (along with the titles Incorporated Engineer and Engineering Technician). Read the full description hereIncreasing salaries for registered engineers are welcome news in terms of attracting new recruit but there is much progress to be made and therefore more opportunities for engineers. If you read my blog on Australian engineering salaries you would find that electronics is a sector which is showing least growth (yes!!!! least growth and not recession) but in UK the electronics sector is the one experiencing biggest shortage. So don't be bothered by the recent bad news for docs, give it a shot you might be earning in £(pounds) instead of $(US dollars), by the way:
1 British Pound = 1.95377 US Dollar (as on 08 Feb 2008)

You can read the full article here. Keep checking this blog for more updates and do leave a comment if you need a specific information on issues like UK visa issues, immigration rules etc.