Just to qualify what I have said Bill, £25k - £27k was what the "private" company I was working for were looking to pay.
They knew NHS Biomeds were on more, couldn't attract them, nd pursued other methods for employing staff i.e ex-military, overseas candidates, university graduates etc.
I work in the NorthWest. Most people of experience are Band 6, and have worked with quite a few Band 7's, not always in supervisory positions. I would say in my experienceBand 6 is the norm.
I've also worked for OEM companies and they were(are) looking at paying £25k - £28k with a generous package !!!
Most companies these days fill positions via agencies, these prefer to get people more towards the £25k figure, as a start.
Next time you see a position, contact them and tell them you are looking for a salary of £34k upwards. I bet you don't hear much more from them.
