Re: It's not just about the contractors which HMRC appear to forget
"As for the wage slave above on £27k a year - if you're in computing, you're in the wrong job!"
Bit of a blanket statement when location has a major impact on this. £27k is a bad entry-level starting salary in the South or around London but is only a touch low for a mid-level salary for many IT jobs in the North - not uncommon if you're at an SME in Manchester or Leeds. I've often noted that I could be earning easily twice my salary if I took the same job in London (along with tripling my living costs and having to live within easy travel distance of my mother-in-law, which removes it from consideration)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
