How much is my worth?

nocloud

@Bitmap said:

@nocloud said:

@Bitmap said:
I would echo pretty much what @thane stated above.

However, here's some food for thought:

$2,260/month * 12 = $27,120 (GBP is ≈£21,400).

The UK's National Living Wage as of right now is £10.42/hour for those aged 23 and over.

£10.42 * 40 (providing you're doing 40 hours per week) = £416.80.

£416.80 * 52 = £21,673.60.

Note: in April 2024, the UK's NLW for those aged 21 and over is rising to £11.44 per hour which would put those working 40 hours per week at £23,795.20 per year.

In addition, according to Indeed; the UK base salary for a 'web developer' is £33,086 per year.

Note: I am not accounting for any sort of taxation – the above is just an example to help OP gauge where his pay is at vs. the UK's minimum, etc.

He's not working in the UK, he's working in Sri Lanka.

Why should he get web dev base pay you quoted, he doesn't have to pay 600+ GBP a month for a single bed in greater London. Or pay UK elec, gas water prices, council tax, road tax and/or huge cost of public transport.

There is no way, someone working remotely, paying local food prices should get the same wages as someone who has to live in the UK and commute.

Also unless he has an NI number, he is a freelancer and not paying UK income tax, or national insurance in the UK, not contributing. Living wage is not law, but a recommendation for people living in the UK, not elsewhere.

You're missing the point of my post entirely:

I'm WELL aware the geezer is in Sri Lanka as per their post (believe it or not, I actually read posts in their entirety) – on the subject of reading posts in their entirety, did you see the little 'note' at the bottom of mine?

I simply gave some numbers to set a baseline of what someone over here in a similar job role would typically be looking at, vs. what the minimum wage someone would get, within the UK – I don't want to venture into UK vs. Sri Lanka and their respective costs of living, nor do I want to assume the OP's tax situation.

Just to bring you up to speed on NLW vs. Minimum Wage within the UK:

If you are an employee aged 23 and over and not in the first year of your apprenticeship, you are legally entitled to at least the National Living Wage of £10.42 an hour - it would be illegal for your employer to pay you less than on the national living wage.

If you are an employee under the age of 23, you are legally entitled to at least the national minimum wage applicable to your age group.

tl;dr: National Living Wage replaced National Minimum Wage in April 2016 for those (at the time) aged 25 or older, 23 or older as of now and 21 or older from April 2024, it is no longer a 'recommendation' but mandatory for those aged 23 and above.

I got the point of your post! That you are comparing his wages to a place where he doesn't live but my point is you don't acknowledge why it's considered a living wage.

Yes I read your note, I didn't understand it's relevancy compared to the point I'm making so i didn't acknowledge it. Other than to take into account take home wages.

Fair enough it's mandatory for 23 and over for full time workers. my bad.

But my point is you are just assuming purchasing power is equal. It's not, it's nowhere near close. So you can't make the comparison.

So you missed my counter point. the National Living Wage, is as it says National, for people who live in the nation of the UK, pay UK rent, UK petrol prices or transport costs. I understand you said you don't want to get into it... But it's the most relevant issue at play.

It's not for someone that lives in Sri Lanka, I don't know why you would bring it up if the dude does not live in the UK. Yes if he moved to the UK, if he would get a job offer and a sponsor, and get through UK Visa requirements, then he could get a much better wage, and also have much higher living costs. but he's not asking to do that so NLW should not even come into it.

The question is about disposable income after survival money, what can he save for his dreams of building a house / property. I don't know the answer.

gwnd1989

Thank you everyone, my boss still has not replied to my email. I will let you guys know what happens

SlowDD

Interesting post. Someone who’s just thinking about quitting and starting their own thing I’m torn. I’ve gotten some linkedin offers that matches western companies with external employees.
On the other side I currently have 0 budget to hire a local dev even for 5h per week work upfront.