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Archaeologists’ Salaries in the UK
Introduction
This poster presents the advertised salaries of archaeologists working in the United Kingdom between 1994-2011. The specific positions examined are:
• Excavator
• Supervisor
• Field Officer
• Project Manager
• Junior CRM/SMR
• Senior CRM/SMR
• Specialist
• Conservator (NEW for 2008-2010 data- split from
specialist)
• Illustrator / graphics officer
• Consultant (From 2005)
Methods
The data for the years 2008-2010 was collected from the IfA Jobs Information Service bulletins posted during that period. Years are not calendar years but finical years running from April 1st – March 31st. The data from 1994-2007 was obtained from previous reports using the IfA Jobs Information Service bulletins postings (see references).
Jobs and Posts- From the IfA Jobs Information Service bulletin if a posting advertised for multiple jobs then the number of jobs advertised was counted not the number of job posts.
Average Pay- If ranges are given then the mid-point is taken to represent an average e.g. Project Archaeologists pay 20,000-22,000, the average is taken to be 21,000.
Inflation- The RPI (Retail Price Index) is used to determine inflation.
ReferencesAitchison, K. R. & Anderson S. M. 1995, Jobs in British
Archaeology The Field Archaeologists No 22 Spring.Tuner, R. 1996, Jobs in British Archaeology The Field Archaeologists No 25 SpringTuner, R. 1997, Jobs in British Archaeology The Archaeologists No 29 SummerTuner, R. 1998, Jobs in British Archaeology The Archaeologists No 31 SpringTuner, R. 1999, Jobs in British Archaeology The Archaeologists No 34 SpringMalcolm, G. 2001, Jobs in British Archaeology The Archaeologists No 37 SpringMalcolm, G. 2001, Jobs in British Archaeology The Archaeologists No 40 SpringDrummond-Murray, J. 2002, Jobs in British
Archaeology The Archaeologists No 43 WinterDrummond-Murray, J. 2003, Jobs in British
Archaeology The Archaeologists No 47 WinterDrummond-Murray, J. 2004, Jobs in British
Archaeology The Archaeologists No 51 WinterDrummond-Murray, J. 2005, Jobs in British
Archaeology The Archaeologists No 56 SpringDrummond-Murray, J. 2006, Jobs in British
Archaeology The Archaeologists No 59 SpringDrummond-Murray, J. 2007, Jobs in British
Archaeology The Archaeologists No 66 WinterDrummond-Murray, J. 2008, Jobs in British
Archaeology The Archaeologists No 68 Summer
Doug Rocks-Macqueen: Landward Research Ltd, University of Edinburgh
* The numbers for 2011 are what pay should be to keep up with the previous year’s inflation.
Table: Average Salary from 1994-2010 with projected salaries for 2011Position 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011*
Excavator £ 8,741 £ 8,597 £10,024 £ 9,880 £10,314 £11,311 £12,024 £12,378 £13,232 £12,903 £13,710 £14,179 £14,294 £15,078 £15,300 £16,104 £16,284 £17,033
Supervisor £10,766 £11,911 £11,645 £12,029 £12,732 £12,700 £12,868 £12,741 £14,806 £14,765 £15,900 £15,879 £17,037 £19,161 £19,981 £20,574 £21,309
Field Officer £13,637 £13,616 £12,813 £13,484 £14,274 £13,788 £15,518 £15,572 £18,489 £16,592 £16,563 £17,598 £18,593 £19,928 £21,699 £23,169 £21,891 £22,898
Project Manager £16,450 £18,094 £16,760 £16,606 £18,268 £18,671 £19,447 £20,881 £21,536 £19,701 £20,957 £22,259 £23,350 £25,535 £28,981 £30,651 £30,426 £31,825
Junior CRM/SMR £11,285 £11,656 £11,744 £12,619 £12,629 £14,168 £15,608 £17,532 £15,563 £17,274 £16,941 £17,992 £19,380 £19,627 £20,416 £21,360 £19,981 £20,900
Senior CRM/SMR £12,641 £15,030 £16,609 £16,638 £17,680 £20,655 £23,486 £23,012 £30,605 £23,840 £21,397 £26,024 £30,104 £29,958 £33,172 £36,016 £33,220 £34,748
Specialist £11,605 £12,647 £13,803 £13,076 £13,442 £15,476 £14,632 £16,531 £14,992 £17,170 £15,254 £17,011 £19,250 £17,930 £20,188 £22,829 £22,224 £23,246
Conservators £22,297 £22,757 £23,602 £24,134
Illustrators / Graphics officer £12,021 £11,820 £12,412 £12,367 £13,229 £13,272 £15,497 £14,908 £14,085 £16,914 £15,992 £15,778 £17,734 £16,871 £20,177 £22,106 £22,601 £23,641
Consultants £20,000 £19,421 £20,629 £27,829 £33,564 £32,877 £34,389
Starting Pay Excavator Supervisor Field Officer Project Manager
£ 14,000 45%
£ 15,000 55%
£ 16,000
£ 17,000 15% 33%
£ 18,000 33%
£ 19,000 25% 17% 17%
£ 20,000 42%
£ 21,000 8% 17%
£ 22,000 17%
£ 23,000 17%
£ 24,000 25%
£ 25,000 25%
£ 26,000 13%
£ 27,000 25%
£ 28,000 - £36000
£ 37,000 13%
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2008-2010 DataThe majority of the 2008-2010 data can be accessed online as a series of Google maps. The website is:
http://dougsarchaeology.wordpress.com/job-conditions-in-the-uk/
19941995
19961997
19981999
20002001
20022003
20042005
20062007
20082009
2010 £-
£5,000
£10,000
£15,000
£20,000
£25,000
£30,000
£35,000 Project Manager Actual Pay
Project Manager Pay following RPI 1994
Project Manager Pay following RPI 2000
Project ManagerPay following RPI 2005
Field Officer Actual Pay
Field Officer Pay following RPI 1994
Field Officer Pay following RPI 2000
Field Officer Pay following RPI 2005
Supervisor Actual Pay
Supervisor Pay following RPI 1994
Supervisor Pay following RPI 2000
Supervisor Pay following RPI 2005
Excavator Actual Pay
Excavator Pay following RPI 1994
Excavator Pay following RPI 2000
Excavator Pay following RPI 2005
IfA Membership and JobsThe Graph below represents the number of jobs that mention the IfA membership as ether a required or desired qualification. This is only for the latest job postings in 2010.
Averages Vs. DistributionAverages are a good indication of possible salaries but they can be influenced by outlying figures. The table below represents the distribution of advertised starting pay offered for different positions. Most are close to the adverised averages but project managers are heavily influenced by two positions that offer a advertised starting pay of at least £37,000. Other positions with wide distributions include both Junior and Senior CRM/SMR, specialists, and conservators.
The Graph below represents the average salaries between 1994-2010
Improvement in Advertised Pay ConditionsIn the last 15 years there has been improvement in advertised pay conditions among all positions. Improvement being measured as pay now compared to what pay would have been had it followed inflation from a set year (1994, 2000, 2005). Example: Excavators average pay offered in 1994 was £ 8,7421 if it followed inflation the rate would now be £ 13,283 but it is currently £ 16,284. Not all advertised pay improvements occurred at the same time (see graph above) excavators pay improved in the late 1990’s but have stayed flat over the last ten years. Other positions have seen huge jumps in the last 5 years after staying flat for the preceding ten e.g. Field Officer, Project Manager.
£-
£5,000
£10,000
£15,000
£20,000
£25,000
£30,000
£35,000
£40,000 Excavator
Supervisor
Field Officer
Project Manager
Junior CRM/SMR
Senior CRM/SMR
Specialist
Conservators
Illustrators / Graphics officer
Consultants