Sneak Peak at 2011-2012 Jobs in British Archaeology

[kevin wooldridge]

I wonder Doug if your survey would be more 'useful' to archaeologists in general if instead of classifying the jobs by title you classified it by salary band. So for example ?12-15000, ?15001-18000, ?18001-21000 etc etc.

I suspect this would show that job titles in UK archaeology are largely irrelevant, unless it can be demonstrated that one job title falls wholly within a limited salary band...it might however serve to demonstrate that there is regional variation in pay rates.

I have always been of the belief that many archaeologists are willing victims of hyperbole when it comes to job titles.....

'We are going to promote you to Senior Chief Research Archaeological Project Officer. There's no increase in salary but its a nifty job title'

'Yeah cool. Much better than being Assistant Senior Chief Research Archaeological Project Officer (even if there is no increase in salary). Guess I will be able to attend the annual conference of Senior Chief Research Archaeological Project Officers now'

'Well as long as you don't expect us to pay or give you time off'

'Yeah cool'