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My Salary Progression
(18 years old - 28 years old)
2016
Supply Chain Analyst Intern
Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Derby
Age: 18
Salary: £17,500 pro rata
Turned down the £28,000
graduate offer to be in
London
2019
Economics, Banking & Finance 1st Class Degree
Age:21
No graduate job yet
2019
Graduate Sales Consultant
(BDR)
Industry: Software/SAAS
Location: London
Age: 21
Salary: £26,500
Landed an entry role tech role,
stayed there for a year then
moved to a French saas
company.
2020
Sales Consultant
Industry: SAAS/Software
Location: London
Age: 22
Salary: £35,000
Covid hit, remote tech sales
role but realised wanted to
work in change and
transformation in finance.
Stayed in tech sales for 2
years then moved to a Swiss
bank as a management
consultant in the capacity of a
project manager/business
analyst.
2021
Junior Management
Consultant (PM/BA hybrid)
Industry: Financial services/
wealth management
Location: London
Age: 23
Salary: £45,500
Got promoted from Junior MC
to MC then moved to Wealth
as a Project/Product Manager
in the same firm.
2023
Management Consultant (PM/
Hybrid +Product Manager
Industry: Financial services
Location: London
Age: 25-26
Salary: £57,000
Moved to Product
Management in wealth for a
year then left the Swiss bank
after 3.5 years to a US Bank.
2024
Associate Project Manager
Industry: Financial Services/
Investment Banking
Location: London
Age: 26
Salary: £69,000
2025
Global Markets Project
Manager
Industry: Financial Services
Location: London
Age: 27
Salary: £71,500
More aligned to projects in
specific asset classes.
Stayed at the US Bank for 2
years then moved into the
Fintech Space in the client
services team.
2026
Senior Project Manager
Industry: Fintech
Location: London
Age: 28
Salary: £90,000+