11 respondents in total claimed to be paid £18k or less, but how many of those were part time, and performing what role? What qualifications, experience and expertise do they bring to the table?
Per a comment from the UK’s Publishers Association, “Publishing is an incredibly varied industry – not just the different sectors and size of businesses, but the wide range of roles from production, editorial, marketing, distribution as well as administrative and support staff who all contribute to the success of our sector.”
Anonymous Responses
All very noble and worthy, but also it makes a telling point – that the anonymous responses could just as easily be from an editor as a cover designer, a sales and marketing worker or an executive, and judging from the range of reported salaries – from £18,000 to £155,000 – clearly some executives were responding.
746 responses out of the entire UK publishing industry, narrowed down further to people who read The Bookseller and could be bothered to participate. Apparently 80% of those who could be bothered were women, but does this tell us anything at all about the ratio of men and women actually employed in the sector?
Part-timers or Full-Timers?
What are we to make of “Of those who indicated they were paid below £18,000 a year, some explained that they were part-time, while others stated that they were paid £15,000 for a full-time role.”
We’d been told that 11 respondents in total claimed to be paid £18k or less, but how many of those were part time, and performing what role? What qualifications, experience and expertise do they bring to the table?
The survey is too long to meaningfully summarise, given the vagaries and weaknesses outlined above, but do head over to The Bookseller to read the full report.
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