This sounds like an assumption based firmly in the American value system. This part is often missed:
> 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King’s birthday
Anyway comparing a government job to big tech isn't fair. It is big tech salaries that are unusual, not the other way around.
A similar role in the US would still pay 3-4x that.
>This sounds like an assumption based firmly in the American value system. This part is often missed
This is based on people "voting with their talent" and showing that they will put up with _a lot_ in exchange for $150k+ salaries.
>> 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King’s birthday
So best case scenario, you get 20 days more paid leave than in the US (which typically only has 2 weeks or 10 days). That works out to approximately 7.7% higher effective wage.
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-ad...
You could pretty easily match that amount of PTO for a comparable position.