Starting salaries in the sector are 17 reported to range from £21,000 to £25,000, with senior salaries at £32,000 to £41,000 The ICON review of Conservators’ salaries found the average salary for all survey 18 respondents, 77 per cent of whom had a Master’s Degree or PhD, was £31,814. 20 per 19 cent of respondents earned less than £25,000 Examples of currently advertised roles in the heritage sector include: Learning Volunteer Coordinator at Science Museum London, “responsible for the recruitment and managers of groups of volunteers” with “experience of recruiting and 20 managing a diverse range of volunteers”: £25,000 Indoor Horticulturalist at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, “responsible for the maintenance and cultivation of some of RBGE’s research and conservation collections” , with “recognised horticultural qualification at SVQ or higher or equivalent work 21 experience”: £21,213 pro rata Senior Collections and House Officer at National Trust Cragside – a “senior leadership role” for an “experienced people manager” with “operational experience of collections 22 management and preventative conservation in a historic environment”: £26,000 Volunteer Supervisor at Eltham Palace, with “relevant supervisory experience of a large team along with recruitment experience” and “experience of designing and delivering 23 training programmes”: £21,965 Visitor Experience Team Member at York Museums Trust, “involved in different aspects of the visitor experience; including interacting with visitors on galleries, delivering entertaining talks and tours, ticket sales and retail as well as providing information, supporting events and ensuring the safety of our visitors and security of our buildings and 24 collections”: £19,100 (fte) 4 Prospect • World class heritage – second class pay: UK heritage cost of living campaign Assistant Inspector of Ancient Monuments at Historic England, with degree in Archaeology and “experience of managing change to archaeology and ancient 25 monuments, including through the planning system”: £32,488 26 Contact Centre Advisor, V...