Why do engineers get paid so little in the UK?

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The reason that pay is depressed in the UK is that the supply of engineering graduates is excessive , owing to a nasty little game the universities, businesses and the Institutes play. All 3 benefit from an excessive number of graduates, so they keep claiming there is a shortage of engineers.

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Financial sector, trade, hotels and restaurants do not require engineers . Requirement in health, education, agriculture is almost negligible*. *So the demand is less while the supply is high. * Over and above this, skill level of an average engineer is poor.