Programmers: happy with their jobs, unhappy with their pay

According to new research from Randstad Technologies, a specialist recruitment company, less than half of those working in the IT and technology industry in the United Kingdom are happy with their levels of pay. By contrast, however, 60% appear to be quite happy with their jobs despite of this. Interestingly, that 60% figure is lower than the national average of 61% across the entire UK workforce whereas the number happy with their pay (47%) is higher than the national average (43%). If you want to be really happy, if you believe the statistics, then perhaps you should quit tech and go work in the utilities sector (96% job satisfaction there) and if you want to be happiest about the money you get paid then go work in insurance (90% happiness rating).