There’s a long thread on Edugeek about pay and conditions for IT staff in UK education.

I quit edu work about 6 years ago and my current employer in the private sector pays much better but is also much more respectful of its staff than anything I’ve ever seen in UK edu.

We’re seeing more and more private data being stored by schools who need to know about students and parents. We’re seeing more attacks on IT infrastructure, and we’re seeing the people protecting the security and integrity of children’s education and privacy being undermined. This can’t go on.