Almost half of working musicians in the UK earn less than £14k a year

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A new survey has revealed that nearly half the UK’s working musicians are earning less than £14k a year.

The new and first Musicians’ Census was created by The Musicians’ Union and Help Musicians and includes data from a survey with around 6,000 active musicians in the country.

Findings concluded that despite 70 per cent of those surveys having a degree-level qualification or higher, over half of all respondents have to work three-to-four jobs to be able to afford to…