I'm curious about the taxes in the UK on a typical programmer's paycheck. I make $70k a year, so that's roughly 39,000 british pounds annually.

Since this a fairly anonymous forum and I really don't care about exposing my financial situation... I'd like to compare the typical taxes deducted on a paycheck.

I'm a C# programmer with 3 years of experience living in the Midwestern United States (and for all you US West coast programmers, yes we get paid significantly less, but our housing costs are significantly less). Here's my general layout (all in US dollars):

Gross income:
$ 5220 / month (2,922 British pounds)

Pre-tax group health payment:
$ 360 / month health insurance (no deductibles - only costs are $20 per doctor visit)
(201 British pounds)

[B] Federal (US Government income tax)
$374 / month (209 British pounds)

Social Security Tax (for government social security payments after 65)
$292 / month (163 British pounds)
Medicare Tax
$68 / month (38 British pounds)
State Income Tax (Wisconsin has state income taxes)
$282 / month (157 British pounds)

Net Pay Income: $3844 (or 2,152 British pounds) / month

So ideally, we need to get someone who make's rough 39,000 british pounds annual salary so we can compare on taxation.