# Build the evidence for a better salary conversation

A worksheet based on Luke’s career account: document responsibility, level and the exact request.

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Content language: en
Author: Luke Byrne
Video published: 2026-10-13
Sponsored coverage: TripleTen

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Video language: English

## Write down the work behind the request

Thanks to TripleTen for sponsoring this video.

Luke recounts moving from a £25,700 graduate role to £52,500 as a cloud consultant. His experience is not a salary forecast for another role or market.

1. List responsibilities you already carry beyond your formal role.
2. Attach specific deliverables, outcomes and feedback to each example.
3. Separate contributions you can substantiate from broad claims that you work hard.

## Audit your actual level

The video describes an internal promotion Luke had not been told about. Public titles and internal grades can tell different stories.

1. Check your public title, internal grade and salary band.
2. Ask for the responsibilities expected at the next level and the promotion criteria.
3. Compare those criteria with the evidence you collected and identify the remaining gaps.

## Prepare a clear conversation

Luke describes one negotiation from £35,000 to £40,000 and stresses timing the ask when an employer wants you. Those numbers are his historical examples.

1. Decide the role, scope and one clear number you want to discuss.
2. Prepare a concise explanation using the evidence and the employer’s criteria.
3. Ask what decision process and date apply, then record the agreed next step.
4. Review a partial correction against the full role and responsibilities instead of assuming the issue is settled.

## The takeaway

The companion is a preparation worksheet from a personal account, not financial or employment advice. TripleTen’s featured programmes have their own entry requirements.

## Workflow resources

- [tripleten.com](https://tripleten.com/systems-engineer/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=luke)
- [tripleten.com](https://tripleten.com/ai-machine-learning/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=luke)
- [github.com](https://github.com/tripleten-com/ai-system-engineering-showcase)

## Chapters

- [0:00 How I doubled my salary (£25.7k to £52.5k)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84HA7Y6BPKg&t=0s)
- [2:22 Sponsor: TripleTen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84HA7Y6BPKg&t=142s)
- [4:10 Lesson 1: Relief kills negotiation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84HA7Y6BPKg&t=250s)
- [5:03 Lesson 2: The market reprices you faster](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84HA7Y6BPKg&t=303s)
- [6:07 Lesson 3: Build evidence before you ask](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84HA7Y6BPKg&t=367s)
- [7:58 Lesson 4: Ask when they've decided they want you](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84HA7Y6BPKg&t=478s)
- [9:18 Lesson 5: Give one number, then stop talking](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84HA7Y6BPKg&t=558s)
- [10:26 Lesson 6: Audit your own level](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84HA7Y6BPKg&t=626s)
- [13:31 Lesson 7: Partial corrections aren't the finish line](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84HA7Y6BPKg&t=811s)
- [14:23 What made my asks credible](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84HA7Y6BPKg&t=863s)
- [16:31 What I'd do differently](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84HA7Y6BPKg&t=991s)

## Sources and limitations

Written follow-along guide prepared 31 October 2026 from this exact published video’s description and chapter sequence. The checklists are editorial adaptations, not verbatim transcript quotations. Demonstrated results are attributed to the video; the full final video was not independently transcribed or watched for this article, and the product was not retested. For installation commands, later interface changes and current offers, use the original resources linked here.

[Original video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84HA7Y6BPKg)