London comps PE vs. PC

I’ve heard from a few friends in PC/DL that associate 1 starts at £240k these days and senior associate will be north of £300k. I was quite surprised by these figures. Based on my experience in PE and what I read on WSO, most of mid market funds still pay £90+90 as standard for associate 1. Is PE falling behind PC these days or my data is off?

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