Why is Digital Forensics seemingly one of the most underpaid fields in the whole of IT?

Firstly I'll preface this by saying I live and work in the UK so it may just be a country specific thing, but it seems to me that DF is massively underpaid when compared to other cyber security jobs especially considering the responsibilities we take on as expert witnesses and the things we are exposed to on a day-to-day basis. I am a DFI in LE with 6 years experience currently earning in the mid 30's PA and it seems …

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