Salary details on a job application

Probably how little they can get away with paying you (cynical me? never)

Well the job has a range for the salary so wondered if that would be the case?

Yes, they'll use it in part to work out an appropriate salary offer if you are successful. They normally have a range in mind and this will help them determine where you fit.

It can work either in your favour or not, depending on the circumstances. It's frustrating to know that they 'would' pay up to, say, £30k but because you're currently paid, say, £22k they'll only offer, say, £25. But then I've had the opposite and a new range has been created for me as my previous salary exceeded their upper limit and they wanted me so they upped that upper limit (IYSWIM)

Ok so even if they have the advertised salary range of £29,500 to £36,900 and my current salary is way less than this? Also my salary is very low, and the majority of my wages is made up from duty pay and commission, so how is it best to express my salary in this respect? Put down the salary amount or put down the average monthly take home amount?

I'd be totally open - my annual salary is x; I also receive duty pay and commision which leads to an overal salary of y

You are totally covered on all fronts then.

Well think that is best, in the end i`m more than doubling my income if I get the job on the lowest limit of their salary range!

I normally put a rounded up figure of what I guesstimate I earn including flight pay, allowances etc. I wish I was doing it your way and doubling, I always seem to take pay cuts when I change jobs - however working for Virgin I doubt there's much chance I can find a job paying less now.

i put £x basic + car + commission (£y ote)

just as if you were advertising your job i suppose

I'm looking at working for the CAA, so watch out ?