Bad news for those who are about to begin their vehicle training, DVSA driving examiners have announced strike action, there will naturally be significant disruption for 3b tests (the actual on road part of the driving test) across the country - area specific info in the link provided. Fortunately you should still be able to do your 3b and Mod 4 where your training provider have their own examiner.
They’ve been hiring new examiners for about 2-3 years now.
Salary was £26k, with a £10k pension bump.