It was me who mentioned 100k a year for the top British brickies as I remember reading it in the papers a few months ago.
Just done a Google and it pulls up loads of results for these stories...
Article in the papers a couple of months ago said the top British brickies now earn the equivalent of 100k a year (ie two grand a week). It's all supply and demand, innit. With 200,000 new homes being built in the UK brickies are in short supply, you have to pay more to get them, import some...