At first glance this looks like a fund-raising/application for grants type job - so the first thing the person will have to do is raise the cash to pay for their salary!!
And after tax, NI, provision for holiday pay and travelling, computing costs and so on £6760 spread over a 10 months is not a huge sum.
Festival prices are terrific value for money (IMHO) but I am retired and can afford them. I realise not everyone is in the same lucky boat. So they steward.
The reason prices are going up are legion but amongst them are grant withdrawals regionally and nationally, sponsorship withdrawals as the credit crunch bites, rising infrastructure costs in line with general inflation, and increasing licencing, insurance and health and safety costs.
But not to worry - if you just want to go down to the pub and have a good sing with your mates then there is nothing to stop you - after all travel costs, instrument costs and beer prices haven't gone up.