Research assistants/students aren't on an hourly wage as such (there is no such thing as overtime pay!). Student bursaries are typically in the region of 12K GPB. Research assistants may get slightly more BUT (unlike students) they will be taxed so generally take home pay is not much different.
I think you need to be careful here. You mentioned on another thread that you have been offered a PhD position. I can't see how you will be able to do a Research Assistant role and do a PhD. Alot of PhD students will do a bit of teaching to supplement their incomes, but this is often limited to, say, 6 hours per week inclusive of prep time. Other than that, if money is a worry to you, your only other option is to do some quiet moonlighting, but there could be a heavy price to pay for that.
I did my PhD as a salaried research assistant - to all intents and purposes it was no different to a normal research studentship except that I was a salaried member of staff and took home slightly more than the standard bursary rate at the time (although as I mentioned above, not much difference after tax). However, not all research assistant posts are the same i.e. not all will expect the candidate to register for a PhD.
12K GBP means 12,000 pounds sterling as in UK currency.
The UK visa website states that for a student visa:
"You must...be able to pay for your course and support yourself and any dependants, and live in the UK without working or needing any help from public funds"
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1018721067373
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