Thanks for input guys, appreciated.
TBH, at this stage, i don't really think it'll make much difference to me if it's photoshop or any other cheaper software(or free), as long as i learn something, it's my goal. I was curious about photoshop as it seemsed quite prominent amongst designers.
@a_bertrand, the '+' was for varying prices in next hundred pounds. For example: 850, 830,878 ect... :D