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There is a shortage of GOOD developers, because many people only enroll to CS universities tempted by higher than average salary, not because they really like p
by mamon 11y ago
There is a shortage of GOOD developers, because many people only enroll to CS universities tempted by higher than average salary, not because they really like programming.
Also, UK is a part of European Union, which makes London based developers compete with immigrants from countries like Poland, Hungary, Romania, who will be happy with much lower salaries.
- madaxe_again 11y agowho will be happy with much lower salaries. You'd think that but you'd be wrong. It's true that fresh immigrants might have a low salary ask, but folks wise up pretty quickly to their worth in the UK - which is just as well, as otherwise it'd lead to exploitation and would drag overall salaries down. No, the supply and demand bit doesn't hold true - it's cultural. We undervalue technical skill here, severely, and have for several generations. It's seen as somehow dirty.
- polotics 11y agoYou are spot on: it's cultural. The British class society has inbuilt superiority for some, regardless of economic contribution. It is a monarchy after all, what should we expect. Reminds me of facepalm moments in Bracknell a while back. Maybe things have improved since then, I wouldn't know: I left that country.
- gambiting 11y agoI know plenty of programmers from those countries in the UK, and they will be happy with a lower salary in their first year, but as soon as they realise that everyone else is being paid much more they leave and demand the same salaries.