(living in London for 5 years, Non-British / EU citizen) Took me 10 weeks to find a new opportunity (recently) applied for permanent and freelance/contractor/c

(living in London for 5 years, Non-British / EU citizen) Took me 10 weeks to find a new opportunity (recently) applied for permanent and freelance/contractor/contract roles. Comparing with the previous years, where it took me less than 2 to 5 days, there's a difference. Housing has never been so expensive & the currency never been this low - during the period I've lived here. Contracting - some companies stopped paying better for overtime work: Weekends, bank holidays are the same rate and not 1.5 or 2 units.