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Is any EU country paying remotely close to the UK for programmers? I'm not in the EU, but one of my brothers in law ended up moving to the U.S. from Austria in
by GFischer 10y ago
Is any EU country paying remotely close to the UK for programmers?
I'm not in the EU, but one of my brothers in law ended up moving to the U.S. from Austria in part because the pay difference was humongous (and of course the scene is completely different).
The only other country he considered was the U.K.
- gambiting 10y agoEven UK doesn't pay super well unless you work for a financial company and are close to London. I'm in the North East, so while I enjoy cheap cost of living, I don't make that much - my salary could easily be matched by pretty much any industry in Germany or France.
- laurent123456 10y agoThe UK definitely pays the best rates in the EU. I moved here in part for that reason, though now that the GBP is slowly losing its value it makes less and less sense to stay here.
- icc97 10y agoDo you mean the UK or London?
- laurent123456 10y agoWell London has the highest rates, but if you compare cities of similar sizes from one country to another (Say London to Paris, Sheffield to Lyon, etc.) the rates in British cities are almost always higher.
- ionised 10y agoI've been doing a lot of comparisons lately because I'm considering leaving the UK (due to Brexit) and I'm seeing the UK consistently paying far less unless it's the financial services/banking sector.
- MagnumOpus 10y agoAustria/Germany/Benelux vs US is a big difference. Austria/Germany/Benelux vs UK isn't - outside London, the pay is now about the same order of magnitude. While London salaries are higher for now, London living costs are much higher, so disposable income suffers.