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I'm not sure how to reply because you've come off a bit aggressive in other posts. We of course agree it worked out for you and probably for other CTOs! You ma
by switch007 9y ago
I'm not sure how to reply because you've come off a bit aggressive in other posts. We of course agree it worked out for you and probably for other CTOs!
You may be able to earn 2x-3x, but I can not believe most people can. Indeed lists the average Senior Software Engineer salary in London at £59.5k and Manchester £46k.
Are you suggesting most jobs in Manchester paying £40k pay £80-120k in London?
- ukoki 9y agoI don't think indeed is representative. https://www.cwjobs.co.uk/salary-checker/average-tech-salary https://www.cwjobs.co.uk/salary-checker/average-tech-salary Lists average salary for central London as £77k vs £58k for Manchester — still not 2-3x though. However these figures aren't representative of the actual market. Due to the UK's peculiar tax laws developers exist here in two classes: the contractors and the permies. A contractor typically makes 1.5-2x the equivalent full-time salary. There's contractors in both cities but from experience I bet London has a much higher % who are contractors. Furthermore while the median contractor rate within London might only be 20-30% higher than outside, there's a whole market at the top end (the £500-1000/day folk) that doesn't exist or is very rare elsewhere.
- switch007 9y agoDidn't mean to imply Indeed was representative (but I can see how my wording suggests so), it was just the first thing I checked. Thanks for the other data points. And yes, contractors vs non-contractors, finance vs other sectors. This is why detail is useful when talking about salaries.