$120k is about what a good experienced generalist developer can make in London. You can up that significantly with domain expertise, or contracting. IMO compan

$120k is about what a good experienced generalist developer can make in London. You can up that significantly with domain expertise, or contracting. IMO companies on the continent, outside of places like Switzerland, pay peanuts for developers. And you know what they say: pay peanuts, get monkeys. It's a bit of a head-scratcher if people with talent didn't leave. Could have an impact on that innovation, too.