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Can you please confirm what the average salary is in Copenhagen for a senior developer ? Thanks

by ionwake 9y ago

ddalex 9y ago
I can confirm around 100k (pounds) in London, unless you're going to the giants (FB, Google) that go above that.
- te_chris 9y ago
  Lol no. That’s delusional in London, unless you take into account day rate work
  - barrkel 9y ago
    85-90k is the upper bound on senior dev salaries, but companies can and will go above that if you have specific skills they need and can't easily recruit for. (I make 6 figures in London, and that's full time and at a software company.)
    - thesimon 9y ago
      What would an average salary for a medium-level dev look like? I've seen 40k GBP a few times, but that seems quite low.
      - Fifer82 9y ago
        In 2012, I was looking for mid level work (Gaming, but not entirely dependent on it) and yeah that was exactly the figure I seen. In London 40k is like 20k outside London meaning you have a bunch of Mid Level developers picking up a street sweepers wage without a pension attached. I just don't believe I somehow missed all the decent jobs during a lul either.
        barrkel 9y ago
        I've never thought game dev was a smart career move. Too many naive kids entering the market and too many sweatshops taking advantage of them.
      - barrkel 9y ago
        40k, 50k, 60k possibly. Medium-level is pretty nebulous though. It could be a talented coder without much experience, or a journeyman with many years and without something extra like domain expertise. Smart money would pay more for the first, but people like a bargain too. Head out of finance and tech (funded or profitable) and those numbers start to look more like senior salaries.
- msangi 9y ago
  Don't forget about hedge funds. Judging from the messages I get from recruiters there are plenty of them. Their offer total compensations significantly above 100k£
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- beingrealistic 9y ago
  according to itjobswatch: 65k median 50k 10th percentile 90k 90th percentile https://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/uk/senior%20developer.do https://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/uk/senior%20developer.do
- toephu2 9y ago
  I thought he asked about Copenhagen?
- Fifer82 9y ago
  Wow, in the last 4-5 years the economy has really picked up. I moved back to Scotland after working in Berlin and Amsterdam and work remotely today for a Paris based agency. Until I read your comment, I had guaranteed myself never to work for a UK company. Will need to do some more research at some point.
chvid 9y ago
I would think around 60.000 dkr. pr. month is a good salary for a senior developer in Copenhagen. Look at Prosa or Jobindex for statistics on this. The wages in Copenhagen are lower than in Silicon Valley. I was talking about the general shape of the graph.

Can you please confirm what the average salary is in Copenhagen for a senior developer ? Thanks

ddalex 9y ago

I can confirm around 100k (pounds) in London, unless you're going to the giants (FB, Google) that go above that.

te_chris 9y ago
Lol no. That’s delusional in London, unless you take into account day rate work
- barrkel 9y ago
  85-90k is the upper bound on senior dev salaries, but companies can and will go above that if you have specific skills they need and can't easily recruit for. (I make 6 figures in London, and that's full time and at a software company.)
  - thesimon 9y ago
    What would an average salary for a medium-level dev look like? I've seen 40k GBP a few times, but that seems quite low.
    - Fifer82 9y ago
      In 2012, I was looking for mid level work (Gaming, but not entirely dependent on it) and yeah that was exactly the figure I seen. In London 40k is like 20k outside London meaning you have a bunch of Mid Level developers picking up a street sweepers wage without a pension attached. I just don't believe I somehow missed all the decent jobs during a lul either.
      - barrkel 9y ago
        I've never thought game dev was a smart career move. Too many naive kids entering the market and too many sweatshops taking advantage of them.
    - barrkel 9y ago
      40k, 50k, 60k possibly. Medium-level is pretty nebulous though. It could be a talented coder without much experience, or a journeyman with many years and without something extra like domain expertise. Smart money would pay more for the first, but people like a bargain too. Head out of finance and tech (funded or profitable) and those numbers start to look more like senior salaries.
msangi 9y ago
Don't forget about hedge funds. Judging from the messages I get from recruiters there are plenty of them. Their offer total compensations significantly above 100k£
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beingrealistic 9y ago
according to itjobswatch: 65k median 50k 10th percentile 90k 90th percentile https://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/uk/senior%20developer.do https://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/uk/senior%20developer.do
toephu2 9y ago
I thought he asked about Copenhagen?
Fifer82 9y ago
Wow, in the last 4-5 years the economy has really picked up. I moved back to Scotland after working in Berlin and Amsterdam and work remotely today for a Paris based agency. Until I read your comment, I had guaranteed myself never to work for a UK company. Will need to do some more research at some point.

chvid 9y ago

I would think around 60.000 dkr. pr. month is a good salary for a senior developer in Copenhagen. Look at Prosa or Jobindex for statistics on this. The wages in Copenhagen are lower than in Silicon Valley. I was talking about the general shape of the graph.