I wouldn't argue it has changed hugely in that time frame, but there have been some developments - notably Amazon now have a development center in the city. >

I wouldn't argue it has changed hugely in that time frame, but there have been some developments - notably Amazon now have a development center in the city. > me and my fellow students had to find jobs in the London area This is arguably still true of most any career path you care to choose in the UK - the UK economy in geographic terms is so heavily slanted to the South East/London, especially for "professional" type careers.