I don't think you understand what I'm saying, and perhaps that's my fault for not putting it clearly enough: If I can deliver a solution and I cost £500k, but

I don't think you understand what I'm saying, and perhaps that's my fault for not putting it clearly enough: If I can deliver a solution and I cost £500k, but some 20-something only costs £50k, then of course the customer is going to go with the cheaper option. But if I want to make £500k, what ends up happening is that I (and others) don't program. That's not a good thing if you value invention: Nobody can invent for £50k, and so long as that's the market rate, £500k problems simply won't get done. That is probably okay for businesses though who want solutions and not inventions.