Anecdata - I know several people who are close to getting citizenship, and none of them are top of their field or earning mega £££. Even if the UK moves to a p

Anecdata - I know several people who are close to getting citizenship, and none of them are top of their field or earning mega £££. Even if the UK moves to a points-based system post-Brexit, I'd imagine a mid- to late-career software developer or similar would easily be able to clear any 'desirability' / skill requirement and salary hurdles. (Although trying to predict policy post-Brexit is probably a losing game. There's any range of choices from 'the UK doesn't leave the EU' to 'the UK leaves and Scotland leaves the UK').