He said £300,000 not $300,000. That'd be about $364,000. I think you'll find such salaries for individual contributors are surprising everywhere except the Bay

He said £300,000 not $300,000. That'd be about $364,000. I think you'll find such salaries for individual contributors are surprising everywhere except the Bay Area. Britain isn't special in this regard - this sort of story is merely highlighting the fact that wages in the UK are catching up to the (extremely high) levels found in Mountain View.