Having been on both side of the table, I don't think that's quite right. Get in contact with your local friendly tech recruiter and he'll ask about your experi

Having been on both side of the table, I don't think that's quite right. Get in contact with your local friendly tech recruiter and he'll ask about your experience and salary expectations. And when a recruitment firm is engaged, salary bands are communicated, though they're not often advertised. The recruitment firm (who employs your recruiter) is the matchmaker. And if you're in a position to hire, you'll get lots of spam from recruiters, directly advertising candidates & CVs along with their salary expectations - it's unusual not to get a salary expectation in a cold approach from a recruiter.