Booking are kind of an exception to the rule given their clout. They pay astronomical figures because nobody wants to touch Perl :) There's a huge startup ecosy

Booking are kind of an exception to the rule given their clout. They pay astronomical figures because nobody wants to touch Perl :) There's a huge startup ecosystem in Amsterdam and €100k is approaching CTO salary. Often the dev teams are full of expat "senior" 20-somethings on €55-60k under the 30% Ruling (€53k upwards I think?).