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in the last 3 months I receive myself a lot more job offers (UK) in linkedin: is it just my perception or IT staff are a bit running away from the UK? :)

bryanrasmussen 6y ago
I guess a lot of citizens of EU countries would have moved out.
- alibarber 6y ago
  An honest question (as a UK Citizen living in the EU) - have they? And in the context of IT-related jobs in metropolitan areas (which I assume this commentator alludes to) I don't know anyone in my network that fits the bill who has.
  - bryanrasmussen 6y ago
    I don't know either hence my "I guess" and "would" statements, like - someone says increased recruitment from area, I can think of one reason why lots of people from overseas might have decided to leave that area recently.
cosmodisk 6y ago
A few reasons: 1) More confidence in the economy, increased hiring. 2) A lot of Europeans moved back to Europe 3) People are more likely to jump jobs,hence more vacancies. 4) More companies restarting previously paused projects,so an increases need for various services providers/consultants. My main concern is that looking at the job ads, there are a lot of companies that expect to hire on cheap, considering the current situation.Some salaries in job ads are outright absurd. Again, not all sectors, not all skill groups.
f6v 6y ago
UK’s vaccine rollout is one of the most efficient in the world. It’s as if they were right about the EU holding them back. I’m not a huge fan of the state, but it’s quite impressive. That will certainly give the expats some confidence.
jmeister 6y ago
The UK is severely underrated by mainstream media because of Brexit and conservative govt: “I’ll say it again, whether it is AI, the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine, the speed of the current vaccination program, this switch to greener energy, the reemergence of Oxbridge, the new Dominic Cummings-inspired DARPA-like science funding plan, or London being the world’s best city — current Great Britain remains grossly underrated.” https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/02/cool-green-britannia.html https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/02/co...
- pjc50 6y ago
  > the new Dominic Cummings-inspired DARPA-like science funding plan This is a massive cut to research. https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/03/17/the-government-must-urgently-reconsider-uk-research-and-innovation-funding-cuts/ https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/03/17/the-government-must-urg... https://sciencebusiness.net/framework-programmes/news/uk-science-rises-against-looming-multi-billion-pound-cuts-research https://sciencebusiness.net/framework-programmes/news/uk-sci... The unwillingness of anyone to take credit for decarbonising the UK is very odd.
jariel 6y ago
Whatever the net rate of migration in IT workers, it's not something an individual is going to notice in terms of offers.

bryanrasmussen 6y ago

I guess a lot of citizens of EU countries would have moved out.

alibarber 6y ago
An honest question (as a UK Citizen living in the EU) - have they? And in the context of IT-related jobs in metropolitan areas (which I assume this commentator alludes to) I don't know anyone in my network that fits the bill who has.
- bryanrasmussen 6y ago
  I don't know either hence my "I guess" and "would" statements, like - someone says increased recruitment from area, I can think of one reason why lots of people from overseas might have decided to leave that area recently.

cosmodisk 6y ago

A few reasons: 1) More confidence in the economy, increased hiring. 2) A lot of Europeans moved back to Europe 3) People are more likely to jump jobs,hence more vacancies. 4) More companies restarting previously paused projects,so an increases need for various services providers/consultants. My main concern is that looking at the job ads, there are a lot of companies that expect to hire on cheap, considering the current situation.Some salaries in job ads are outright absurd. Again, not all sectors, not all skill groups.

f6v 6y ago

UK’s vaccine rollout is one of the most efficient in the world. It’s as if they were right about the EU holding them back. I’m not a huge fan of the state, but it’s quite impressive. That will certainly give the expats some confidence.

jmeister 6y ago

The UK is severely underrated by mainstream media because of Brexit and conservative govt: “I’ll say it again, whether it is AI, the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine, the speed of the current vaccination program, this switch to greener energy, the reemergence of Oxbridge, the new Dominic Cummings-inspired DARPA-like science funding plan, or London being the world’s best city — current Great Britain remains grossly underrated.” https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/02/cool-green-britannia.html https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/02/co...

pjc50 6y ago
> the new Dominic Cummings-inspired DARPA-like science funding plan This is a massive cut to research. https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/03/17/the-government-must-urgently-reconsider-uk-research-and-innovation-funding-cuts/ https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/03/17/the-government-must-urg... https://sciencebusiness.net/framework-programmes/news/uk-science-rises-against-looming-multi-billion-pound-cuts-research https://sciencebusiness.net/framework-programmes/news/uk-sci... The unwillingness of anyone to take credit for decarbonising the UK is very odd.

jariel 6y ago

Whatever the net rate of migration in IT workers, it's not something an individual is going to notice in terms of offers.