For example, lecturers (assistant professors) in CS at some UK universities are very sought after. They are even willing to take PhD students at ABD stage. Sal

For example, lecturers (assistant professors) in CS at some UK universities are very sought after. They are even willing to take PhD students at ABD stage. Salaries are not great compared to industry. Hence, competition is not very high. If you don't aim excessively high in terms of universities, it might be feasible to skip postdoc.