> I would expect the if there were demand for the higher quality devs then we would see them skewing the distribution locally (like on Glassdoor). Glassdoor or

> I would expect the if there were demand for the higher quality devs then we would see them skewing the distribution locally (like on Glassdoor). Glassdoor or salary surveys aren't the most reliable source of information for outliers. There's a proportion of devs that are flying completely under the radar and who are completely invisible to most local companies, even if they are in the same "local market" [0]. Because they are extremely valuable, they don't interview a lot and tend to hop between companies where they know people (or get fast tracked internally). When hiring is red hot, they might completely disappear from the hiring pool by junior year. [0] https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/software-engineering-salaries-in-the-netherlands-and-europe/ https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/software-engineering-sala...