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If that were true then the UK would have a bigger startup scene than the US? No decent SWE works for less than $200k p/a even if that means going solo (contract

If that were true then the UK would have a bigger startup scene than the US? No decent SWE works for less than $200k p/a even if that means going solo (contract/entrepreneur) when facing a devalued local market

reedf1 3y ago
London has some of the highest dev salaries in Europe. But, you'd be lucky to get close to a US SWE salary here. Not that those jobs don't exist (I have one), but definitely the US SWE salary experience is not representative of the UK.
- AdamN 3y ago
  Do you work for Big Tech or finance or something else?
  - xnorswap 3y ago
    Profile says they're a Quant, so definitely not a typical software engineer.
- varispeed 3y ago
  Considering high taxes, high cost of living average dev salary in London is pretty depressing. There are exceptions of course...
xnorswap 3y ago
Typical senior software engineer salaries in the UK are around £60-90k outside of London (and you see adverts for as low as £45k!), a bit more in London / Fintech, up to around £120k. For a regular SWE, $200k (~£160k) is ludicrous for the UK market, but please feel free to offer me a job for that or point me toward the job postings that offer that. Going contract may be better, but keep in mind you spend time between jobs and chasing leads, and you're unlikely to get a stable years-long contract, especially post IR35 when HMRC will determine you to be a hidden employee (and rightfully so).
willsmith72 3y ago
what bubble are you living in mate
- CalRobert 3y ago
  America, presumably
dukeyukey 3y ago
Not sure I understand you? UK tech salaries are a good bit less than the US, although still on the higher side compared to the non-US Western eorld. And the UK has the biggest startup scene outside the US or China. I know a few people on ~£140k which is definitely high, but getting much past that is harder. Most mid-to-senior developers I know (in and around London) are on £65k to £120k.
bufio 3y ago
lol

reedf1 3y ago

London has some of the highest dev salaries in Europe. But, you'd be lucky to get close to a US SWE salary here. Not that those jobs don't exist (I have one), but definitely the US SWE salary experience is not representative of the UK.

AdamN 3y ago
Do you work for Big Tech or finance or something else?
- xnorswap 3y ago
  Profile says they're a Quant, so definitely not a typical software engineer.
varispeed 3y ago
Considering high taxes, high cost of living average dev salary in London is pretty depressing. There are exceptions of course...

xnorswap 3y ago

Typical senior software engineer salaries in the UK are around £60-90k outside of London (and you see adverts for as low as £45k!), a bit more in London / Fintech, up to around £120k. For a regular SWE, $200k (~£160k) is ludicrous for the UK market, but please feel free to offer me a job for that or point me toward the job postings that offer that. Going contract may be better, but keep in mind you spend time between jobs and chasing leads, and you're unlikely to get a stable years-long contract, especially post IR35 when HMRC will determine you to be a hidden employee (and rightfully so).

willsmith72 3y ago

what bubble are you living in mate

CalRobert 3y ago
America, presumably

dukeyukey 3y ago

Not sure I understand you? UK tech salaries are a good bit less than the US, although still on the higher side compared to the non-US Western eorld. And the UK has the biggest startup scene outside the US or China. I know a few people on ~£140k which is definitely high, but getting much past that is harder. Most mid-to-senior developers I know (in and around London) are on £65k to £120k.

bufio 3y ago

lol