> This shows a lot in the government as well as its services like BBC and NHS, and the academia Salaries play a significant role. Unlike a lot of other countr

> This shows a lot in the government as well as its services like BBC and NHS, and the academia Salaries play a significant role. Unlike a lot of other countries, private sector salaries for SWEs suck in much of the UK, and gov.uk (in reality part of the Civil Service), GCHQ+MoD, and BBC can pay fairly competitively and give a fairly decent pension compared to private sector gigs. That said, I'd disagree with NHS IT - it's almost entirely outsourced to regional MSPs who suck (and I say this as a former vendor who's helped sell products those guys use in NHS environments)