Depends on the kinds of positions. There's more to academia than tenure-track faculty (which isn't in my future at all anyway). People around me tend to be in

Depends on the kinds of positions. There's more to academia than tenure-track faculty (which isn't in my future at all anyway). People around me tend to be in the RSE (Research Software Engineer) scene, which is growing in Europe. I, and many of my cohort, could fit in as research staff or faculty in many different disciplines. Wouldn't get rich or famous, but certainly have a comfortable living working on interesting problems.