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I would be _very_ surprised if it is any more than 60k for a senior developer. This isn't Silicon Valley, unfortunately (well, at least property prices are on p

I would be _very_ surprised if it is any more than 60k for a senior developer. This isn't Silicon Valley, unfortunately (well, at least property prices are on par!). PS: except for start-up Hedge Funds I guess :).

ig1 12y ago
Plenty of (funded) startups hire senior developers in 60-120k range.
- CmonDev 12y ago
  Could you please provide a list of plenty of 90k+ right here? I am sure many HN Londoners will really appreciate.
  - ig1 12y ago
    I suggest looking at post-series B venture funded startups they're the ones who have enough money and the need for senior engineers. That's around the level I'd expect a VP eng with domain experience (i.e scaling a high-growth consumer product, deep ecommerce experiences, etc.) to be able to make. I'd recommend approaching startups who just raised a significant round (>$10m) as that's the point when many companies make key senior dev hires.
    - CmonDev 12y ago
      At this level of compensation they would be competing with financial sector. I have not seen any evidence of this so far in London. I have not seen start-ups openly offer that kind of money so far. I think this is just a speculation from your side. Shame we don't have an AngelList.
      - ig1 12y ago
        I work at a venture capital fund so I've seen internal salary data from a number of tech startups as well as from recruiters in the space. I also used to run a developer recruitment startup which gave me access to a lot of internal data from hiring companies. While it closes the gap with fintech, top devs at hedge funds can make £200-£300k (I have friends who are in this range) which it's hard for any tech startup to compete with. FYI. AngelList are now operating in the UK and are ramping up. @andychung is their guy on the ground here.
        CmonDev 12y ago
        I see, thanks. I hope AngelList UK will be relevant, at the moment there are just a few positions there disclosing salary info.

ig1 12y ago

Plenty of (funded) startups hire senior developers in 60-120k range.

CmonDev 12y ago
Could you please provide a list of plenty of 90k+ right here? I am sure many HN Londoners will really appreciate.
- ig1 12y ago
  I suggest looking at post-series B venture funded startups they're the ones who have enough money and the need for senior engineers. That's around the level I'd expect a VP eng with domain experience (i.e scaling a high-growth consumer product, deep ecommerce experiences, etc.) to be able to make. I'd recommend approaching startups who just raised a significant round (>$10m) as that's the point when many companies make key senior dev hires.
  - CmonDev 12y ago
    At this level of compensation they would be competing with financial sector. I have not seen any evidence of this so far in London. I have not seen start-ups openly offer that kind of money so far. I think this is just a speculation from your side. Shame we don't have an AngelList.
    - ig1 12y ago
      I work at a venture capital fund so I've seen internal salary data from a number of tech startups as well as from recruiters in the space. I also used to run a developer recruitment startup which gave me access to a lot of internal data from hiring companies. While it closes the gap with fintech, top devs at hedge funds can make £200-£300k (I have friends who are in this range) which it's hard for any tech startup to compete with. FYI. AngelList are now operating in the UK and are ramping up. @andychung is their guy on the ground here.
      - CmonDev 12y ago
        I see, thanks. I hope AngelList UK will be relevant, at the moment there are just a few positions there disclosing salary info.