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Ask HN: Programming salaries in London/UK?
I'm a software developer from Israel, thinking of moving to the UK. Probably London, but depending on job availability maybe somewhere else.
I can't find good information about the salary I can expect when I come over. My current salary, in Israel, is roughly 40-45K pounds annually - is this something reasonable to expect in the UK for someone with 3-4 years of experience, in PHP, Python, and Android development (with no formal education)?
Also - is London my only hope? What other cities in the UK offer a good startup/tech scene?
Anyway, any advice and recommendations will be very much appreciated!
- monkey26 12y agoSorry, no answer from me.. But recently my wife was wondering what kind of money I could make in the UK.. 15 years experience, currently focused on C, Java, Python and increasingly Go.
- kalagan 12y agoYou can look for jobs matching your profile on this website http://www.theitjobboard.co.uk http://www.theitjobboard.co.uk
- silverarr 12y agoThanks! I've been looking at various job boards, but this one seems like a good one.
- MalcolmDiggs 12y agoThe salary breakdowns on AngelList seem to be about what you're looking for https://angel.co/salaries https://angel.co/salaries (click on london, or whatever city you want to narrow down)
- thenomad 12y agoYep, that's in the right ballpark: £40k - £45k is middleweight webdev level territory at least in my experience. London is obviously good. Bristol or Edinburgh also have thriving tech scenes, and I know some people who are trying to hire in Bristol without a lot of luck, implying that there's a demand for programmers there.
- jlt 12y agoHi silverarr; I'm from the UK and work within the industry, so I can help you with this. £40-45k p/a is pretty average within London, where living expenses are higher, for a mid-experience sort of job. However, £40-45k p/a will give you much more 'bang for your buck' in a location such as Bristol, where there's a pretty good tech community. Hope this helps a little, JLT
- zerr 12y agoIn a financial sector (London) it starts from GBP 60K. For non-juniors - from 80-90K.
- kdlmm 12y agoAs I'm considering to move to London too, I asked two friends of friend who are Head Hunter for tech professional (web dev). What they said is: Expect 30-40k£ if you are a junior, 40-55k£ if you have some experiences. Beside the annual salary, you can ask for good benefits: half of phone, internet, transport bills, health care, vacations.