I don't have much information about Germany apart from a couple one-week holidays, so I can't really comment on those. On the other hand, I've moved to Britain

I don't have much information about Germany apart from a couple one-week holidays, so I can't really comment on those. On the other hand, I've moved to Britain 2 years ago (with a secured job that I'm just leaving for a new one this week) and in my experience this isn't far away from "The Land of Opportunity". The Greater London area and, to some extent, the M4 corridor is just the paradise for skilled IT workers. Heck, even some towns have almost nil unemployment in general (Reading, I'm looking at you). Seriously, IT companies struggle to find skilled and experienced people and often hire from the rest of the EU just because it is a bigger pool and many >35 y.o. people already speak decent English so, why not?