top | item 12589302

(no title)

gringofyx | 9 years ago

Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Bristol, Liverpool... probably in that order. I've heard good things about Glasgow, Birmingham and Cardiff too. The North West has been good to me and I've never really had to leave the area because there's pretty good transportation links over a wide area with a large population.

And I've lived and worked in Berlin too, it's nice, but by no means the perfect solution. And y'know... it means I can live close to family by being in the UK.

discuss

londonite|9 years ago

"Close" is a relative term.

Is it closer to London a little Scottish town, far from any airport or major communications hub, than Paris or Barcelona?

http://jorgepratscher.com/commuting-from-barcelona-to-brackn...

http://www.totaljobs.com/insidejob/extreme-commutes-to-londo...

pjc50|9 years ago

I think you're missing a word .. but yes, parts of the highlands and islands are definitely further away in time from London than Paris is. I think even Manchester may take longer, at least until HS2 is operational.

(The first link isn't very encouraging! "As a consequence I had to visit my dear friend the physiotherapist to check my displaced vertebrae and super swollen trapezius muscles that didn’t let me get off my bed after travelling nonstop for 6 months"!)

pjc50|9 years ago

Edinburgh works for me, although it seems skewed towards multinationals and banks rather than small companies. I nearly went to work for "Clydespace" in Glasgow.

I too have heard good things about Liverpool these days.

dnnrly|9 years ago

You should try Nottingham too. There is at least 1 major brand with deep pockets offering very interesting amounts of money for developers at the moment.

thorin|9 years ago

I'm in nottingham. Would be interested in any opportunities or some ideas. Boots, capital1, reuters seem to be the major ones. I'm currently contracting in smart metering.

noelwelsh|9 years ago

What is the company? Recently moved to Nottingham. Not looking for a job but curious to learn more about the tech scene.

throawaylondon3|9 years ago

That's great until that major brand goes bust. At least in London you have hundreds of major brands.