Ask HN: Programming salaries in London/UK?

[silverarr]

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!

[jlt]

Hi 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

[kdlmm]

As 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.

[thenomad]

Yep, 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.

[MalcolmDiggs]

The salary breakdowns on AngelList seem to be about what you're looking for https://angel.co/salaries (click on london, or whatever city you want to narrow down)

[monkey26]

Sorry, 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]

You can look for jobs matching your profile on this website http://www.theitjobboard.co.uk

[silverarr]

Thanks! I've been looking at various job boards, but this one seems like a good one.

[zerr]

In a financial sector (London) it starts from GBP 60K. For non-juniors - from 80-90K.