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by pyb 2523 days ago
Is anyone actually claiming a shortage of experienced developers in London? Or is this just what we developers would like to hear?

IMO there are few, if any, tangible signs of a shortage locally.

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It depends who you ask, I guess.

There's a definite shortage outside of London, although few companies seem to want to up their salaries to attract experienced talent. One of the reasons I switched stack was because I would get recruiters emailing every day with new roles, but rarely anything that paid over £45k in Bristol.

In your experience, as a Londoner, is there a demand for experienced devs? I would've thought that big companies would always be looking for developers.

There is always a fair amount of demand, but from the way hiring companies act, one can feel they have many decent candidates to choose from.