[AlexCoventry]

I'm in the US, but I'm sympathetic.

You'll probably have more luck if you're more specific about your capabilities. The first questions prospective employers are likely to have, on reading your post, are "How have you been teaching yourself to program?" and "What technologies have you been using, and what have you done with them?" If you're able to edit your post, you may want to include some information along those lines.

[jackm2019]

Thanks, I couldn't edit my post but I added a comment at the top just below my post, that includes the information you suggested.