[user5994461]

Please. 75k is the package good people can get 1-2 years after moving to London, basically when leaving their first company -whatever job they could get really- to move to an actual company that doesn't screw them over.

It's true that there are startups that try to get away with hiring people out of school for peanuts, from all across Europe. They often have a turnover of half the staff leaving within a year and it's no coincidence.

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That hasn't been my experience. 75k is not earth-shaking, but also not something that i would expect someone with 2 years of experience to get in London. What companies do you think would pay that to such a person?

[user5994461]

How about every single company? The better ones give 10% or 20% bonus annually, so really easy to get there, even while unaware of it.

I worked in startups. I've seen first hands employees being abused and leaving in drove after 1-2 years to get significantly more, literally anywhere else. Name any company in London, probably have some ex colleagues there.

That being said, I am talking about developers who can handle a HackerRank test and a coding interview on the whiteboard. It's not a high bar by any means but it is something.