[tsm]

I just moved from Chicago to Edinburgh, and have about ten years of experience doing full-stack webdev at various startups. I've looked into a few UK jobs and they all seem to pay about a third or at best half what I was making at my previous job with a SV startup.

At some point my hand will be forced if I need a visa sponsorship, but for now it's a pretty tough sell.

[thorin]

Ha, this is just the reality of things in Europe. I guess at least you get "free" healthcare, holidays and sick pay that you might not get in the US. Jobs in London (remote) would pay best I imagine. My role is paying London rate, even though I live in Nottingham. Previous to that I tried contracting which will pay you about twice what permanent work pays (if you have enough work), however that has been complicated since IR35.

[teknopaul]

Since Brexit, the labour market is missing all Europeans. To work in the UK you have to leave the EU, or be treated as a lower status resident, or do a bunch of paperwork and pay import/export taxes. Employers have not accepted that that is a bill they must pay or workers won't join the UK market.

If you move first, then look for a job, you just have to accept the local market conditions.

[pyb]

Also, as a EU citizen, your time working in the UK would no longer count towards your pension.

[disgruntledphd2]

Unless you're Irish, be ause that's been grandfathered in.

[shubb]

Although I don't think such an option exists in the UK, several EU countries are offering "Digital Nomad" visas which give you a legitimate status while remaining employed by your SV company.

[isbvhodnvemrwvn]

You won't get the US comp/cost of living ratio anywhere in the world.