[MexicanJoe]

Not a direct answer but more career advice. Can you combine your degree with programming? It seems like a waste to throw out a good degree. Start programming as a hobby before throwing your hat over the wall?

There are few jobs in low-level programming, but of course, if you are very skilled, you can always find work. There are plenty of books and websites where you can learn it. If you genuinely regret your degree, then there is a way.

[finghin]

My degree is philosophy and mathematics, so not really - of course I'd happily work as a front-end developer for some philosophy journal or magazine, but that's way too narrow to be feasible. I don't regret my degree - I do think it's a good one, and when I tell people what I study they often (embarassingly) exclaim that I must be really clever - I guess it's something that would pique recruiters/employers' interests. The maths I studied was about 85% pure mathematics, so I don't have any serious statistical/data experience either (but I don't think I'd like to work in data anyway).

Yes, I was under that impression as to low-level openings, especially with junior roles. Thanks for the advice.