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That's true of the entire EU. No one cares about software. Just look at the immense salary gap with the US or Canada.

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The EU is not homogenic. Some places have excellent software industry. Some software people from Spain like to work in Finland. Pay is better, though not as high as in Silicon Valley. I don't know how well software jobs pay in the rust belt in USA.