[pointyhats]

It's not as bad as you think. The number of applicants is lower per position outside London and the ratio of muppets to positions is higher.

If you're not a muppet, it's quite easy to land 50k+ in any major city.

[beagle90]

Not many advertised positions here in Leeds pay 50k. Senior roles seem to top out at 45k.

[UK-AL]

Look at large I.T service companies, e.g Accenture. They don't tend to advertise much, and you have to apply directly via their websites.

[daywish]

I recently saw Accenture advertising for a load of intermediate PHP developers in my region. They were being advertised through third party recruiters, so I got to see the salary, which was around 20K. On this occasion it was even lower than design agencies, who already struggle to find developers on their pay levels.

[UK-AL]

That's odd because their graduate developer scheme pays 32k