[paolomaffei]

In London with 5 years experience that's a reasonable estimation for web developers, especially if you are contracting

[V-2]

If anything, that's an average for well-seasoned developers in one of the best paying cities in Europe. Not a minimum salary ("at least") of a regular programmer in Europe in general.

[disputin]

Last few places I've worked, in London, devs with 10+ years were getting around $70 000.