[notauser]

The only one I know personally who is a FTE is making about $40-50k (in the UK).

Most programmers of his seniority in central London are in about the same range. An good architect/team lead with about 10 years experience would be lucky to make $100k.

[petercooper]

So in the £24k-£30k range? That's pretty poor if so. That'd be the pay at entry level in a tech that's past its peak, not something highly in demand.

Most mid-level developers I know of in London are in the £30-£40k bracket, with managers/team leads coming in at £40k+.

Unless, of course, you used $ signs where you meant £/GBP :-)

[notauser]

No, I translated back to USD for the benefit of the HN audience. :)