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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by varispeed on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @09:39AM (#27117971)
> $132,000 is almost double my salary is the UK.

If that's true, then you should probably have a word with your employer. Typical dev pay is 80k (~$120k) or twice as that if contracted.

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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by RReverser on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:29AM (#27118510)
That's nowhere typical, even in London you'll find that only in higher-end companies.
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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by ChrisRR on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @07:39PM (#27124987)
It's absolutely not. £50k is fairly typical senior dev salary with some industries being higher or lower
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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by Plyphon_ on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @04:35AM (#27128098)
It probably is true but as with all cost/currency comparisons you can't really look at the raw pre-tax figures in isolation to know if someone has more buying power doing the same job in one country or another.

Everything from the price of broadband, pint of milk, loaf of bread, healthcare, car costs, etc etc contributes to someones buying power vs their salary

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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by pmlnr on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:49AM (#27118740)
Eh, no. Really no; that typical is at absolute max 50K across the UK.
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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by Plyphon_ on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @04:40AM (#27128119)
ITJobsWatch [0] suggests the median salary for a Senior Dev role in London is around 75k currently.

[0] https://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/london/senior%20developer...

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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by mciancia on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @01:13PM (#27120666)
Uhh, maybe London is special but getting 70-100kGBP out of university is not really hard there. Just high CoL and taxes are making that a lot less
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