Ask HN: How much do you make in London?

#1

Post by ldneng » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:36 AM UTC

There's recently been a lot of discussion about how much people are making in different areas of the US, but the threads about London are either outdated or not too comprehensive.

Please include your company (be it BigCo, startup, finance) / contractor status, level / years of experience and compensation breakdown in GBP.

I'll start: Investment bank front-office, 3 years experience: £59k, ~10% annual bonus, no stock.

Links to previous somehow related discussions on HN:

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7672167

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11317897

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5804134

Re: Ask HN: How much do you make in London?

#2

Post by TamDenholm » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:56 AM UTC

Contractor, PHP/Full stack, 11 years exp, £350 - £400 a day in London. Not risen much in 5-6 years which is why i started doing other things like business consultancy.

Re: Ask HN: How much do you make in London?

#3

Post by dan_b » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:56 AM UTC

May I suggest something more anonymous like a google spreadsheet? Or a HN poll?

Re: Ask HN: How much do you make in London?

#4

Post by acta_non_verba » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:57 AM UTC

Startup, full time employee, called Senior but I only have one year of commercial experience, £47,500. ~10% annual bonus & Stock Options.

Re: Ask HN: How much do you make in London?

#5

Post by 1_player » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:58 AM UTC

Contractor 100% remote, full stack, 10y experience, currently £40/h, will increase to £50 before the end of the year.

Re: Ask HN: How much do you make in London?

#6

Post by ThrowAwayLondon » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:59 AM UTC

(throwaway account for obvious reasons)

Web Developer in London for a dating company - £75000 pa (with bonuses it's around £110000 pa)

Re: Ask HN: How much do you make in London?

#7

Post by mbrain » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 12:00 PM UTC

1_player wrote: post #5

Contractor 100% remote, full stack, 10y experience, currently £40/h, will increase to £50 before the end of the year.

May I ask whats your stack?

Re: Ask HN: How much do you make in London?

#8

Post by wastedhours » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 12:00 PM UTC

Are we only talking programmer side?

Digital marketing, education sector, 4 years experience: £39k + healthcare

Re: Ask HN: How much do you make in London?

#9

Post by ThroAwayLondon2 » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 12:03 PM UTC

Established privately held (profitable) company, full-time tech-lead, Telecoms + Web + Backend, 10 years experience - £50k.

Re: Ask HN: How much do you make in London?

#10

Post by strongai » Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 12:03 PM UTC

Senior technical author. I freelanced from 2004-2013. My very first London contract in 2004 was at £350 a day. Nowadays, it's crazy bad - anything from £200 to £400, maybe £450 if your domain knowledge is spot on. And Google - I'm looking at you - contract rates of £20-£25 an hour have been bandied around in conversations with recruiters. So, no real market uplift in more than 10 years, which is why I'm now a permie (not in London) on £55K basic plus 20% bonus, no stock.