Ask HN: Did anybody apply for UK Global Talent visa? How did it go?

Post by cutthegrass2 » Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 8:28 AM UTC

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London day rates I've seen for contractors are more like 700 - 900/day on average at places that pay a bit better and 1000+ for specialists. And base salaries I've seen advertised for senior developers at funded startups (e.g. Wagestream, Truelayer) are more like 105k now (more for higher levelings - i.e. Principal/Staff).

Good news about the day rates! I wonder how much of this is about stack - most of my knowledge is of the generic Java development scene, and I'm extremely out of touch even with that now On the permanent positions, that sounds like a seniority thing. The people I know aren't staff or principal. I know someone who's sort of head of engineering at a small but healthy startup, and I think he's on 120k or something.

Post by M2Ys4U » Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 1:22 PM UTC

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People will say that. But I'd point out that if you're working for a typical tech company--or, indeed, most companies employing professionals--you're probably covered by health insurance through your employer. You're often paying for some of it and you'll have some out of pocket up to a max, but the amounts involved are likely modest compared to salaries.

Yep exactly. it's important to remember that most of SWE are spared from the ugliness of the healthcare problems in the US yet enjoy higher salaries and lower taxes than most of Europe. So it's almost a net win in this regard.

Post by johnday » Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 4:05 PM UTC

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I don't understand as well..why are compensations so low in London compared to other places? I mean even if you consider cost of living..not good at all

The exchange rate. London was relatively competitive when the exchange rate was above $1.5 for a pound. Note that it was approaching $2 for most of the 2000s until the financial crisis. You could make bank easily in London as a contractor (very low taxes), maybe more than in the Silicon Valley. Then over the last decade the exchange rate plumetted and the cost of rent/home doubled, while salaries and daily rates didn…

Post by wreath » Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 5:34 PM UTC

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Yep exactly. it's important to remember that most of SWE are spared from the ugliness of the healthcare problems in the US yet enjoy higher salaries and lower taxes than most of Europe. So it's almost a net win in this regard.

Not having one's health insurance tied to one's job is still a Good Thing, though.

Post by digianarchist » Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 8:19 PM UTC

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London is absurd place when it comes to costs. It's very similar to NY, but then to find a tech job that would pay £100K+ is virtually unheard-of except some niche jobs in financial sector or super-ultra-specialised in tech companies. The same job with Google pays 2-3 times less than in the US..

> The same job with Google pays 2-3 times less than in the US.. Is that the case? (a) How does Google justify that internally? (b) Doesn't it cause a huge amount of ill-feeling internally? (c) If that is so why are there people elsewhere in this thread saying that FAANG jobs pay very well in London?