salary of computer enginner in uk

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What is the salary of computer engineer in uk ? any idea ???

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Re: salary of computer enginner in uk

The salary depends largely on the following factors :

  • how many years of experience you have and how much of it is UK experience .
  • which part of the UK , you are in
  • What specific role is it, some sub areas in Computer engineering are more technical then the others hence command bigger salary
  • What level / band position is it .

Since we dont know any of the above factors , I will give you a general overview ..
In london you could look at roughly around 30K -35K
In the North West you could look at around 25K - 28K

Hope this helps

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Re: salary of computer enginner in uk

Thanks for your reply. Is 30K to 35K a good salary? Don't you think people in USA earn more than those in UK?

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Programmers get highly paid in the EU.

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Like I said ... its difficult to know the remuneration benchmark without knowing the specific level and and expertise you are targetting.

I am not very sure about the US market , someone might who knows that market might guide us around that ... as far as the UK is concerned , its quite a highly saturated market and remuneration greatly is dependent on the years of experience and up to date qualification of skills ..

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do you know the difference in currency...30k in uk sterling is alot more than 30k in american dollars.

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British Pound has lost a lot og ground to world currencies. there was a time when 1 pound was = $2.75 Canadian Dollars...NOW, it's worth only $1.7 Canadian.

also, the buying power has diminished for the British Pound in recent years. rent/mortgage is way higher than American/Canadian.

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Are these starting salaries? What kind of salaries can be expected having say eight to ten years experience in uk?

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Yes Ali, these are starting salaries I mentioned , someone with 2-3 years of UK experience ..

For someone who doesnt have UK experience but has overall 8-10 years of experience, I would say salaries would be around similar or very slightly higher then the benchmarking as above ..

However for someone with 8-10 years of UK experience can expect their salary range to be :
£60k- £70k in London
£40k- £50k in the the North

Contractors can make alot more money then those who are in permanent IT jobs ..

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Feel yourself lucky if you are getting 30 K in start , a decade ago I started on 17 K :)

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Naabigh , was that in the UK?

Salaries did indeed go up slightly about 6-7 years ago , there was a lack of IT professionals in the UK and then with HSMP visa , we saw alot of saturation in the market within a few years ...

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^^ Ireland :snooty: and they also had pounds ( punt) back then

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ohhh ok .. Ireland is a good market , I have heard .. whats IT like there ?

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I was saying that IT people in USA get 100K or even more than 100K which is alot more than what people get in UK.

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Is 17K a good salary in UK to support a family ?

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Unknown, to support a family and live just borderline comfortable, you need a salary of at least £40k minimum in London and the south.
In the North of England, a minimum salary of £28K should do ..

Anything lesser then this amount wont give you and your family a comfortable living. Infact most of the time people who are earning lesser then these amounts they have to have their partners working as well to make up to a comfortable living.

Hope this helps ..

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thanks everyone ....
what about engineers i mean electrical engineers, do they earn more than IT people ?

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I am not too sure about the Electrical Engineers job market , unknown ..

Perhaps someone related to the field might be able to give you a knowledgeable answer ..

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In the US , people get paid more even doctors ,lawyers,engineers etc.

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Would a salary of 30K is good to support a family in manchester ?