Comment by paxys
5 days ago
Remember that for remote roles you are competing against the best talent in the world, and most of them can afford to work for a tiny fraction of what you are asking for.
There are still plenty of jobs at local software shops, banks, consulting firms, hospitals, government agencies and more, and you are at the front of the line for all of those. A lot of them enforce as little as 2-3 days in the office. Apply there instead.
For fully remote jobs - agreed. Some job sites have the ability to filter by Remote + Country - roles which are still WFH but require you to be a resident/citizen of a specific country. OP might look into those as well. It'll cut down on the competition.
I applied for those(hybrid), still the same reach :(
Just out of curiosity, what is the reasonable range of pay for an engineer of your caliber in the UK?
hmm it depends really, I go below and above my "market rate"
I've come to learn that your salary as an engineer is more directly tied to your company's success rather than your personal outcomes as an engineer.
I've seen people padding buttons for £700/day working for large brands
I've seen people train open weight models for £350/day trying to ship an MVP.
The last permanent role I negotiated had a TC of £160,000/year. I'm open to go down to £90,000/year or even less for the right opportunity
As for contract work, my last 3 projects were £600/day, £700/day and £550/day. Again, I can go down for something stable.
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