I'm certainly thinking about my continued residency in the UK. Berlin looks pretty interesting for me, however the tech seem definitely doesn't seem as vibrant as that of London at a quick glance.
There's going to be a period of uncertainty where there may be an effect, but if they hurry up and get on with it then some stability should return. If the 15% rate of corporation tax comes in or other measures it could well encourage investment.
In the meantime, I suspect Brexit will be a convenient excuse for anyone wishing to decline a job offer regardless of whether that's really their reason.
You're basing this on what exactly? I got a new job this week and there was plenty of people hiring tech talent (I had interviews lined up with 5 different companies within 2 weeks of starting to look).
What are devops salaries over there? Not interested in leaving my current gig, but I'm always curious (in the US, its between $80K-130K/year USD).
That could change as people decide against London and for EU cities. I'd say Dublin has quite a chance, too (although certainly not to the same extent).
Add to that the fact that non-base compensation is very low in Europe in general, bonuses are fairly low, equity is considerably rarer than in the US, large tech companies would give you access to some sort of an employee investment plan but that's about it the UK was and still is pretty important in keeping IT talent within the EU. Given the usual risk averse culture of most of the continental states (with somewhat the exception of Eastern europe and the baltic states) it's quite unlikely that a true startup hub can emerge anywhere else, the UK or again more specifically London had access to a lot of financial capital which helped it to compensate for the usual European aversion from risk, venture capital and the startup culture in general.
This might be true for big companies but certainly not startups. In my experience mid-level developers can expect around £45K and senior £60k (at startups). You could break definitely break £100k with contract work though.
(Against all rumors, Germany doesn’t have universal nationalized healthcare)
You can also choose private insurance if your income is high enough, which can then be cheaper for you than the mentioned 15%. The income limit for that is something like 55-60k/year, if I recall correctly.
not sure developers in Switzerland, especially those at Googles European hub in Zurich would agree.
I guess I didn't realize that the continental countries were so risk averse. Are there any Eastern European countries that have a more suitable risk profile that are also burgeoning tech sectors? Is Estonia a possibility?