UK's new visa policy will sabotage the gaming sector

standard.co.uk

3 pointsekpyrotic3 comments

That's ridiculous. If the new 38.7k income threshold is an issue for the industry then perhaps they should start paying a decent salary.

Median salary in the UK is about 38k, by the way, the same as the new threshold, and a "punishing" amount according to the article. One would think that a tech industry "blighted by an acute talent pinch" (quote from article) would offer salaries above the national average instead of seeking to pay software devs below it as the author suggests in order to 'attract' them...

38k in Leeds / Cardiff is very different to 38k in London / Cambridge

Leeds is the best paying place outside London overall apparently, better than Cambridge [1]. In all those locations the average salary overall is around the national average, so, again, claiming that 38k is "punitive" for in-demand software devs. is taking the p. especially when the article focusses on London.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/20/leeds-tops-l...

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