Working outside the city (London)...?

[up4it]

Your evidence? Or is this your imagination again?

Beware of the troll!

[psychocandy]

Must admit I dont understand this thing about working in 'cool' places, for 'cool' clients, or, indeed, being 'someone'.

All I care about is how 'cool' my bank balance looks and how to obtain said balance without too much grief if at all possible.

[nomadd]

Must admit I dont understand this thing about working in 'cool' places, for 'cool' clients, or, indeed, being 'someone'.

All I care about is how 'cool' my bank balance looks and how to obtain said balance without too much grief if at all possible.

Cool.

[formant]

I am talking about IT jobs not jobs in Macdonalds or KFC.

If you have trouble finding IT jobs outside of London, maybe your skills are too generic.

My own little niche IT industry - for example - has no bases in London at all.

[up4it]

If you have trouble finding IT jobs outside of London, maybe your skills are too generic.

My own little niche IT industry - for example - has no bases in London at all.

I agree with what you are saying. Though, in my case I was a little too specialized and keep trying to become more generic!

[MyUserName]

I agree with what you are saying. Though, in my case I was a little too 'special' until becoming more of a geriatric!

FTFY

[up4it]

I agree with what you are saying. Though, in my case I was a little too 'special' until becoming more of a geriatric! FTFY

[kaiser78]

The reality of working in IT in the UK is that most of the jobs are in London and the South-East!
Outside of that area there are less jobs and more people chasing them.
Wherever the job is, preference is usually given to local candidates providing they have the correct skill-set.

That's just rubbish from start to finish. Yet more musings with no facts like most of the posts in the last few days.

I would say that the first statement is pretty much spot on. Not sure about the other 2 however.

[formant]

The reality of working in IT in the UK is that most of the jobs are in London and the South-East!
Outside of that area there are less jobs and more people chasing them.
Wherever the job is, preference is usually given to local candidates providing they have the correct skill-set.

The second line is where he's just plain wrong. London has a lot of jobs, it also has a hell of a lot of people, plus a pretty constant stream of EU citizens looking to make a move there and bidding for jobs from outside the UK.

With a relatively rare specialism, you have a lot less competition outside of London - jobs just don't come up that frequently. With generic skills, you'll no doubt find it easier to pick something up where there's loads going. If you're generic and very good at it, you shouldn't have a problem winning gigs outside of the city.

London's never been 'worth it' (the hassle, the commuting/living cost) for me.

[Vandalay]

I left London after 6 years and moved to Edinburgh in 2010. There's a thriving financial services contracting market up here. Rates are marginally lower, but then so is the cost of living, and its a MUCH nicer place to be without question.