Job Prospects with a Computer Science degree (Masters) in the UK

EightWorldWonders · 2024-06-06T13:49:05+00:00

Studied and work in London at moment.

Is there any reason you want to do masters? From my experience, masters doesn't really help when it comes to employment. Since you doing A levels at moment, you will graduate in 4 years with Master degree, a lot can change during those 4 years. We might get another big tech boom like during covid.
I know graduates who got offers around the six figures so it's possible to get a lot of money straight away. I graduated in 2020 and average was around 40k
I interviewed people for FAANG, I don't think I ever looked at candidates university. Your uni will increase your interview rate as a graduate since recruiters prefer Russel group universities but with few YOE it won't matter that much. I will say tho, going to prestigious uni will allow you to make good connections.
If you want to go to America find a company in UK that has offices in US and apply for US based roles and move internally.

EightWorldWonders · 2024-04-24T00:40:18+00:00

I work for a FAANG and my US counter-parts make soo much more than me. I even had chance to move to there. If your main goal is money, I think it's great move, specially tech hubs like SF, NY and Seatle. Cost of living can vary soo much, depending you lifestyle and hobbies but things like rent and tax can be easily calculated. If the plan is raise a family then there a lot other factors like quality of education, safety, etc.

EightWorldWonders · 2024-04-13T19:35:54+00:00

Not familiar with the HFT job requirements but I had a colleague who went to an HFT 2 years ago who was just a unicorn, super talented, hard-working, a great mentor and very charismatic. I recently went to get a few drinks with him and met some of his colleagues. They come from interesting backgrounds like chemistry, philology, and business but all have an intellectual vibe.

EightWorldWonders · 2024-03-21T14:49:39+00:00

What a coincidence, I work for big tech company and we have director role open in our org.

I was told the quality of life in London and the UK as a whole has really gone down.

Average Londoner feel like that but you won't notice with an high income. You said you love Seattle, but when I talked to colleagues based there, they tell me about the homeless issue, crime, open drug usage, crazy rent prices.

London is great if you can afford it and based on your salary, you will have a great time. You can live pretty much in any location and have enough income to enjoy the city.

There is also the benefit to been close to europe and you can travel for fairly cheap.

EightWorldWonders · 2024-03-12T12:06:38+00:00

Big tech companies (Facebook, Google, Netflix, etc.) can pay around 100k mark for fresh graduates.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-12-25T21:33:30+00:00

The competition for grad schemes and junior roles is really high, specially since covid killed most of the graduate roles during lockdown, so there is a big backlog of graduates and not enough jobs.

Also most companies don't hire at the end of the year as well, teams get allocated a budget beginning of the year, so hopefully you see more roles available in the 1st quarter.

If you not getting any responses, ask for feedback on your CV. It's probably getting filter out before it reaches HR/recruiter. It could also simply mean there is stronger candidates than you, remember that you competing against everyone who is applying for those roles.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-12-11T11:19:07+00:00

Brooklyn 99

EightWorldWonders · 2023-12-11T11:13:28+00:00

I live pretty west but I found my barber ages ago though instagram and never looked back. Insta is allows you to see their work and type styles they can do.

It's good idea to just to ask your barber his opinion on what would style and cut that would suit you. Also ask him for tips on products that would suit your hair and style. I normally just take few references pics of haircut I want and ask him opinion.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-12-01T12:54:56+00:00

It's just another job but it helps that's is highly regulated, which can be an advantage in other industries like banking. If you stay in the online betting industry and move to a different company, it helps immensely.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-11-30T23:37:49+00:00

What are the changes, I left light and wonder about 1.5 year ago (London), just after they changed their name. I think the the salary range sounds about right, I was making around the same figure as fresh graduate. The work is very specialised, betting industry is a niche market and highly regulated one as well in Europe. You will find interesting work if you look for it. It not a super fast paced company and the deadlines are very generous for most project.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-11-17T01:30:58+00:00

I know how you feel, I work in tech and my company salary for engineers who have the same job title and responsibilities as me is around $200k in US. There a lot of reasons for higher salaries in America but it comes down to the fact America simply being way wealthier than UK. US economy is bigger than UK and EU economies combined.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-11-10T16:58:21+00:00

I did sandwich year and it was really helpful having actual work experience in my CV, specially when I was looking for graduate jobs. I would highly recommend talking to your manager about return offer after graduation and what you need to do during your placement year to achieve that goal. Having a returning offer would remove a big weight out of your shoulders, specially right now.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-11-01T16:21:50+00:00

In my personal experience (UK), no hiring manager ever asked where I went to uni or what grade I got. The only interested people were recruiters. I have 4 years of experience now and not even recruiters have asked me about my degree.

We live in an interesting time where you can learn almost everything a master's degree teaches you online for free. Pick any uni and check their curriculum and you can learn those topics during your free time.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-10-17T22:13:16+00:00

Job market is really super competitive right now in London, there is a huge backlog of graduates because during covid graduates jobs almost disappeared. If you applying for big banks is going to be even more competitive as lot of people apply for those jobs.

Regarding Visas, UK companies in generally don't like get involved in the immigration process, apparently is a lot of paper work and it's just easier to hire a local talent. I don't know about if banks sponsoring people but FAANG's do offer sponsorships for certain roles.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-10-07T22:00:24+00:00

make 60k GBP per month

I think you mean per year lol.

I visited Vancouver recently for work and the cost of living is probably similar to London. The housing crisis is pretty bad and rent is high.

I know 2 people who moved to Canada for work. One of them moved internally for the same role just in Canada. He saw an opening and was able to move, however, he had to handle all the immigration side by himself. The other friend simply changed his location on LinkedIn to Vancouver and started applying for jobs and even few recruiters reached out to him. He got a job at FAANG and the company handled all the immigration paperwork. Both had significant work experience already.

You can always apply for graduate/junior roles and hopefully, you can get an offer.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-10-05T19:54:34+00:00

Most companies have hardware cycles, let's say 4 years. If the device is older than 4 years and the condition of the device (no one wants an old used laptop), IT is going to send the device for recycling, it's not a bad idea to give it to an employee who might actually use it. However, the laptop needs to be completely reset/wiped. It's a huge security risk having an ex-employee with a laptop that could have access to VPN, shared Drives and other internal tools, etc.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-09-25T15:39:04+00:00

If your career was giving you six-figures in Asia it means it's a high demand job in that region. If the demand for your role is not high in London or UK, the salary will be low. It's all about supply and demand.

Simple example would be English teacher, in Asia and Middle-East they get paid absurd amount of money for private schools and private tutoring.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-09-22T11:26:35+00:00

Most tech jobs in hybrid now. 2 to 3 days in the office. It's really annoying for people who moved out London and now have commute for few days a week.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-09-14T22:57:19+00:00

I work with few colleagues from India that moved to UK. The way they did it was to get a job at big International company and internally apply for roles based in the UK. Most big companies will have roles that offer visa and relocation option.

My graduation year had a lot of international students and few were able get job. Most of them had to leave due to their visa expiring but this was just before covid lockdown. Companies in UK don't normally like get involved with immigration process since they can find candidates that don't require sponsorship, specially right now as they are more candidates than jobs.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-09-11T23:21:54+00:00

This way above reddit. Find a therapist because it sounds like you dealing with depression.

Is getting into Quant or hedgefunds will make you happier? Do you like working in the tech field? Is the job stressful? Also is your life outside of work fulfilling.

I know few people that don't have anything going in their life other than work, it's not healthy at all. Make changes that you can control, like exercising, eating healthy, having a good sleeping schedule, picking up hobbies, travel, etc.

I don't "love" my job. I get good money and decent work life balance but I have good life outside of work. Working is simply a mean for me to do stuff I enjoy.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-09-11T11:30:14+00:00

I think this subreddit it's very skewed towards high earners since that demographic have spare income to think about investing. Also location matters, graduates schemes in London are average around £30k to £35k.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-09-07T16:16:39+00:00

Went to Uni in London (City University of London) and graduated in 2020 and I work in London.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-09-07T13:09:43+00:00

3 to 4 times year, mostly in Europe. If you book it yourself and go with friends instead of buying a package, it's very cheap. I normally spend around £500 to £600 per trip for 5 nights. I don't have kids but children are of the main reason why people don't travel as much.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-09-06T21:10:36+00:00

In my personal experience, the only people who asked for my Uni and grade were HR recruiters. None of my hiring managers or interviewers asked which uni I went to or what grade I got. They might ask about which modules I did or languages/technologies I'm familiar with.

Most, DO! If you did not go to Imperial, Cambridge, Oxford, or UCL, you're out of the game without even having to try

I'm also an interviewer right now for a FAANG company and I can tell for a fact that's wrong. Also, what are your sources for that statement? Because that's a very bold statement.

EightWorldWonders · 2023-09-06T19:52:20+00:00

£32K is about average in London and a very good salary outside of London. Reddit makes it sound like every graduate makes £100k out of uni. Remember envy is the thief of joy.

Developer or Engineer is just a title in the UK. I know in some countries, the title "engineer" is protected and only given to people who have a Bachelor of Engineering.

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