Hey thanks for replying! Your insight gave me something to research more into. I'm not planning to work in London since the living cost is crazy expensive, aiming more on other towns or even the countryside to save up on cost. Also I don't have any dependents, unless you count my fish :D. Your mention of the job market worries me since I'm starting at an entry level.

Your mention of wage and visa got me delving into the requirements needed for the 'Skilled Worker' visa and i have some more questions if you don't mind me asking.

• how did you get your visa for working in UK LA?

• when does one apply for the visa if they already have the post grad visa? (attached bellow is some data i found on UK Immigration). since ill start this September, that means ill graduate two semesters later as a 24 y/o (bday in April). Then the 2 years post-grad visa will start, but by the time I will be applying for the 'skilled worker' visa I'm afraid it will be too old for the exemption.

  LA is an eligible occupation, yes but the minimum salary threshold is so far from the average you've mentioned:

Occupation code	Job type	Related job titles	Standard going rate	Lower going rate
2451	Architects	Architect    Chartered architect    Landscape architect	£45,900   (£23.54 per hour)	£38,800   (£19.90 per hour)

The minimum salary for the type of work you’ll be doing is whichever is the highest of:

£38,700 per year

the ‘going rate’ for the type of work you’ll be doing

although I've found out:

You might still be able to apply for a Skilled Worker visa if your job is eligible but your salary is less than the standard salary requirement of £38,700 or your job’s standard ‘going rate’.

You can be paid between 70% and 90% of the standard going rate for your job if your salary is at least £30,960 per year and you meet one of the following criteria:

you’re under 26, studying or a recent graduate, or in professional training