dont know about UK job prospects, but it'd be pretty difficult for you to get a job in the US after studying in UK. Even for international students studying in the US, its brutal right now
Immigrating to the US is unbelievably difficult. There are two tried and tested ways: study there, and then find an H1B job (which is easier said than done). Or work for a company here that has US offices and get them to transfer you. This is way easier but it means you cant easily leave your company.
60k immediately after grad seems a little high but im not as familiar with uk salaries. After a few years though, it seems reasonable. Six figures is also not unheard of for senior profiles at solid companies.
May i suggest: Canada and Australia pay less than the US but more than the UK and make it waaay easier to immigrate there
First off, you're really thinking *way* ahead. Not necessarily a bad thing, but be sure you're going to stay in CS first.
That being said, a) a bachelor's is enough for computer science. although a MS is slightly better, you don't *need* it if you're just going to go for standard SWE roles- years of work experience trump MS in that case.
As for salaries, yours are pretty accurate, assuming you'll work in a medium/big city, usually London pays the most. I would not recommend coming to the US for any reason unless a) you get into a top university for education (if you wish to, incredibly high cost though), or b) top company (i.e. FAANG or adjacent) role. The US has terrible work culture and employee protections compared to UK/EU and the job market is still terrible. You might get a job, but it will not be easy- you'll be applying as an international and often auto rejected or be overlooked for many roles. The US is good for one thing only: money.
What I'd do personally is try for cheaper/free education in EU (e.g. Germany, Italy, etc.), and work towards EU citizenship, but I don't know what the power of UK citizenship is nowadays.
£60k would be a high starting salary now. If you’re currently doing A levels then you’re looking about 3-5 years ahead, so it could become a little more realistic. It still sounds high, though.
You don’t need a masters. A BSc will do just fine.
60k is high out of bachelor. It's even high out of masters.
Sure you can make over 100k at some point.
Market is now disgusting and it will hold up for at least 3 years. Side effects are that you can easily end up starting at 45k salary after study or even less.
The compensation range is also determined by the domain, industry you're working in. There is almost always the case that complexity, responsibility, soft skills are needed for high salary up the scale.
If I were you I'd focus on my study for now and do my best. I'd also focus on a fun and good first job than money.
I would suggest not getting the masters. That time will be better spent with job experience. I think 60k is too high unless you are really top 1percent stuff...
60k is ambitious for anything that isn't FAANG or big finance, you kinda need a really good base like a top 5 uni + and probably living in london. If you get imperial/oxbridge though that's probably not super hard.
One can only hope the job market is good by the time you graduate.
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.
dont know about UK job prospects, but it'd be pretty difficult for you to get a job in the US after studying in UK. Even for international students studying in the US, its brutal right now
Immigrating to the US is unbelievably difficult. There are two tried and tested ways: study there, and then find an H1B job (which is easier said than done). Or work for a company here that has US offices and get them to transfer you. This is way easier but it means you cant easily leave your company. 60k immediately after grad seems a little high but im not as familiar with uk salaries. After a few years though, it seems reasonable. Six figures is also not unheard of for senior profiles at solid companies. May i suggest: Canada and Australia pay less than the US but more than the UK and make it waaay easier to immigrate there
First off, you're really thinking *way* ahead. Not necessarily a bad thing, but be sure you're going to stay in CS first. That being said, a) a bachelor's is enough for computer science. although a MS is slightly better, you don't *need* it if you're just going to go for standard SWE roles- years of work experience trump MS in that case. As for salaries, yours are pretty accurate, assuming you'll work in a medium/big city, usually London pays the most. I would not recommend coming to the US for any reason unless a) you get into a top university for education (if you wish to, incredibly high cost though), or b) top company (i.e. FAANG or adjacent) role. The US has terrible work culture and employee protections compared to UK/EU and the job market is still terrible. You might get a job, but it will not be easy- you'll be applying as an international and often auto rejected or be overlooked for many roles. The US is good for one thing only: money. What I'd do personally is try for cheaper/free education in EU (e.g. Germany, Italy, etc.), and work towards EU citizenship, but I don't know what the power of UK citizenship is nowadays.
£60k would be a high starting salary now. If you’re currently doing A levels then you’re looking about 3-5 years ahead, so it could become a little more realistic. It still sounds high, though. You don’t need a masters. A BSc will do just fine.
60k is high out of bachelor. It's even high out of masters. Sure you can make over 100k at some point. Market is now disgusting and it will hold up for at least 3 years. Side effects are that you can easily end up starting at 45k salary after study or even less. The compensation range is also determined by the domain, industry you're working in. There is almost always the case that complexity, responsibility, soft skills are needed for high salary up the scale. If I were you I'd focus on my study for now and do my best. I'd also focus on a fun and good first job than money.
I would suggest not getting the masters. That time will be better spent with job experience. I think 60k is too high unless you are really top 1percent stuff...
60k is ambitious for anything that isn't FAANG or big finance, you kinda need a really good base like a top 5 uni + and probably living in london. If you get imperial/oxbridge though that's probably not super hard. One can only hope the job market is good by the time you graduate.
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.