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<rant>Oh how I wish all people would include their country of residence when answering region-sensitive questions...</rant>

I'm recruiting with Toptal right now. The interview is long and arduous. I realize when it comes to global freelancing living in London puts me at a disadvantage. Lack of details about rates makes it challenging to make an informed decision on whether you should even bother. [UK, London]

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Info from last year, based on hearsay: average rate in a poor-ish country in South Eastern Europe was $27/hour. I've heard of people who make twice that, which is probably the around the maximum for this region.

Since region matters, someone in the UK will get more, I don't know by how much, depends on experience and skill-set. I doubt, best-case, it will be an integer multiple of the maximum above.

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