Main skillset is Java/Python/AWS and associated tech, mainly in a financial services setting, so thats where they post me.
2021 comp £140k base £9k sign on bonus £17.5k annual bonus $40k RSU's - 25% vest each year
All the usual benefits, private medical for full family (wife, kids), pension match upto 10% etc, 26 days leave + public holidays..
All this, and i'm still interviewing for a new role!
I started out on a graduate scheme (after a BSc Maths) working for one of the global banks on ~£28,500 (in London). This was considered a good starting salary back then.
You have a very good higher level degree there and a bright future ahead of you, congratulations and best of luck!
The other opportunity is with a startup, so quite different. Whilst i'm under no illusions regarding the politics, i'd be able to focus more on the tech and move more quickly with it vs where I am now. The base pay is surprisingly similar, albeit with no cash bonuses in the first year, but the equity on offer 'could' amount to something significant in a few years.
If offered, i'll probably jump. Should the startup crash and burn (quite likely) I'll have hopefully learnt some new skills and can always jump back into $(large_org) later on.
Feels like time to roll the dice...