I always say that when it comes to lack of candidates there's this magical thing called "money" where if you throw more of it on the table the problem suddenly resolves itself.
Recruiters and getting your job ad in front of more people is only needed when it's a hard sell; if it's an offer most people can't refuse then you just have to show it to a handful of people before you get someone who agrees.
If we had loads more money, we would probably pay for more specialist recruiters but nothing we have tried so far has been brilliant. We are looking at the whole package though, I think there are things that are relatively easy to do that make a job look appealing like duvet days or free posh coffee and stuff like that.
There's an easy solution to that, 10 MORE rounds of leetcode hard level questions.
In the past few years, developers’ salaries have increased significantly in the continent. In Germany they are almost on par with London. So to convince somebody to move to the UK and go through the immigration checks, you have to pay more than the average British employer can afford. For 80-90K£, you are far better off getting 60K€ in Germany or Austria. I wouldn’t advise a EU citizen to move to the UK if they aren’t going to earn more than 120K£.
That's around €95K-€107K. How is getting that in the UK (far) worse than €60K in those places?
In any case, the parent's point stands: throw enough money at them and they will come.
The cheapest nursery in inner London cost more than 1600£ per month, so if you have a child you’ll need 4000-4500£ per month (or 75-80K per annum) just to put a roof over your head. If you want to live like a professional or save some money, you’ll have to multiply that by 2.
Later I wrote that you get a better lifestyle in Germany with 60K€ than in London with 90K£.