> Bankers/Academics go to the UK and make twice the money

Academics does not make more money in UK than in Germany, in fact for junior positions (PhD/Postdoc) they make less. Full professors seems to make more, but I rumors say than new professors in UK are making significantly less than their older (boomer and older) counterparts.

https://fastepo.com/comparison-of-salary-of-postdoc-in-europ... https://academicpositions.com/career-advice/professor-salari...