Out of curiosity, what kind of non-FAANG domain are you in that pays soo good in the UK? IB? HFT? ML?
I'm asking since every single UK person on HN complains that UK tech wages are shit yet you claim otherwise.
What makes you the exception or why do you think the others would be wrong?
Thanks in advance.
The salary curve in the UK has a long tail of rubbish pay because that's what people accept. Budgets are often much higher, and supply of skills is low.
You just have to follow the money and negotiate well. Firms with deep pockets don't care if you cost 90k or 300k when the project is in the hundreds of millions and the fallout of failure would cost much more.
The important think is to show you represent 5x less risk for 5x more pay.
If they really mean US FAANG total compensation, my guess is quant trading firms.
That's the comparison sirsinsalot was making.