I'm presently hiring for three roles all based out of California in the Silicon Valley area.
They're not stand out roles. Project Manager, BI Manager, Tableau Developer. They're all roles I can do myself, I have experience in all of those of areas, and as a contractor regularly would apply for these.
In the US, most applicants are very specific. That's all they do, but I prefer people who have a broad range of experiences. I have always been proud and felt that UK contractors have those broad skills as well as sometimes specific experience that makes them worthwhile.
Contractors though are considered expensive!
The big difference between Europe and the US, specifically Silicon Valley is what people expect. In the US they expect a big pay rise everytime they move, Equity and a sense of 'entitlement' I've never seen in the UK. The market is so hot, you should be damn happy they want to work for you.
So far this week, I've been turned down by a middle manager for offering $145K + 15% bonus, plus $100K in shares over 4 years(they want at least to be 200K), a transfer for someone on $170K, + 20% bonus with an offer of a 10% salary increase for a PM just to manage2 people! and a US contractor on 150K a year with no benefits/health a 130k salary, 15% bonus and $100K in shares plus pensions and additional benefits
When I calculated the UK salary vs the Silicon Valley salary equivalent in pounds between the two, it was a 30% difference! That's before equity which was offered at another 30% as well.
The US Market is ridiculous compared to the UK / Europe. There are so many opportunities outside of the US, why do all companies base themselves in one area???
They're not stand out roles. Project Manager, BI Manager, Tableau Developer. They're all roles I can do myself, I have experience in all of those of areas, and as a contractor regularly would apply for these.
In the US, most applicants are very specific. That's all they do, but I prefer people who have a broad range of experiences. I have always been proud and felt that UK contractors have those broad skills as well as sometimes specific experience that makes them worthwhile.
Contractors though are considered expensive!
The big difference between Europe and the US, specifically Silicon Valley is what people expect. In the US they expect a big pay rise everytime they move, Equity and a sense of 'entitlement' I've never seen in the UK. The market is so hot, you should be damn happy they want to work for you.
So far this week, I've been turned down by a middle manager for offering $145K + 15% bonus, plus $100K in shares over 4 years(they want at least to be 200K), a transfer for someone on $170K, + 20% bonus with an offer of a 10% salary increase for a PM just to manage2 people! and a US contractor on 150K a year with no benefits/health a 130k salary, 15% bonus and $100K in shares plus pensions and additional benefits
When I calculated the UK salary vs the Silicon Valley salary equivalent in pounds between the two, it was a 30% difference! That's before equity which was offered at another 30% as well.
The US Market is ridiculous compared to the UK / Europe. There are so many opportunities outside of the US, why do all companies base themselves in one area???
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