According to a new report, the UK is the second highest-paying IT market in Europe, beaten only by Switzerland and ahead of countries like Germany and the Netherlands.

The report, European Transparent IT Job Market Report 2024, also discovered that London, Belfast, Cambridge, Birmingham, and Manchester were the foremost leading UK locations when it comes to IT remuneration, with the average London salary being £67,800, and the top 10% of salaries there exceeding £105,000.

Meanwhile, Southampton, Cardiff, Bradford, Liverpool, and Brighton were the lowest for pay. Brighton came last place in the UK’s rankings, with the average IT salary being £41,200 while the top 10% of salaries there exceed £55,000.

The major Scottish cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow were middle of the pack, the report found. The average IT industry salary in the Scots capital was £49,700, and in Glasgow £48,800. The highest 10% of salaries in Edinburgh exceed £70,000, while for Glasgow the figure is slightly lower at £65,000 and above.

Interestingly, the data also uncovered that Golang, Python, Java, C/C++, and DevOps were among the highest-paying technologies, languages, and skills that are sought after. In comparison, PHP and QA jobs typically offer lower compensation.

In terms of key stats regarding Europe as a whole, the report highlighted that 93% of IT industry respondents can work remotely at least one day a week, while 45% of people had the option to work fully remote at their jobs. However, for almost half of respondents who work remotely, there’s the downside that remote work can lead to a sense of disconnection from co-workers.

When looking for a new role, the majority of respondents saw the possibility of remote work, in addition to salary, as the most appealing aspects. Only 5% said that the reputation of a company was at the front of mind when looking for new opportunities.

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SwissDevJobs—which also owns IT jobs boards for other continental countries as well as the UK-oriented platform, DevITJobs.co.uk—analysed data from over 18,000 job offers on its platform to create the report. It also surveyed IT specialists within its online community.