US to UK move Network Engineering

[flobber]

Hey,

I am a British citizen but currently live in the USA and work as a Senior Network Engineer for a Fortune 500 Financial Services Company. I have been over here about 10 years, been in networking for about 8 of those. I have a lot of CISCO Nexus and F5 LTM experience.

Thinking about returning home with the wife and 3 young kids but have no real idea how the job market is for Network Engineers over there. If we did it, I have family in Oxford and London so would be living in that area. Anyone on the forum in Networking? How is the pay? Is there a lot of demand? Is there a lot of contract work etc? I see salaries on indeed ranging from 30k - 80k so difficult to ascertain a true idea. I'm currently in Atlanta and make towards the higher end of that range. Over here there is a lot of demand for Engineers, wondering if that's the same over there.

Thanks for any pointers

[4x4Tyke]

http://www.jobserve.com/gb/en/Job-Search/

[cat with a hat]

You may find property prices in Oxford and London crippling depending on where you live in the USA at the moment and what your expectations are.

I would try speaking with a few specialist recruiters over here. Tech jobs are in demand here, but the impression I get is that the need for senior/experienced IT bods is even higher in the US.

[wombleh]

For good networking people there is demand, plenty of senior contracts around £400 and up. Not looked much at perm but I'd guess 40-60 for engineering level roles. There are a lot of chancers on the market so good people should have no problem finding a role. There are a few pop up in Oxford but nearby Milton Keynes, Reading, Swindon & Cheltenham/Gloucester have a lot of work going on and all within an hour or so.