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Lean Standard Comfort
Own flat Flatshare
London · leftover / month
−41% vs avg rank 61/98 Base salary €4,030
Bonus / variable pay €202
Gross salary €4,232
Tax & social (20%) −€860
Net pay €3,372
Rent (1-bed) −€2,007
Food −€334
Transport −€217
Utilities & internet −€275
Annual gross €50,784
Chance of landing the job
93%
87.5% of United Kingdom graduates are in work (2023). Information & communication technology graduates: 84.7% vs a 80.2% all-subject average (Ireland: in employment 9 months after graduating, 2023–2025). London unemployment 5.3% (Apr–Jun 2024). Satisfaction 74/100. Weighted for those odds, the month is worth €290 .
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Where the numbers come from show Rent, food, transport and utility costs are city averages from Numbeo (2025/26). Graduate pay comes from gradireland, HESA/Graduate Outcomes, NACE and Stepstone surveys; field multipliers are applied to each city's median graduate salary. Tax rates are effective income tax plus employee social contributions at entry-level pay. All figures are monthly EUR equivalents and are indicative estimates, not financial advice.