London has never looked more exciting for the digital and tech community. There is more funding for startups than ever before, inducing fast, exponential growth and the city is now home to hundreds of fast-growing digital businesses.

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In terms of recruitment, this is drawing top-level talent out of larger organisations like big advertising agencies into new blossoming businesses – as it gives individuals the chance to have real ownership, end to end, over a process that will (hopefully) end in something tangible.

The team at Cogs London are seeing a further merging of Design processes which are increasingly blurring the lines between UI/UX which feeds into the bigger idea of a Product Design ecosystem.

Another emerging trend is that a high portion of our clients are willing to invest in good talent and the preference, currently, seems to be in the permanent, workforce although there are still niche skillsets which are being filled by contractors. There has also been discussion recently about the rising costs of freelancers as project-based work becomes the cornerstone of much agency work, which could also lend to the rise in permanent requests.

Finally, we are consistently seeing brands and managing consultancies pouring investment into digital garages/innovation labs – which is really exciting to see.

Our 2018 salary benchmark outlines an average salary range for the London market per our experience. There will always be variations and differences depending on the industry, size and type of business.

Cogs have our finger on the pulse. Let us help you fulfil your potential. If you are looking for opportunities in London, check out our live roles or contact the team today.

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