Career choices. London or Bristol?

Egle · 12 Dec 2017 at 10:07

I live and work in London as a UX designer. Job is great, rent is high, traffic annoys me, culture is amazing, so at the same time I love it and hate it. I'm considering about moving to a smaller city, but I'm afraid about my career progression. I know that in a few years as a UX designer in London I can earn really good money, but I'm just getting tired about the rush, having no time to spend with my beloved ones and etc.

So I thought that Bristol might be a good choice, since it's referred as a silicon valley of UK. Does any of you have some tips or stories to share how your life changed if you moved from London?

Cheers!

bloodiedathame · 12 Dec 2017 at 10:08

I moved out of London and couldn't be happier.

Egle · 12 Dec 2017 at 10:14

bloodiedathame said:
I moved out of London and couldn't be happier.

Have you found it difficult to get a new job? It's easy to start over in London, but what about a smaller city?

bloodiedathame · 12 Dec 2017 at 10:20

Egle said:
Have you found it difficult to get a new job? It's easy to start over in London, but what about a smaller city?

Thankfully I got a job before I moved, I was prepared to commute to London if needed. The things I miss are being able to easily go out with my mates, go to gigs etc...

Chris1712 · 12 Dec 2017 at 10:42

Stay in London. Bristol is an amazing city but the career prospects pale in comparison and rent:salary ratio is extremely unfavourable. Plus the public transport is absolutely dire. If you want to leave London go somewhere cheap like Manchester/Birmingham etc.

JonJ678 · 15 Dec 2017 at 22:18

UX is alright down here. There's a massive javascript scene, mostly organised through meetup.com. Much easier to buy a home. Salaries significantly worse.