Muslims in London

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😂 Bro, *that's basically the paradox.

Big Four firms can recruit huge numbers of talented graduates and professionals, especially at junior/mid levels, so the existence of lots of capable people doesn't automatically force salaries up.

The dynamic is roughly:

Lots of qualified talent
→ firms have plenty of applicants
→ relatively weak bargaining power for employees
→ salaries stay restrained
→ meanwhile London rent keeps climbing 💀

But there's an important distinction: Big Four salaries aren't necessarily low in absolute terms; they can be low relative to London's cost of living and the value/pressure of the work.

And once you get to senior manager/director/partner, compensation changes dramatically. The really interesting question is whether the career progression eventually compensates for the relatively modest junior salaries.

If you're thinking specifically about Big Four in London (Audit vs Tax vs Consulting vs Deals), I can break down where the money actually is.

Exactly. That's the catch with London.

For the highest-paying jobs, you're not really competing only with people in London—you can be competing with highly qualified candidates from all over the UK and internationally.

Why London feels like this

London has a huge concentration of high-value industries, so it attracts ambitious people from around the world. That creates:

🌍 Global talent → intense competition → high requirements for top jobs → high salaries at the top

But there is another side:

Large supply of workers → lots of competition for ordinary jobs → wages don't necessarily rise as fast as rents.

So London's salary distribution can feel very unequal.

The unusual London situation

You can therefore have someone earning £35k and someone earning £150k+ living relatively close to each other.

And because housing is so expensive, £50k in London doesn't necessarily feel like £50k in a cheaper UK city.

That's why I wouldn't simply ask:

“What's the average London salary?”

I'd ask:

“What salary can I realistically achieve with my particular skills, and what lifestyle does it buy me in London?”

If you tell me what you currently do (or what career you're considering), I can compare London vs other UK cities vs Europe in terms of salary, competition and cost of living.

If you mean “London salaries feel surprisingly low for many jobs, especially compared with the cost of living,” then yes—that's a reasonable observation.

London has high salaries at the top end, but the median/typical salary doesn't always compensate for London's unusually high housing costs.

💷 The London problem

A rough pattern is:

London

• -Higher salaries than most of the UK
• -But dramatically higher rents
• -Expensive commuting
• -Higher everyday costs
• -Strong competition for professional jobs

So a job paying £35–45k can sound good outside London but feel quite ordinary in London, particularly if you're renting alone.

For example, someone on £40k* might have a very different lifestyle depending on whether they're:

• -renting a room in a house share
• -renting a one-bedroom flat alone
• -living with a partner
• -living further out and commuting

Where London salaries become much better

London's compensation is particularly strong in sectors such as:

• -💻 Technology/software
• -💰 Investment banking & finance
• -⚖️ Corporate law
• -🏢 Consulting
• -🩺 Certain medical specialties
• -📊 Quantitative finance
• -🏗️ Senior engineering/construction management
• -💼 Senior corporate/management positions

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Hi!

Any sisters going to the London mixer event on 25th September?

For the people in the “Muslims in London” group, are you actually in London?

Serious question: how important are looks for you when looking for a spouse?

Give honest answers this is a safe place of discussion

Two of my colleagues asked me -
what do you think a girl sees in a man first?
Instead of booming a traditional reply instantly I asked them what kind of girl you are talking about?
Both of them got a bit shocked and asked me to explain.
I explained, there are three types of girls -
Normal girls, bad girls, and good girls.

In my opinion,

A normal girl sees in a man how appreciated he is to the society and to her surroundings. Because she always cares what 5 people say.

A bad girl sees in a man how much money he has and how fool he is. Because when needed she can go away from him after squeezing all his money through so-called legal system.

A good girl sees in a man, his sense of responsibility, commitment, loyalty, protecting and leadership traits.

After hearing my answer, My female colleague became sarcastic and said, be ready to stay single a bit more longer. You are after a good girl, she is not easily available.

No doubt, my colleague said the truth.

Assalamualaikum... Why it's so hard to find someone for marriage 😢😢😢