UK Treasury hunts CTO on salary that may not compute for top tech talent

**TL;DR:** UK Treasury hunts CTO on salary that may not compute for top tech talent

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His Majesty's Treasury (HMT) is looking for a new chief technology officer, offering an annual salary of up to £77,000 – less than some elite graduates might expect in their first job at a tech vendor. " The successful candidate also gets a generous civil service pension, with an employer contribution of nearly 30 percent. The salary range is from £69,820 to £77,000 for a role that can be based in London, Darlington (North East England), or Norwich (East Anglia).

"HMT is a fast‑paced, policy‑driven organisation with a diverse user base of several thousand staff, including ministers, senior officials and analysts, all reliant on secure, resilient and responsive digital services," the job ad says. " These are the kinds of users less forgiving of tech problems, as they are responsible for controlling public spending, directing the UK's economic policy

Source: The Register

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