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Top tech stats: UK tech salaries ‘among lowest in the world’, STEM subjects & more

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Welcome to your round up of some of the past week’s most interesting surveys, statistics and reports relevant to those involved in the UK tech industry.

This week, we have statistics relating to UK tech salaries, the sharing economy, perceptions of STEM subjects within schools, the future of FinTech in banking and much more.

Salaries and talent

Hired’s “2017 State of Global Tech Salaries” report has revealed UK tech salaries are among the lowest in the world.

In London, the average UK tech salary stands at £56,000. The only countries where tech workers make less than this are France and Singapore.

Additionally, when factoring in the costs of living, London tech workers are still making 25% less than their counterparts in San Francisco, and 30% less than those in New York....