Hi!I'm from the UK, but have been living in Sydney for the last year. I'm planning on attempting to move into consulting, but was hoping you could advise me of where I'm going to be best off, or if I can afford to stay in Sydney.Since completing Uni in the UK, I've gained around 2 years work experience, outside of consulting. I'm guessing with this experience I'd be joining at graduate level?Can anyone give me a gauge of salaries for someone of my experience at the top tier firms. From looking at other posts, it looks like £35k in London is about the norm - does this sound about right? Does anyone know what to expect in Sydney? I reckon I need about $65k + super as a minimum. What do you reckon my chances are? I get paid pretty well in my current job (about $90k+) so it makes it hard to take a big step back!Thanks for your help!!

You also need to look at it relative to city-specific cost of living, inflation and salaries in the rest of the market.

Hi JimIn relation to your thread how did you go about moving over to Sydney getting a job etc sponsorship? I used to live there on working holiday visa and looking to head back for good this time. would be good to hear from you

Hi JimThe average starting salary for a recruit new to consulting is $55K including super. That represents Sydney based recruits, usually with a couple of years industry experience under their belt too.

Thanks for your responses! If its $55k inc. super, I think it may be a struggle - how long does it take to increase that, presumably yearly? Also, is there a signing on bonus?If thats the case, I guess it may mean moving back to London, although I don't want to do that yet! Leading on from that, do you think it would be any harder to get into an entry level role with more experience, say if I had 3 years rather than 2? Do you get to a point where you're getting to old to move to an entry level role?In response to Tony, its actually a lot easier than you'd think. You'd be looking at a 457 business visa. If your profession is on a list (that covers most professions) and you have a degree and a little bit of relevant experinece, you'll get it easily. Most major employers are pre-approved for sponsorship so its just a matter of them putting in the relevant papers. If you're in consulting, you'll have no issues with visa elegbility. I can't comment on actualy securing a role, but I guess the only hurdle may be that firms may look for local markets experience (only guessing so maybe someone else can advise?).I came out here for 2 weeks when I had around 9mo experience, had a number of fist round interviews, went back to the UK and had telephone interviews (at 5:30am!) and secured an offer. I came back here 3 months later and it took around 3 weeks to get the visa. Does anyone else have any further input/ideas (preferably saying I can earn more money!)?Thanks!