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January 25, 2022

How to win the startup war for software engineers? Advertise your salaries

UK jobs platform Otta’s “candidate-first” approach has won it investment from Tiger Global


Amy O'Brien

5 min read

If you live in London, you may have noticed these bright yellow billboards around the city recently, calling on companies to be more transparent on salaries.  

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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

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