&gt; I&#x27;d say a majority of those who graduated my CS class 6.5 years ago now own their own home<p>I think what you mean is that they have a mortgage they&#x27;ll be repaying for a long time. Houses are still too expensive to buy in the UK with a junior- to mid-tier developer&#x27;s salary in the UK, even if you went to a place like Cambridge and worked for Google.