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About the pre-seed and seed stage jobs market
Pre-seed and seed-stage companies pay 12.9% less than the all-tech average at the mid-level — the steepest discount of any market segment. Software engineers at this stage earn a median of £62,028, about 3.4% below the £64,221 all-tech benchmark, reflecting the classic early-stage trade of cash for equity.
The function spread is tighter than at later stages: software engineering at £62k sits 34% above people generalist at £46.4k, consistent with lean teams where generalists handle multiple domains. The segment's 21.7% unadjusted gender pay gap exceeds the 17.3% segment average, with 38.0% female representation.
Companies like Runna, Luminovo, Prolific, and Sliide use Ravio to professionalise compensation from the outset, ensuring early hires are priced competitively without locking in structural pay debt that haunts Series B and beyond.
