What line of work are you in? I'm a freelance writer so I do a fair bit for my old employer (London based) and others. Only one northern company, and that's incidental because all my leads come from the net.
HR - so office based. I'm sure there are jobs outside of EC1, and I've been told I'm probably worse of renting / buying in London on a 'higher' income than elsewhere in the country. It's the lack of choice which is daunting
This makes me emotional about my humble routes
But are the employment rumors true? Will I have no option other than join the military or become a 30 yr old trade apprentice?