This is what puts me off London.
I got a good job pretty much straight out of uni, salary is good and I'm good at doing it.
The problem is, I feel that if I ever want to progress and climb up the ladder onto bigger projects, etc. I will have to move to London.
I've saved up a fair bit without even trying while still living at home.
Better job opportunities are just so limited up here, though. I'm looking to relocate to Manchester and buy my own place there within 6 months, but even then London dwarfs it.
I'm an Assistant QS, in pretty much the same situation.
Luckily working at home atm, but I know the next job will either be Hinckley or Sellafield.
Hence Manchester or London being the most preferable at this moment in time.