u/Affectionate-Bag2034

Got a verbal offer today for a SWE in London around an hour after the final interview.

During the initial recruiter screen I mentioned I was looking somewhere around £55k–70k depending on the overall role/package, and was told £55k was within budget.

Later on I got a call with the good news that they wanted to make an offer at £55k. During that same call, they also apologised because I had accidentally been sent another candidate’s offer email for the exact same role showing £60k before it was recalled and corrected.

I reacted positively on the phone because the offer came unexpectedly, but I haven’t formally accepted in writing yet.

Would it still be reasonable to negotiate closer to £60k? Or even slightly higher? How would you leverage this situation professionally without it coming across badly?

Got a verbal offer today for a SWE in London around an hour after the final interview.

During the initial recruiter screen I mentioned I was looking somewhere around £55k–70k depending on the overall role/package, and was told £55k was within budget.

Later on I got a call with the good news that they wanted to make an offer at £55k. During that same call, they also apologised because I had accidentally been sent another candidate’s offer email for the exact same role showing £60k before it was recalled and corrected.

I reacted positively on the phone because the offer came unexpectedly, but I haven’t formally accepted in writing yet.

Would it still be reasonable to negotiate closer to £60k? Or even slightly higher? How would you leverage this situation professionally without it coming across badly?

Got a verbal offer today for a SWE in London around an hour after the final interview.

During the initial recruiter screen I mentioned I was looking somewhere around £55k–70k depending on the overall role/package, and was told £55k was within budget.

Later on I got a call with the good news that they wanted to make an offer at £55k. During that same call, they also apologised because I had accidentally been sent another candidate’s offer email for the exact same role showing £60k before it was recalled and corrected.

I reacted positively on the phone because the offer came unexpectedly, but I haven’t formally accepted in writing yet.

Would it still be reasonable to negotiate closer to £60k? Or even slightly higher? How would you leverage this situation professionally without it coming across badly?

Got a verbal offer today for a SWE in London around an hour after the final interview.

During the initial recruiter screen I mentioned I was looking somewhere around £55k–70k depending on the overall role/package, and was told £55k was within budget.

Later on I got a call with the good news that they wanted to make an offer at £55k. During that same call, they also apologised because I had accidentally been sent another candidate’s offer email for the exact same role showing £60k before it was recalled and corrected.

I reacted positively on the phone because the offer came unexpectedly, but I haven’t formally accepted in writing yet.

Would it still be reasonable to negotiate closer to £60k? Or even slightly higher? How would you leverage this situation professionally without it coming across badly?