I've had experience working in the US before for 7 years at the age of 27, went there single. Salary from rm3500 which I could barely save anything to earning USD8k there, US4800 after tax,
still can save about 2k (rm8k) after all expenses (including entertainment). The living cost was comparatively low in the US because of its strong currency and high purchasing power. House rental, and labour services (i.e plumbing, car service etc) are expensive but other than, they are all affordable. So I don't know if the UK falls in the same bracket. I'm aware the salary in the UK is nowhere as high in the US.

If have double income (wife working), should have no problem being stable. I have no kids so that is a difference. I lived in germany as well before (even got my Niederlassungserlaubnis). Germany I only got 55% of my gross pay after deductions, but in UK I get closer to 67%

But to answer your question, should not be more than 1 year

In malaysia Chinese are constitutionally less than bumi, but financially? 😅

I've had experience working in the US before for 7 years at the age of 27, went there single. Salary from rm3500 which I could barely save anything to earning USD8k there, US4800 after tax,
still can save about 2k (rm8k) after all expenses (including entertainment). The living cost was comparatively low in the US because of its strong currency and high purchasing power. House rental, and labour services (i.e plumbing, car service etc) are expensive but other than, they are all affordable. So I don't know if the UK falls in the same bracket. I'm aware the salary in the UK is nowhere as high in the US.

ah ok that's nice. i would imagine you have been there for quite sometime. does it takes long for your wife to adapt and build up her profile/proficiency to be able to work too?
do you still go back Malaysia often?
haha yea I think with kids you get a lot of tax breaks. any plans for kids? 

Nah, not going to have kids. Tax breaks not useful because childcare costs. In Germany, the problem is always language barrier. Need like 1 year to learn it full time. In UK, it's because it's too competitive, have to compete with so many foreigners as well

Went back last year, going back this year too. This is in addition to my other holidays:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=5362211&hl=

yea, I'm just thankful that my company doesn't require me to learn up Deutsch but on the other hand it's always nice to learn it for day-to-day conversation.
especially for my wife and kids to integrate better. damn, my 6 yo now speaks Deutsch already albeit very basic.
i need to catch up 

eh nice one! happy that you found the rhythm to living the ideal life.
may i know how old are you?

early 40s. worked in Malaysia till I moved to europe in my early 30s. i'm sure in company is fine, but dealing with gov agencies is a pain without some language fluency like when doing Anmeldung

I dunno. I talk to some of my friends in Europe.
They say they hardly have any savings and they are living mostly salary pay check by salary pay check.

No use being rich but hated by the majority race

depends on what they do, and how they live. if they eat out everyday, sure very hard to save. or if they stay in city centre instead of outskirts rental will be more expensive

you can see the thread below some of my holidays, and i go back to malaysia almost every year as well
and i'm just a regular salary earner in the UK

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=5362211&hl=

I think the high tax environment just do not support savings in general. Also the low interest or even negative rates that bank gives does not incentivize people to save in the first place.

So how much do you actually save per year?

I voiced that I wanna try UK most of my peers told me lol why go there celery low and tax high.....

Guess Ayam just bored of the same environment

I think the high tax environment just do not support savings in general. Also the low interest or even negative rates that bank gives does not incentivize people to save in the first place.

So how much do you actually save per year?

around £10k per year. not focusing so much on savings because I got private and public pension funds. still got a few hundred k in EPF too

rather spend travelling like what brits do. if lose job, can just claim housing benefits, universal credit, job seeker allowances etc

So what is going to happen if say government decided not to give out those benefits anymore.

of course 10K is quite a lot. But then the mentality over there is not a savers mentality.

I'll be attending an interview next week conducted by a UK-based company, the hiring manager is a good friend of mine (a European) we used to work and hang out in the US many years ago.
Recently he contacted me and asked if I'm willing to join his team in the UK, he seems to be very keen on bringing me there. We had an unofficial chat about the role before the actual interview.

Currently, I also work in a UK company based in Malaysia. Salary around rm11k. I have no significant commitments, house (in KL) and car paid off. Married with a child.
Though I own a house, I'm renting so I could stay nearby work. After minus all my critical expenses (rent,grocery,family,utilities) I can save about 3-4k a month ( I invest half of it).

Now about the UK work, I didn't really ask my friend about the salary just yet but from what I got to know from Glassdoor, for the same exact position the salary is about 5200 pounds a month.
After-tax, that's around 3.7k. Unit rental, to have similar convenience that I have now, i.e large house, close to work... I may need to fork out around 1.2-1.5k.
Now that leaves me about 2.5k for the rest. I may need a car. And for the rest of the expenses I might be down to 1-1.5k in savings --> which equates to rm6-7k.

With all the negative economic news surrounding the UK, I'm no expert but everything just not pointing in the right direction. Inflation, rental hikes, recession.
I don't know if this is something I should be pursuing. I love the work, it's something I'm good at and no doubt - the company is an 'elite' brand in its industry - like Rolex for watches. It would be great for the CV. But I don't know if it's worth the trouble of moving there, leaving the life I have here. Do I leave for that extra rm2-3k, leaving behind my friends and family - starting all over again? I worked in the US for 7 years before and came back to Malaysia 3 years ago thinking I may not get another oversea opportunity. But here we are... if this was just another company, I might have just said no thank you - but its like a dream company to work with because of its brand.

Something for me to think about but I would like to know your thoughts about the move or experience working in the UK, any piece of advice.
Thanks.

I'll let others speak about living and working in the UK but talk about relocating abroad.

Without a wife and kids, you can do anything without the need to think too much. While your age may be a factor on making big decisions, you're generally footloose. You probably know that

At this stage in life, what are you looking to achieve? Are you looking for more money? More career growth? Settlement abroad? Yours answers will dictate what actions should take.

If you're looking for more money, then what you have described, this role of yours is not the right thing. It's a meagre global salary and it only looks good if your intent and purpose is to return to msia after 3 years....and that, it's a stretch, you won't be able to save enough. So that 3 years is kinda wasted, no significant savings and you're back in msia. This only makes sense if the relo results in a true growth of income....and there are only a few countries where this is possible....namely, Singapore, HK, middle east, US and maybe Australia, everywhere else is really swapping an environment for the same pay. GBP 60k a year is not what many would consider a good global salary, in the UK, yeah, you'll be firmly in the upper middle class but with runaway inflation, you gotta be very very careful with money.

If career growth is what you are looking for, will sticking in msia eventually lead to a director role for you? If there's a high chance for it, then why do this detour to the UK? Things can go horribly wrong in the UK, you may even lose that friendship if things don't turn out well. Relo will also slow down your career growth, unless you're moving to level above, if it's just a lateral move, it will set you back several years

If settlement is what you want, then you have to stick to the plan, no matter what happens. High pay or low pay, you'll just go. I don't think they is what you are looking for as you returned from the US.

hopefully this helps you think about it.