Just to bring the house price versus income argument into perspective, I was looking at 4/5 bed terrace houses in Kew Gardens the other month.
Asking price for a terrace house ....... £1.25m to £1.5m.
I would suggest that any PAYE employee on a company starting income would 'struggle' to keep up with housing prices in the South East unless they are already on the ladder.
If you don't want to work in the SE then apply elsewhere. As always it's your choice.