[plug] iiNet job on Seek

[Jon Miller]

You can expect that amount in a management role, or if you are working for yourself with about 3-4 employees.  The market is full of "IT" people therefore the wages for this specialised section has dropped a fair bit.  There was a time when one with both  uni and certs could demand and get >$100K salary.  Those days are gone, be glad to get >$65K.
When I first got here I had an >$80K salary package, this was still less than what I made when living aboard.  Working for myself has benefits - time off when I need it, I set my own salary and control how much I want to make each week, etc, etc.
I still find time to do an occasional cert program and I do not have to sit for exams (I'm my own boss), but I do get the knowledge I'm seeking.

Just my 2 cents worth.

Jon

>>> sales at ecosolutions.com.au 12:47:13 pm 9/11/2006 >>>
On Thu, 2006-11-09 at 12:27 +0800, Tomasz Grzegurzko wrote:
> On 11/9/06, Tomasz Grzegurzko <tomasz89 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 11/9/06, Gavin Chester <sales at ecosolutions.com.au> wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2006-11-09 at 11:55 +0800, Tomasz Grzegurzko wrote:
> > > > > Just for my curiosity, what would you expect to get in a job such as
> > > > > that?

-snip lots of useful answer -

> > For a programming job, requiring a decent amount of skill (and this
> > one sounds like it) I'd say at least >$40k for someone like myself.
> > 'Course that depends on the person, for me I'm worth every penny hehe.

Thanks for such a comprehensive answer.  I am surprised that salary
levels aren't what I had expected them to be - falling short by a long
way.  I'm a life-sciences graduate and the salaries you quote are on par
with what people in my field could expect for comparable
seniority/experience.  I had suffered under the delusion that IT with
good degree(s) and several years experience could easily expect
$150K-$250K.  So is that only the few lucky to work freelance, or
what?    

> > Cheers,
> > Tomasz
> >
> 
> Sorry for THIS job they want heaps of skills and I agree with Shannon.
> I was talking more generically about programming.

And, thanks to you for your input, Shannon.  I must say, you have put me
in my place regarding my expectations of IT salaries :-(.  The reason
for my curiosity is because my wife often says "you spend so much
god-damn time on that computer, why don't you put it to _real_ use and
retrain in IT to bring home decent money!"  :-)  Maybe not, eh?

Gavin.  


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