coolshadows

Who said "carnt" ?

If you are saying it's easily done then that's good to hear.

coolshadows

PayScale (National) salary report:


I'd expect SA to be less than the average.

Hays 2010 salary report:


The above would make me think I have a chance on earning more (it doesn't include junior salaries). My current IT Project Manager is only earning $70k.

coolshadows

zRichi - not sure if any of the following cover your area of expertise:

DownUnderPaddy

Awk ! Who is this scroogey gang you work for ? I reckon he should move too !

freebo

At least for Sydney the above look a little low, are you sure thats doesn't include Junior positions?

zRichi

Hey thanks for this

I think I'm 2nd line so yay

ldh1135

Hi there, I am looking for IT infrastructure and server admin. I have MCSE, MCITP:EA and an HND. 7 years experience. Could you advice me where to look for jobs in Brisbane and what sort of salary to expect. Cheers

dave99

seek.com.au

Deancm_MKII

If you are a senior .Net AP/Developer with 10 years exp., earning $60K then you are seriously under paid. You should be earning closer to c$80K - $90K, possibly more.

Rule of thumb is that Adelaide earns on average about 5K less than Melbourne and Melbourne earns about 5K less than Sydney. Although this is changing as location is less of an issue with telecommuting etc.

I was placing .Net developers with 10 years exp. in 2002 on $65K! This was when the Australian IT market was completely shot due to the dot com crash and there was 12% unemployment in the IT market. The market today is completely different even taking into account the GFC.

Syedney

That's my IMO too and I am a .net developer...

But my expertise is not in the regional differences of salary structure so can only apply my theory to Sydney.

Anyway, in IT, salary is often negotiable and up to the individual to extract as much as possible.

Maybe the OP is just happy with the overall package,rather than looking at a specific amount figure?

But I do agree that .net developers with 10 exp should be on around $75k and above!

Deancm_MKII

In the coming months there's going to be a big transition within the IT market as a lot of people are going to be looking for new jobs, with better pay. Current estimates are a third of the IT workforce will be looking for greener pastures.

bcworld

.Net 1.0 was released in 2002...they couldn't have had much relevant experience!

Deancm_MKII

No, not 10 years .Net but 10 years exp as an A/P/software engineering. There were a lot of Visual Basic and C, C++ and Java guys that moved into .Net and had lots of transferable experience.

Syedney

.Net 1.0 was released in 2002...they couldn't have had much relevant experience!

Remember going to Stockport, to do some work (+ training with MIcrosoft) at EDS, on C# around Feb/March 2002, when .net just came out!!




What do you mean by this Dean?

Btw, I am looking for a .net dev position right now...On 457

Deancm_MKII

Not direct .Net experience no. However I did place a couple of guys that woked for Microsoft Redmond and were integral in the development of .Net.

And C# is very similar to Java and both share their roots with C/C++... As I mentioned in my previous post, transferable skills.

Because of the global financial crisis, many employees have either had their pay cut/frozen, reduced hours and no annual pay increases and now that things are better, employers are taking their time to review salaries, give rises where they are due and improve working conditions. Consequently a lot of employees are pissed off and will be looking for new jobs in order to get a salary increase/better conditions. The general mood when speaking to people is that in the coming months there will be a lot of people looking to move on.

This article sums it up nicely:

http://www.theage.com.au/business/wo...0704-zvto.html

Good luck! I would help however I don't place .Net guys anymore. 457? Ouch!