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| Thread ID: 110778 | 2010-07-01 07:56:00 | IT pay rates | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 1115049 | 2010-07-02 01:56:00 | After 10 years IT Tech (Desktop mainly) Im on 40K Ive seen a stack of CV's 2 feet high for entry/mid level IT Tech jobs where I work. 40K, - having to use(wear out) my own car for callout/onsite jobs , expected to use my prepay cellphone for company use, no training etc - $40 a week petrol cost JUST to get to work & back(cant catch the bus as am expected to supply a car) a local job on Minimum wage is fast catching up to what I end up with :badpc: :badpc: :badpc: NZ doesnt really pay skilled workers particularly well, unless there is a sudden (extreme) shortage of that skill. You will always hear of people on what sounds like a wage to good to be true(eg $80K for help desk). These jobs arnt the norm and are extremely hard to get. |
sroby (11519) | ||
| 1115050 | 2010-07-02 02:17:00 | looks like you make more using MS Office :D perhaps I could go back to business analysis maybe into data warehouse work then.......... i agree that some do get a fizz with real IT work even if it pays less. unless one gets into a large org where the min might be 45k with a senior roles and team leader roles...... |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1115051 | 2010-07-02 02:38:00 | My duties include -looking after all the servers (DCs, Exchange, file etc etc) -deal with 100 plus users -looking after 100 or so work stations (including Macs) -run between sites when required -provide desktop and helpdesk support -looking after all 30 printers -configuring all Mobile devices for whatever use maybe -deal with all hardware and software issues ... well basically everything to do with *IT* Only 2 of us in the IT department, I work five days a week and my IT manager work 2 days a week. And I am getting below $50k, mmmm I think I need a rise :drool |
ronyville (10611) | ||
| 1115052 | 2010-07-02 02:51:00 | . . . he got a IT job that pays $35k . . . . very much depends on what the job is . . . I know some help desk guys on $35K . I know help desk people on $47K . I know sysadmins on $75K . I know a cisco guy on $101K I know IT managers on $125K . what exactly is this job? |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 1115053 | 2010-07-02 03:17:00 | My title says IT Manager\Consultant, but really, I'm just a technician\engineer, over 60K, less than 70K 37.5 hrs a week | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1115054 | 2010-07-02 03:33:00 | Well I know a 2nd/3rd level support person at Akld UNi. She gets around $60K now, because she's been there ages. And my sons mate does Unix and support at the hospital and he won't say, but I know 4 years ago he was just over $70K. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1115055 | 2010-07-02 04:44:00 | Yep, I can relate to the not so fantastic wages for starting positions - but hopefully this will change as the years go by. The only bit that annoyed (in a slightly amusing way) me, was I could earn more doing the job I had before getting a degree... and then 3 years of study later + 1 years experience, I'm finally coming close to that wage again. Such is life, nothing is perfect. |
Bozo (8540) | ||
| 1115056 | 2010-07-02 05:27:00 | I work as a Sys Admin (Windows Flavoured) and get about 65k and have 7 yrs exp . I have a friend who works in a consultancy doing much the same thing but running around a lot more who gets just over 80k . He's expected to sell stuff as well however . Windows Admins are becoming a dime a dozen and the ability to do a lot of work offsite (i . e outsource the problem) is becoming easier . If I were you I would find something to specialise in that not everyone knows how to do . . . . e . g Unix type stuff, DBA etc etc . Todays younger generation who are entering the workforce have grown up with computers and know their way around them and there is less need for helpdesk and windowsy type people I think . Im lucky as I have a chance to get involved with some new VMWarey, Bladey, SANy type stuff at mo so am expanding my skillset but would hate to be stuck with just plain old Windows skills going into the future . My 2c B |
Barnabas (4562) | ||
| 1115057 | 2010-07-02 07:59:00 | Ha I have a skilled trade + 25 years experience as a carpenter/ joiner and I earn 42K. I was earning more 10 years ago in the UK than I do now but I have a better quality of life here, still hard to swallow the pay cut though | gary67 (56) | ||
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