It Professionals : How do you answer 'the salary question'

30 years old and 6+ years experience and the range is 16-22?! Surely you should be able to command far more?

Thats entry level money surely?

£22k or nothing in this circumstance IMO.
 
[TW]Fox;21571999 said:
30 years old and 6+ years experience and the range is 16-22?! Surely you should be able to command far more?

Thats entry level money surely?
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It really depends what those 6 years were doing. Have you reached the ceiling for the area of the industry you're in? Do you need to focus on different/new skills?
 
Go high high high, I'd rather go for 22k in that situation and get dropped down to 20~ in negotiation, than going with 20 and being budged down to 18!
 
Glad I saw this, as I'm in the same position having a final interview on Friday for a job offering a £5k salary range.
If I get the job offer I think I'll say I feel I'm worth the top end of the scale, but will be prepared to take £1k less as I'm so keen on the role.
 
When I moved to my current position I had just been made redundant from a job paying £23k, the job was offering £20k, but even with only two years experience in the field I still managed to negotiate them upto £22k :)
 
hilly said:
Just out of itnerest what type of IT work do you do? What's the general "mean" for something of your experience in your location to earn?

Aim for that, perhaps ask for a bit more but make it clear that you are willing to negotiate. If they can't provide all the money you'd like, as said before you can make up the difference when it comes to benefits.
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This is a bit difficult. I do server support, and the job I've applied for is with a hosting company. What you get paid depends entirely on how much they expect you to do, and how technical the role is. I'd ideally like something like this which is offering 30k

http://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/senior-i...98/it-telecoms/leeds?proximity=30&pagesize=50

But there's too much on there I have no commercial experience of. I've done no VOIP, no blackberry, only basic Linux knowledge and they specifically say only to apply if you have experience in all of the above essential experience of which Linux is one :(

I've got good experience in almost everything else. But in my 6 years ive worked for companies that are 100 % microsoft. But the pay reflects how many skills they are expecting you to have.
 
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16k is painfully low for someone with 6 years experience.

Don't be scared to say how much you want and think you are worth, go for the top, that what they are budgeting for.
 
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What are you currently earning? Make up all sorts of extra benefits your company has, overtime / oncall. To Bump it over £22k.

£22k with 6 years experience is shabby imo, you should be aiming for £28k+
 
MrLOL said:
This is a bit difficult. I do server support, and the job I've applied for is with a hosting company. What you get paid depends entirely on how much they expect you to do, and how technical the role is. I'd ideally like something like this which is offering 30k

http://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/senior-i...98/it-telecoms/leeds?proximity=30&pagesize=50

But there's too much on there I have no commercial experience of. I've done no VOIP, no blackberry, only basic Linux knowledge and they specifically say only to apply if you have experience in all of the above essential experience of which Linux is one :(

I've got good experience in almost everything else. But in my 6 years ive worked for companies that are 100 % microsoft. But the pay reflects how many skills they are expecting you to have.
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Also, companies find it hard to find someone who ticks all the boxes, i've never had everything they wanted and took a punt. Your attitude and willingness to learn and pick it up is what's important.
I think i had 3 of the 6 essential skills in my current job and i got offered the role, they also paid £3k more than was advertised......
 
Teledude said:
I know third line people up North - Manchester etc on 40-60k.. :)
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Find me one and I'll apply for it.ive not seen anything like that offered in Leeds which is why I'm of the opinion that low 20s for 2nd /3rd line is what to expect. I'm willing to be proved wrong. I may just be looking in the wrong places
 
I definitely wouldn't limit yourself to the range that they have stated. If they really want you they will pay more. £22k is shocking for that experience. Graduate schemes pay more than that for people right out of uni.
 
If you don't ask... you don't get. Aim for the top or more. They can negotiate you down. If the role and responsibility of the job you're after commands a large range of salary, with your experience you should be aiming for the top. It's not cheeky, if the ad says 22k ask for it!

Personally I'd always ask above that value anyway as you can be negotiated down.

Believe in yourself .:)
 
HarryPainful said:
16k is painfully low for someone with 6 years experience.

Don't be scared to say how much you want and think you are worth, go for the top, that what they are budgeting for.
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rogan said:
This... just been offered a 'training' gap year position in an IT/telecomms company in the north for 17
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ringo747 said:
I definitely wouldn't limit yourself to the range that they have stated. If they really want you they will pay more. £22k is shocking for that experience. Graduate schemes pay more than that for people right out of uni.
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Souleh said:
16k is far too low.

I got paid that, along with many others, for our placement years alone.
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I'm not taking it if they offer as low as 16k. As you guys say, thats for starters with no experience.

I was more wondering more how i ask for the top end without sounding like a douche :)
 
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