Network admin salary.

[fatp]

Hi Guys.

I am in a 1st / 2nd line job with the intent of moving into a 3rd line role in the next 3 years or so...

I know the salary of a '2nd line tech' in the uk, So I am wondering what would a 3rd line (network admin / manager) get:

(a) in the public sector UK ?

(b) in the private sector UK ?

(working in a ms server 03/08 environment). perhaps some cisco switches / routers as well.

Cheers - fatp.

P.S. I have looked at job boards on the internet but they all seem to vary a lot, in some cases 20K difference

[greenbrucelee]

Money shouldn't really be motivating you on your career choice, you should be looking at doing what your interested in.

As for Admin salaries they can vary quite a lot, it depends on the persons job roles and responsability. I know an admin who doesn't really do a lot and she is on 19k, I also know a guy who is an admin for a company called KPMG and he is on 50k but he does have a lot of responsability.

[craigie1977]

Approx £25K to £35K depending on experience and location.

[wagnerk]

In public sector for Education anyway (Council & National Government pay more) you're looking at £18.5k upwards. In the private sector, again it depends on the company (size, location, industry, technology it uses, any bespoke software, whether or not it's in a single location or there's lots of travelling, etc) it can range from £18k to £40k - hence the £20k difference between level 3 jobs.

-Ken

[damo101]

Not 100% relevant but you might find this page useful for comparing salaries:

http://www.mysalary.co.uk/index.php

Popped 18k into it as a demo and this is what it returned, main things to bear in mind are it doesn't account for a) experience and b) folk lying


Your salary is currently: £18,000

Here is how your salary compares to the average salary for your job sector:
Sub-sector Salary Difference
Desktop Support £26,300 £-8,300
Technical Author £35,250 £-17,250
Project Manager £44,000 £-26,000
Developer £31,825 £-13,825
Consultant £43,875 £-25,875
Database Administrator £27,500 £-9,500
Database Developer £31,000 £-13,000
Helpdesk £19,625 £-1,625
Systems Manager £42,075 £-24,075
Marketing £34,750 £-16,750
Network Security £42,220 £-24,220
Software Developer £30,650 £-12,650
Systems Testing £33,275 £-15,275
Telecoms Engineer £32,275 £-14,275

[BosonMichael]

Originally Posted by fatp

P.S. I have looked at job boards on the internet but they all seem to vary a lot, in some cases 20K difference

...there's your answer!

[SuPaStA]

3rd line person with experience, in the city should look at getting 35k upwards.

[fatp]

The reason why I asked this question was...

I know 2 people who do the same job and same responsibilities:

(a) Private Sector -Law firm - Network admin - 32K plus bonus 34k in total

(b) Public Sector - School - Network admin - 24k plus good pension and 1/4 year paid hols.

A difference in 10K but each has pro's / cons for each job.

both in the same city in the midlands, similar age as well, ...

[wagnerk]

Originally Posted by fatp

(b) Public Sector - School - Network admin - 24k plus good pension and 1/4 year paid hols...

Are you sure? On £24k pa s/he is either pro-rata if getting 1/4 year hols (so not getting £24k, but the equivalent), or working like us on practically the bare minimum holiday (20-25 days A/L plus bank hols) entitlement.

-Ken

[fatp]

no not pro rata.

get all school hols minus 2 weeks in summer.