Certforums Average IT Salary

My vote is in.

 

I have voted too

 

Done, looks like im on the lower end of the scale, but everyone gotta start somewhere I guess

 

I got my vote in too. I don't want to take a guess at who the two people are that tipped 60K+. I wish it was me though.

 

Put my vote in, although in all fairness, my job is now a mix of sales, marketing, and tech, which certainly helps the salary, its much easier to make big bucks when your physically seen to be making a company money

 

My Vote is in

 

Done - though, as arro so eloquently put it, there's not much to be gained when you consider that my role (senior systems engineer) is totally different to a first line tech, or a helpdesk manager, or a developer. Also, location has a lot to do with it - if I wasn't in London I'd be earning about 10k a year less!

 

Placed my vote, you have to remember if you do contracting in IT its very easy to make 30k+ so the average salaray advertised is pretty close.

Helpdesk contract job with experience in london will probably net you around 20+pound p/h that will net you around 36000 pound a year doing 7.5hrs a day.
Guys in 3rd line get around 250pound+ p/d.

This is completely different when you look at perm jobs which are a lot less money and a lot harder to get the big paying jobs.

So what it boils down to is the real money in IT is contract work.

 

I don't currently work in IT

 

I work in a London Borough, 2nd/3rd line, in charge of VM ESX servers...... and I'm happy to report I voted...... £15,001 - £20,000

 

Hi Luddym, im a little surprized that working in a London Borough in 2nd/3rd line wouldn't attract a higher salary then in that bracket?!

 

Ya that is pretty low, on our helpdesk (no qualifications needed) makes a min of 20k.

 

Ouch luddy
with what VCPs are getting paid these days, ouch indeed! but its more than money that makes us go to work each day with a smile, hope your enjoying yourself too

 

Let's just say that as of October I'm going to be actively seeking other employment. My MCSE will hopefully be finished by then.

I got just under a 3k pay rise in April, and I'm still on under 20k. But what I would say is that I rarely think about the wage. I enjoy working for a small company where you basically have to have your hands on everything, building servers, rolling out apps, networking, being in charge of GPO's, WSUS servers, ESX Hardware etc etc etc.

In short, at this moment in time I love my job, I just don't like the feeling like I'm being seriously taken advantage of financially.

 

Ken,

Quick question, what are you calling IT salary?
Base pay or pay + benefits? It's a huge swing for me but the benefits are actually priced out so I know what they're worth in real dolllars (pounds )