MCDST - Salary Expectations?

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Hi There

Pretty soon im hoping to pass my MCDST

I'm 20 and currently have 4 years experience as a desktop support technician plus some basic qualifications such as E.C.D.L etc

I also have an NVQ Level 3 in Business administration (which i think qualifies my to supervise people)

With this in mind, what sort of salary can i expect for my next job? (currently working as an ICT Technician in a primary school)

At the min I'm on about 16,000 but thats pro rata and after my holidays it works out at about 13,000

Obviously im hoping for a little more with my next job but im not sure what to expect?

 

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if you have no experience it could be about 14k some people get lucky and get more.

 

I've got 4 years experience, im hoping for something around the 18-20k mark, if i can't get that with desktop support, what do i need to do................... 2nd / 3rd line support?

Bored of having no money left at the end of the month, its causing me to really loose motivation at work

 

if have 4 years experience in some sort of support work then 18k-20k in 2nd line sounds ok

 

ok cheers for that, didnt want to set my sights too high you see

 

http://www.payscale.com/

try this. helped me to get 1K extra on my review last week

 

Dont know if this will work, but i went on that site, filled in all the details and it came up with this



Which makes about as much sense to me as non-stick sellotape

 

looks like you're just about average.

 

I would check out job sites such as reed.co.uk, and more (sorry dont have my job site list of links at work) to find local jobs and how much you should expect to be paid.

Just a quick question, how did you get 4 years experience if you have been to college? Or did you do night school.

Also the joke re NVQ is Not Very Qualified, so im hoping you are not placing too much hope with that qualification.

 

As soon as i left school i went into an apprenticeship as an ICT Technician, i did this for 2 years and gained an NVQ level 3 in business administration, E.C.D.L and an ICT Practicioners cert

to be honest i wish id have done some different qualifications because they've not really helped me much in the way of proffessional IT

I got my current job because of my experience, so i guess i need some qualifications now to back it all up

 

I (and a lot of others) view NVQs (level 3) to be basically designed as a pathway to university.

I just think that its unrealistic for a 20 year old to be managing other people, especially when it is likely they havent had that much real life business experience, and also it is highly probable there will be more experienced people there.

Not knocking the guy i wish him luck.

 

Well if anything it shows you are willing to learn and apply yourself, so try to emphasise that in interviews.

Also good luck and try to get that MCDST asap (preferably before you go for interviews) as it again shows willingness to learn, but also certifies what you have learned (more to the employer).