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I am not sure how well this generalises over the entire EU. My experience in the Netherlands is that job hopping occurs frequently and is a great way to get on
by jjevanoorschot 9y ago
I am not sure how well this generalises over the entire EU. My experience in the Netherlands is that job hopping occurs frequently and is a great way to get on a higher salary. However, I do agree that there is a salary cap around 70-80k for software engineers. If you want to earn more than that you either need to go into management or move to a better paying region (US/Ireland/UK).
- badpun 9y agoOr go contracting. I've been contacted about 500-600 EUR/day contracts in Amsterdam. Not sure how common they are, but the option is there.
- jjevanoorschot 9y agoInteresting, I had not taken that into account. Maybe something I'd consider a few years down the line.
- passiveincomelg 9y agovery common, also in Germany (https://www.gulp.de/knowledge-base/17/iv/mehr-ist-mehr-3-prognosen-zum-stundensatz-2018.html https://www.gulp.de/knowledge-base/17/iv/mehr-ist-mehr-3-pro...)
- rerx 9y agoI can't assess the validity of these numbers, but, according to Glassdoor, senior software engineers at Google Munich make 105k to 120k base salary. https://www.glassdoor.de/Gehalt/Google-Senior-Software-Engineer-München-Gehälter-EJI_IE9079.0,6_KO7,31_IL.32,39_IC4990924.htm https://www.glassdoor.de/Gehalt/Google-Senior-Software-Engin...
- jjevanoorschot 9y agoOh for sure! But those numbers will be difficult to find in The Netherlands. Switzerland has the highest paying software engineering jobs in Europe AFAIK.