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The reality is I spend time applying for a job which claims a "competitive" salary for a "network architect", and eventually find it's in the 35-45k range "depe
by iso1631 5y ago
The reality is I spend time applying for a job which claims a "competitive" salary for a "network architect", and eventually find it's in the 35-45k range "depending on skills"
Those companies then run off to government saying "we can't employ anyone"
Fortunately more and more job listings on linked in are listing ballpark salaries so it's easy to ignore them, there's a few coming up which are reasonable salaries for what they want too IMO, so that's good.
- ethbr0 5y agoI get why employer's tendency is to withhold pay information. But ultimately, it's a waste of my time and their time if we're not close enough. So disclosure seems win/win.
- SantalBlush 5y agoEmployers are still used to an employer's market, where they could string desperate applicants along, then hit them with, "This is the salary, take it or leave it." They're slow to adjust to today's job market.
- corpdronejuly 5y agoNot when the objective is to increase the companies Visa quota not to find talent at market rate.
- mrkstu 5y agoI assume you're not in the USA? As a network architect, even non-coastal jobs are easily had for $120,000 and go up from there...
- giantg2 5y agoI don't think that's true at all. If it were so easy, why don't I have one? More people are paid below $110k than above (median).
- pnutjam 5y agoHow big an environment are we talking about? More then about 50 servers, you're underpaid if you aren't making 6 figures.
- giantg2 5y agoI'm not a network administrator. I have training in that space. If it were really that easy to find a job paying that, then I would go do it.
- LordDragonfang 5y agoI don't think it's controversial to assume that most non-helpdesk IT staff are being underpaid for the value they bring to their companies.
- wikibob 5y agoLevels.fyi Teamblind.com Leetcode.com study these 3 for 6 months and you will easily get over 200k.
- giantg2 5y agoI can't. My family mostly consumes all my free time. I'm also not able to relocate since my wife doesn't want to. $200k would be highly unlikely in my area. PS I hate how people say 'easily' for salaries that are basically double the median for devs. If it was easy, everyone would have it.
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- iso1631 5y agoI've seen decent salaries in the UK advertised, hell I even had an interview for a 2nd line support role, fully remote, for £75k ($100k) - a small pay rise, but far less varied and thus less interesting than what I currently do, so I decided to thank them for the opportunity during the interview and put them in touch with someone I knew. For an interesting job I could be happy with £75k. In fact in the last 20 minutes I've had contact on linkedin for a pre-sales network architect, which sounds like it could be varied and relatively interesting. However they only list "competitive" as the salary, which I would assume means £35k ($50k)
- spurgu 5y agoAgreed. I'd be happy to see a range, any range, rather than vagueness.