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I'm asking WHAT specialties are charging this rate in the technical fields, because I haven't seen them, so I'm curious. Admittedly, my lawyer is general pract
by USNetizen 13y ago
I'm asking WHAT specialties are charging this rate in the technical fields, because I haven't seen them, so I'm curious.
Admittedly, my lawyer is general practice, so, yes, what they charge is based on that. But, still, $400/hr for a long term contract for a programmer/developer is very high for the majority of the US market from what I have seen unless you are working on Wall St. as a specialized Quant or something.
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- tptacek 13y agoAdd to "expert developers with domain expertise in finance" also "cryptographic security specialists", "hardware reverse engineers", and "high-end SEO". There, you have 4 subspecialties of software development. Can we agree that the poll tops out too low now? :)
- USNetizen 13y agoOk, that kind of specialization may make some sense then for that rate. I was just inquiring because I had never seen a rate like that on a long-term contract before. I've personally run the typical gamut of development and project management contracts charging anywhere between $100/hr and $220/hr, but nothing heavily specialized (yet, anyway). Thanks.
- sliverstorm 13y agoThere may be some communication issues here. Do companies even contract the services of reverse engineers for very long periods? I wonder if perhaps they are on some kind of agreement where they do an hour or three a week, or don't work regularly but are "on call"?
- tptacek 13y agoReverse engineers, no. High-end software security? Yes. But high-end/hardware reverse engineers can keep themselves utilized year round, too, just at multiple clients.
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