Re: [PHP] RE: London PHP salaries

2007-06-15 Thread Daniel Brown
On 6/15/07, Christian Hänsel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On the weekends, I get to maintain my own websites, do research, satisfy the needs of my girl, learn new stuff (like JS right now *yikes*)... damned, I can't wait til September when I get TWO WEEKS OFF :oD -- ---

Re: [PHP] RE: London PHP salaries

2007-06-15 Thread Christian Hänsel
On the weekends, I get to maintain my own websites, do research, satisfy the needs of my girl, learn new stuff (like JS right now *yikes*)... damned, I can't wait til September when I get TWO WEEKS OFF :oD -- - I submit my stuff @ weberdev.com "Jason Pr

Re: [PHP] RE: London PHP salaries

2007-06-15 Thread Jason Pruim
You get weekends off? THAT'S IT! I'm calling my union rep!!! Oh wait.. I don't have one... My SMALL 4 person company is joining a union! :P -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Re: [PHP] RE: London PHP salaries

2007-06-15 Thread Christian Hänsel
That is oh so true. But why are we doing this? Cause we like to think and work hard, be brain-dead by the end of the day, drink coffee by the hectoliters and get no applause at all from our bosses (at least my boss doesn't ´know what the heck I am doing here all day long). God, I love programm

Re: [PHP] RE: London PHP salaries

2007-06-15 Thread Sancar Saran
It seems most php developers around the world are in famine. Herding lambs and raising cucumbers far more feasable than creating php based sites... Sancar -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Re: [PHP] RE: London PHP salaries

2007-06-15 Thread Javier Leyba
> Did you Google at all before you posted your > initial question? > > http://www.workgateways.com/working-cost-of- > living.html > > Says it was last updated in June, but the flat > rental prices seem a bit on the low side to me. > The rest looks about right tho. Thanks Be sure I use Google.

Re: [PHP] RE: London PHP salaries

2007-06-15 Thread Stut
Javier Leyba wrote: Thanks for all comments. My last question (I promise *g*). Could you please tell me how much money could I spend paying gas, electricity, phone, internet, etc... It could give an idea about how much money of my salary will fly away monthly :) Did you Google at all befo

Re: [PHP] RE: London PHP salaries

2007-06-15 Thread Javier Leyba
Hi Thanks for all comments. My last question (I promise *g*). Could you please tell me how much money could I spend paying gas, electricity, phone, internet, etc... It could give an idea about how much money of my salary will fly away monthly :) Thanks in advance J

Re: [PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-15 Thread Christian Hänsel
Hi Zoltan That is just about what I am getting here (1380 net). And I am by far not a professional. It's just enuff to make a living. And I pay 350 for my rent. And then all the other crap *g* Well, back when I was self employed, I could easily sell a site for 8000 to 1 Euros... but with

Re: [PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-15 Thread Zoltán Németh
2007. 06. 14, csütörtök keltezéssel 10.41-kor Javier Leyba ezt írta: > > For living in London you would need at the lower > > end 35k but why would you want to come and live > > in London from Spain ? If I had the choice I > > know where I would choose. > > I couldn't imagine why you like Spain

Re: [PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-15 Thread Jochem Maas
Daniel Brown wrote: > On 6/14/07, Colin Guthrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Chris wrote: >> > Hi Javier, ... > >Shit, *I* need to move to London, Spain, or Germany. As the > senior PHP/Unix geek in my company (not "a" senior, "the" senior), I > only make a salary of $31,200 with barely an

Re: [PHP] RE: London PHP salaries

2007-06-15 Thread Stut
Javier Leyba wrote: How could I calculate a month net salary ? In Spain, the offered year salary could be divided in 12 or 14 payments (in this case you´ll receive a duble payment in july and december). To know how much will receive in your hands each month you need to divide year salary by the

Re: [PHP] RE: London PHP salaries

2007-06-15 Thread Gary Smith
Javier Leyba wrote: How could I make same calculation for a London salary ? A very rough calculation is to take what they're offering, and then take 30% off that (tax, pension, etc) - it's usually somewhere around 30%, but it's not an exact science (depends on stuff like tax credits and stuf

[PHP] RE: London PHP salaries

2007-06-15 Thread Javier Leyba
Thanks for all replies. I want to make a last question and promise will not disturb with this topic any more. How could I calculate a month net salary ? In Spain, the offered year salary could be divided in 12 or 14 payments (in this case you´ll receive a duble payment in july and december). T

Re[2]: [PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-14 Thread Richard Davey
Hi Daniel, Thursday, June 14, 2007, 7:40:52 PM, you wrote: > I gross ~$2,400 per month. [snip] > So, with bills alone, it costs me a minimum of $2,700. That > leaves me with about $900 extra which then goes to repaying loans I'm curious.. how does $2,400 - $2,700 = $900 left over

Re: [PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-14 Thread Daniel Brown
On 6/14/07, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Nope, that is Euros. But imagine that i pay 250 for my car each month, 330 for rent, then I have a girlfriend who lives an hour away... gosh, that little bit of money is going down like the titanic *g* Been thinking of selling some scripts of mine on t

Re: [PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-14 Thread Joker7
In news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Javier Leyba wrote : >>> For living in London you would need at the lower >>> end 35k but why would you want to come and live >>> in London from Spain ? If I had the choice I >>> know where I would choose. >> >> I couldn't imagine why you like Spain but... >> >> Just ch

Re: [PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-14 Thread Daniel Brown
On 6/14/07, Richard Heyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Daniel Brown wrote: > 15,844.62 GBP Wow. There are Customer Service jobs that pay more. Seriously, you need to re-evaluate your skills and worth to your company. -- Richard Heyes 0844 801 1072 http://www.websupportsolutions.co.uk Knowledge B

Re: [PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-14 Thread Chris
Nope, that is Euros. But imagine that i pay 250 for my car each month, 330 for rent, then I have a girlfriend who lives an hour away... gosh, that little bit of money is going down like the titanic *g* Been thinking of selling some scripts of mine on the internet tho to make some more... let's

Re: [PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-14 Thread Daniel Brown
On 6/14/07, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Daniel My net (after taxes) are about 22k. So you better think twice before moving to germany ;o) Chris ""Daniel Brown"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 6/14/07, Colin Guthrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris w

Re: [PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-14 Thread Chris
Daniel My net (after taxes) are about 22k. So you better think twice before moving to germany ;o) Chris ""Daniel Brown"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 6/14/07, Colin Guthrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris wrote: > > Hi Javier, > > > > well, in germany

Re: [PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-14 Thread Richard Heyes
Daniel Brown wrote: > 15,844.62 GBP Wow. There are Customer Service jobs that pay more. Seriously, you need to re-evaluate your skills and worth to your company. -- Richard Heyes 0844 801 1072 http://www.websupportsolutions.co.uk Knowledge Base and HelpDesk software -- PHP General Mailing Lis

Re: [PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-14 Thread Daniel Brown
On 6/14/07, Colin Guthrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Chris wrote: > Hi Javier, > > well, in germany (at least what I have seen so far)... the min offer was > around 23k. I get about that money myself, and I live really cheap, with a > cheap car (cheapest you can get), and a girlfriend who doesn't

[PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-14 Thread Colin Guthrie
Chris wrote: > Hi Javier, > > well, in germany (at least what I have seen so far)... the min offer was > around 23k. I get about that money myself, and I live really cheap, with a > cheap car (cheapest you can get), and a girlfriend who doesn't need or want > much. So if you have a family, in a

Re: [PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-14 Thread Chris
Hi Javier, well, in germany (at least what I have seen so far)... the min offer was around 23k. I get about that money myself, and I live really cheap, with a cheap car (cheapest you can get), and a girlfriend who doesn't need or want much. So if you have a family, in a town like London: go for

[PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-14 Thread Javier Leyba
> For living in London you would need at the lower > end 35k but why would you want to come and live > in London from Spain ? If I had the choice I > know where I would choose. I couldn't imagine why you like Spain but... Just check out Spain salaries and tell me what you think. You can check

Re: [PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-14 Thread Shafiq Rehman
Hi, You can get a rough idea from http://www.totaljobs.com/JobSearch/Results.aspx?Keywords=php+mysql -- Shafiq Rehman (ZCE) http://www.phpgurru.com | http://shafiq.pk Cell: +92 300 423 9385 On 6/14/07, Gary Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Joker7 wrote: > For living in London you would need a

Re: [PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-14 Thread Gary Smith
Joker7 wrote: For living in London you would need at the lower end 35k but why would you want to come and live in London from Spain ? If I had the choice I know where I would choose. Indeed. It might also be worth pointing out that you'd be utterly fruitloop to consider getting a central Lond

[PHP] Re: London PHP salaries

2007-06-14 Thread Joker7
In news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Javier Leyba wrote : >> Hi All >> >> I've received a job offer from a London zone 1 based >> company as Senior PHP developer. >> I'm really interested but I live in Spain an have no >> idea about UK salaries so I wonder if somebody could >> give me a clue. >> >> How muc