A few observations...
1. It's in a regional paper, so I'm going to presume it's at a regional
location (confirmed in a SLUG email - it's at Charles Stuart Uni). Regional
IT jobs are (almost) always going to pay less than a similar job in the
city.
2. Given the odd numbers in salary range, I'd presume this is either at
a Uni or a government department (again, confirmed, it's at CSU). Uni's
have always had weird pay rates (the good old HEW levels) and jobs titles
(from memory I used to be a "Computer Services Officer" or something like
that when I was a sysadmin at a uni) which really don't match the rest of
the IT world. Of course, uni's do offer different conditions than most
work environments.
If you look through jobs ads for SysAdmins in the SMH or Tuesdays Australian
you'll find jobs going for anywhere between about $40k and $140k, normally
asking for roughly the same requirements. Best I can work out they must
fill the jobs at the lower end of the scale, and I'm presuming they are
filled with less experienced people, because there's no way someone with
more experience would even apply.
So what sould be the going rate? It's depends on the person, the job,
the responsibility, etc. I'd say that the $40k-140k is probably a valid
range. My first job in a sysadmin-style role was at HEW level 6.1 ($32,250
or something like that from memory). Today I wouldn't even look at anything
with less than 6 figures in it.
Scott.
On Sat, Apr 15, 2000 at 04:34:03PM +1000, Howard Lowndes wrote:
> Seen in today's (regional) paper.
>
> An advert for "Senior Systems & Infrastructure Officer"
>
> "...
> The incumbent will be responsible for the operation, support and
> maintenance of a series of multi user systems; supervision of a small
> group of technical staff; and the development of multi user systems.
> Initially the successful applicant will have prime responsibility for the
> Microsoft Windows NT/Windows 2000 environment.
>
> *Essential*: degree in computing; considerable experience in: computing;
> administration of a significant Microsoft Windows NT/Windows 2000
> environment; administration of Solaris or other Unix based systems;
> working within a team environment with diverse locations and disciplines.
>
> *Salary Range*: $43,075 to $47,113 per annum
> ..."
>
> With what they are asking it strikes me that they are a trifle tight with
> the readies, or am I not seeing the current employment market correctly?
>
> What do other think should be the going rate?
>
> Perhaps they don't rate M$ skills very highly (8-)
>
> Howard.
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