A question about IT in NZ?

[Timmy74]

Hi Guys,

I was wondering what the award rate (if there is an award rate), for IT is in New Zealand?

If there is not an award rate what would be the average wage of an IT expert?

Kind regards.

Tim...

[Kelvinr]

QUOTE (Timmy74 @ Dec 19 2013,7:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi Guys,

I was wondering what the award rate (if there is an award rate), for IT is in New Zealand?

If there is not an award rate what would be the average wage of an IT expert?

Kind regards.

Tim...

Hi Tim,

It really depends on the job you are applying for. What sort of I.T position would you be applying for if you were to apply for one?

I have worked in I.T here for about 4 and a bit years between two different I.T jobs, there are many variables to determine your salary but there are some average salary figures.

Try going here: www.seek.co.nz

This website is a popular job seekers site here in NZ and may show you some salary figures for different I.T jobs.

You don't find many companies doing "awards" or "KPI bonus schemes" but I am fortunate to be able to have one where I work, although you only get out what you put in with it.

Good luck on your venture

[gojozoom]

To be honest I'm not exactly sure what you mean by an award rate. Anyways, as I've been doing IT for 8 years here I can give you SOME insight. Of course, IT is a huge industry with all those technologies and sectors, hence knowing all of it is close to impossible. You usually start in a Service Desk as a graduate for something between 30-45K (depends on the hours), then you move into a junior admin/engineer position. That's usually around 45-55K. From there you work your way up. You can go technology-focused or management-focused. If you chose technology, you'd become a senior engineer (around 80-90K), and further up, an architect (90-110K). In management you start as a team leader (70-90K), and than it's a 2-way intersection again. You can choose either project management or people management (both 90-110K). And then comes higher-management and the Exec level, but by the time you get there you're old, you have 2 Porsches already, you live together with your 3rd wife, and you're getting bored That's pretty much it. I want out waaay before that happens. I'm a team leader at the moment, I enjoy working with people a lot more than working with servers. I hope I can start a non-IT company sometime in the next 3 years though...

Please note, this is far from covering the whole industry and only reflects my personal experience.

Dan

[Timmy74]

Thank you very much chaps for you insight.

I shall check out "seek.co.nz".

Kind regards.

Tim...