Salary: how much is good?

[samr1wp]

Know some SAP consultants charge an arm and a leg per hour (heard some in the range of R2k and hour). Kinda more into the dev side of things right now and money comes second to me learning and being proficient in all these technologies and languages. I cant charge an arm and a leg if I dont know what I'm doing.

yep oracle consulants i worked with at previous company with like +-8 years pulled around 1.5k an hour

and our company had them on big projects

[Hamster]

aaahh well analysts iv seen get more so want to get into that quick

It is a mystery to me why BA's earn so much money. They type some stuff out on a word document, bitch at the devs till they've read it and then go make adjustments based on the feedback we gave Life isn't fair...


So for any one out there planning their career. If you want to get rich either learn SAP or MS Word.

[samr1wp]

It is a mystery to me why BA's earn so much money. They type some stuff out on a word document, bitch at the devs till they've read it and then go make adjustments based on the feedback we gave Life isn't fair...


So for any one out there planning their career. If you want to get rich either learn SAP or MS Word.

BAs have the brain behind the business ...dev make the process by coding

if you could do both ...you are king......i suck at programming tho lol

[CyCliC]

Well as a rough example, 30k gets you a 350k car and a million rand crib with -+13k left for other stuff, so 30 to 50 is a reasonable goal to set yourself for before you turn 30.

[samr1wp]

Well as a rough example, 30k gets you a 350k car and a million rand crib with -+13k left for other stuff, so 30 to 50 is a reasonable goal to set yourself for before you turn 30.

i have 4 years and yes thats my goal. ...wont buy a 350k car tho cause i have a citi golf now and will drive that till it dies lol

house is 1st for me tho

and wife can get the 350k car in time


so there is hope for me

[Nerfherder]

It is a mystery to me why BA's earn so much money. They type some stuff out on a word document, bitch at the devs till they've read it and then go make adjustments based on the feedback we gave Life isn't fair...


So for any one out there planning their career. If you want to get rich either learn SAP or MS Word.

Thats not what Being a BA is all about.

They look at a product/system and tell the bosses how they can make money out of it. Or if the product is even making money.
Thats where their margin is.
They write in the papers things like : We get this poor sod dev to write the program in one week then we sell it to those other sods, make lots of money and go have a beer.

[samr1wp]

Thats not what Being a BA is all about.

They look at a product/system and tell the bosses how they can make money out of it. Or if the product is even making money.
Thats where their margin is.
They write in the papers things like : We get this poor sod dev to write the program in one week then we sell it to those other sods, make lots of money and go have a beer.

what i said in million more words

[Hamster]

BAs have the brain behind the business ...

You'd think that. I'm not always so sure. Maybe 1 or 2 out of the 20 overpaid ones

[Billy]

More than you need.

[samr1wp]

You'd think that. I'm not always so sure. Maybe 1 or 2 out of the 20 overpaid ones

well i see it as well and yes i am not too sure lol

i believe the developers are the brains as well ...but then again soon a business will have the software ...but how to use it correctly to make money ....you need that BA

and the biggest problem we all find ourselves in is

MYbb

[ponder]

It's all relative. Some people are happy with R10k a month while others struggle to make ends meet on R200k a month (& I'm not exaggerating).

[DrYes]

and wife can get the 350k car in time


so there is hope for me

No hope if she gets the car.

sry.

[Hamster]

well i see it as well and yes i am not too sure lol

i believe the developers are the brains as well ...but then again soon a business will have the software ...but how to use it correctly to make money ....you need that BA

and the biggest problem we all find ourselves in is

MYbb

BA's are there to go write down the stuff our Big Boss heard from the client. I just wish BA's would realize that we would actually go read their stupid specs if they had drawing with arrows. I can build a system from drawings and arrows...not essays.


Anyway, back on topic:

In the next 10 years I want to be a Software Architect (the kind that actually deserves the title) and earn LOTS of money. In today's terms - at least 70k. A man has got to dream to get somewhere

[CyCliC]

No hope if she gets the car.

sry.

+1 Thats beta male behaviour right there.

[Jase]

Well as a rough example, 30k gets you a 350k car and a million rand crib with -+13k left for other stuff, so 30 to 50 is a reasonable goal to set yourself for before you turn 30.

It's the other stuff that seems to add up .. kids, communication, insurance, groceries, savings, other debt, entertainment, fuel all adds up to a nasty chunk off ones bottom line....