IT salaries in South Africa compared to the UK

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R13... said:
You guys are obviously well rewarded. Hook a brother up with a well paying job.
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Hold on man. I put an /s because I myself don't know if it's too high or too low. :ROFL:
Ssshhhh, let's see if they'll tell us. :sneaky:

Though I'm thinking it's underpaid for a solutions architect. You're talking about someone designing the technological foundation and future for the company/solution/product. 965k is maybe a decent (not exceptional) senior developer's salary. Now let's see what the others say.

One thing this article does highlight is how fubar'd our currency is. :(
 
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This is so inaccurate, its hilarious. Not to mention its an utterly pointless comparison.
 
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Yeah, their numbers look a bit low, on both sides. You can get double the amounts in the UK, and probably more in Germany...
 
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AntiThesis said:
Are you saying that's low or high? I mean... it's not average but certainly within the norms.
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His post could also be interpreted as him being a Senior Solutions Architect and getting paid less than that.

In which case his response is quite appropriate.
 
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Hamster said:
That salary equates to R80k pm which is in the senior developer range. A senior solutions architect (like a real one) will be far North of that.
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Yeah that's fair - depending on the company of course. The fact that you specified a real one means you've seen the other type :D R80k pm is very good depending on where you're situated as well. I can tell you that for the most part, if you ask an East London based company for R80k a month, you're SOL.

edited to add: *unless you have some other intrinsic value that you bring. Most companies don't know why they need a Solutions Architect so often just get someone who put it on their CV
 
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This is one of those cases where the big mac index is actually relevant. Trying to feed yourself in London (and the rest of the UK) is expensive. A trip to Tesco will do a good job of emptying the wallet.
 
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MyBroadband seems to publish such articles every once in a while. I do think these articles are misleading; a higher pay cheque in another nation doesn't mean you are actually earning more coin. For the next fake news immigration article, it would be nice if MyBB writers went a little deeper - tell people what the average rental prices are, how much groceries are, fuel, transportation.

From the few websites I have seen, it looks like salaries are higher abroad, but, these are accompanied with a much higher cost of living (higher rent, higher groceries, higher transportation costs, etc.)
 
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