IT salaries in South Africa vs Amsterdam

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The average salary for a C# in Kazakhstan is R172,483.92 per annum. Therefore it is better to be a dev in South Africa and we should not take anything else into account. All devs in SA, be happy with what you have otherwise low paid Kazakhstani devs will replace you.
 

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Well at least in Amsterdam you don't need to drive a bullet proof vehicle, nor do you need to set your house up like a fortress.
 
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Really again? Why do you want to compare SA salaries to European salaries? The rand is worthless in the international community. Useless article.
 

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IT salaries in South Africa vs Amsterdam

There is an acute shortage of skilled professionals in South Africa, which is made worse by the constant stream of emigrants to countries with better economies and governance.

Popular locations among those who leave South Africa to work overseas include the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands.
Please sir can we have 'developer/it salaries in south africa vs EFF Membership prices'
 

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Really again? Why do you want to compare SA salaries to European salaries? The rand is worthless in the international community. Useless article.
We can always start a thread: 'mybroadband\'s hall of article shame'

The article will make a fine entry :thumbsup:
 

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It seems everyone is going to the Netherlands nowadays. People I knew who went to Australia is suddenly in the Netherlands, likewise with some who moved to the UK and the US.

Whenever I talk to someone, who is on their way out, it is either Germany or the Netherlands they are heading to.

I know a guy who have been living in the Netherlands around 12-15 years now, he told me that they wanted more people to come in, but now too many are coming in. Pending on the industry, it is getting tight competitively.
 

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It seems everyone is going to the Netherlands nowadays. People I knew who went to Australia is suddenly in the Netherlands, likewise with some who moved to the UK and the US.

Whenever I talk to someone, who is on their way out, it is either Germany or the Netherlands they are heading to.

I know a guy who have been living in the Netherlands around 12-15 years now, he told me that they wanted more people to come in, but now too many are coming in. Pending on the industry, it is getting tight competitively.

We're trying for the Netherlands. There's plenty of jobs, at least in the finance and supply chain sector.
 

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It seems everyone is going to the Netherlands nowadays. People I knew who went to Australia is suddenly in the Netherlands, likewise with some who moved to the UK and the US.

Whenever I talk to someone, who is on their way out, it is either Germany or the Netherlands they are heading to.

I know a guy who have been living in the Netherlands around 12-15 years now, he told me that they wanted more people to come in, but now too many are coming in. Pending on the industry, it is getting tight competitively.
We're trying for the Netherlands. There's plenty of jobs, at least in the finance and supply chain sector.
Generally speaking, I’ve never really seen a sustained period of oversupply of talent. Wherever there is high demand, there is generally even higher demand later on as businesses growth, and other new opportunities being created.

Similarly, the places that people flock away from don’t tend to have a sustained undersupply problem due to industrial stagnation, which is why people leave in droves, yet the salaries remain significantly lower than their counterparts elsewhere.

The SF Bay Area has had talent from all over the country and world come to it over the last 30 years. Demand is still high, and the salaries for skilled talent are the highest in the world. I’d expect Amsterdam, Sydney, London, etc. to follow suit.
 

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It seems everyone is going to the Netherlands nowadays. People I knew who went to Australia is suddenly in the Netherlands, likewise with some who moved to the UK and the US.

Whenever I talk to someone, who is on their way out, it is either Germany or the Netherlands they are heading to.

I know a guy who have been living in the Netherlands around 12-15 years now, he told me that they wanted more people to come in, but now too many are coming in. Pending on the industry, it is getting tight competitively.

Why not? First world country, excellent services, safe, close to everything else in Europe and a rich culture.

Competition is high across Europe, not only in the Netherlands. Many people come here on highly skilled migrant visas and you compete with the world. Having a degree doesn't make you stand out, almost everyone has a degree, most also postgraduate qualifications.

The article is inaccurate about the salary ranges, the senior ranges are much higher than that. Also, why mention Amsterdam cost of living? Most people working in Amsterdam live outside of Amsterdam and commute.
 

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195 countries.

2 down...193 to go.

Lots of articles to write

edit...minus 1 for SA cause I fail maths
 
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