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Telecoms/Software Testing Salaries

  • 17-10-2008 8:00am
    #1
    veryangryman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,659 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    Currently a Software Test Engineer for a major Telecoms networking company and wishing to figure out my worth in gold if i was to jump ship.

    With 2 and a half years system testing (Solaris platform with mainly Java/Corba applications), plus a Masters behind me, can you estimate what side of the 40K a year mark i would be realistically hoping to get if I was successful in applying elsewhere.

    :pac:


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  • #2
    AARRRGH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,382 ✭✭✭✭AARRRGH


    I think you would be on about 40k, if you are lucky. (I work in testing - automation engineer - about 5 years experience.)

    I don't think you would be worth much more, as you have very little experience.


  • #3
    easyontheeye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 742 ✭✭✭easyontheeye


    yeah sounds about right, or you could go contracting... ~300 a day id guess?


  • #4
    Saint_Mel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭Saint_Mel


    veryangryman wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Currently a Software Test Engineer for a major Telecoms networking company and wishing to figure out my worth in gold if i was to jump ship.

    With 2 and a half years system testing (Solaris platform with mainly Java/Corba applications), plus a Masters behind me, can you estimate what side of the 40K a year mark i would be realistically hoping to get if I was successful in applying elsewhere.

    :pac:

    Depends on the companies and location. I worked as a Test Engineer in a telecoms company for 4 years and was very much on the wrong side of €40k


  • #5
    bosscat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭bosscat


    this time last year there were jobs for 50 - 55k for testers with a few years under their belt. Now 40 -45 seems to be the mark!
    there are test management jobs paying 55k now.
    it seems contract rates are down too , starting at 300 from what ive seen .


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