Is my IT Experience relevant for future job / Salary negotiations?

batman400

Hi,

So I went straight from UNI in Dublin to work in an Oracle Consultancy Company in Germany for the past 3.5 years. I've worked on big projects for big name companies like Lufthansa, Deutsche Bahn, BMW, PayBack etc with a wide mix of different technologies used.

Some of my roles included:

-Java Developer
-UI Designer / Developer for Web
-Web Developer
-Oracle Siebel Developer
-Oracle Siebel Administration / Operations
-Oracle CRM On Demand (Administrator)
-and a few little bits and pieces for mobile etc.


I've also been certified as an Oracle Siebel 8.0 Expert Consultant & Oracle CRM OnDemand Administration specialist from the Oracle University.

Now I cant really say I am a specialist in any of these fields as each project differed from the next but I always got the job done and the customer was always happy. However saying that I now want to take a full on development role in what ever web based technology (.NET, PHP, Ruby, MVC, AngularJS etc) in Dublin.

My question is, can I expect to receive a salary on par to my current salary in my negotiations based on my 3 and a half years enterprise experience? Or being that my experience is essentially a mixed bag of tricks, have I basically rendered this experience to a value of null for a future potential employer?

Important note: Right now I am earning between 45 - 55k in Germany (but with a higher tax rate than in Ireland).

Please Please advise!
Thanks

sebcity

I'd say you could command a higher salary than what you are currently on

hmmm

I don't know about salary comparisons, but employers will be impressed with your mix of experience. Particularly for someone who is relatively young, employers like to see someone who has got a broad range of experience, even if its not necessarily at great depth. Don't underestimate your "I got the job done and the customer was happy" comment, that's a key message to get across at an interview.

batman400

Hey thanks for the reply.

I see that typical salary for a new developer is between 25 - 35k. I was thinking that I could ask for around 45k due to the fact I am not completely inexperienced... But I feel somehow asking for over 50k is just not going to happen in Dublin

wexie

batman400 wrote: »

Hey thanks for the reply.

I see that typical salary for a new developer is between 25 - 35k. I was thinking that I could ask for around 45k due to the fact I am not completely inexperienced... But I feel somehow asking for over 50k is just not going to happen in Dublin

Why not just find a job where you can use your previous experience and move back here, then once you're in the door you can start working on widening your experience?

batman400

hmmm wrote: »

I don't know about salary comparisons, but employers will be impressed with your mix of experience. Particularly for someone who is relatively young, employers like to see someone who has got a broad range of experience, even if its not necessarily at great depth. Don't underestimate your "I got the job done and the customer was happy" comment, that's a key message to get across at an interview.

Hey, Firstly thanks for your reply.

When you put it that way I guess I could play these points to my advantage in an interview. Very encouraging, cheers m8!

batman400

wexie wrote: »

Why not just find a job where you can use your previous experience and move back here, then once you're in the door you can start working on widening your experience?

That's true but I am trying to branch out and become more specialized, If i stick with what I'm doing now I will still eventually have to make this transition, So I'm hoping in this scenario the sooner the better I make it.

Thanks for your reply btw

batman400

I'm 24 years old by the way, so yeah relatively young still.

Gone West

batman400 wrote: »

I'm 24 years old by the way, so yeah relatively young still.

50k sounds about right, but if you are highly skilled in the above, 75k would be doable, sure.

batman400

Fuzzy wrote: »

50k sounds about right, but if you are highly skilled in the above, 75k would be doable, sure.

By "the above" do you mean what I've already done or the skills in which I want to develop in my potential future position (.net, angular js, mvc etc etc). ?

Thanks for the reply!