New Grad salaries

[scriptfromscratch]

and make things shiny

[ratewhore]

Use the polish - they're cheap...

[bobhope]

21k average salary - which is interesting, as I started on 15k in the West Country in 1995, which bear in mind was just at the tail end of the early 90s IT recession, compared to now where we are in something of a boom.


That translates to an annual growth of ~3%, but inflation over that period has been far greater. So in real terms, IT graduates are much cheaper.

I bought my first house shortly after starting for ~50k (3 bed semi). I wonder what you could get for 75k in Wiltshire these days?

[To BI or not to BI?]

I'm asking, because I'm interesed in knowing how much a uni industrial placement student would cost to take on.

When I did this I got about 80% of a new grad salary, but with a placement you have the added cost of 'training' them in the appropriate language (they all seem to learn Java now, which is not what my client wants) knowing that they are going to leave after a year.

OTOH you do know that you are going to get the full year, which you don't with a 'normal' employee.

tim

You probably can get away with paying £15k or so, and you even give some keen student a chance to get some real valuable experience.

[Sockpuppet]

I'm asking, because I'm interesed in knowing how much a uni industrial placement student would cost to take on.

When I did this I got about 80% of a new grad salary, but with a placement you have the added cost of 'training' them in the appropriate language (they all seem to learn Java now, which is not what my client wants) knowing that they are going to leave after a year.

OTOH you do know that you are going to get the full year, which you don't with a 'normal' employee.

tim

Just hire one that has learnt something outside the classroom. Any decent IT person will learn stuff outside the classroom so just hire them in the language that you want.

[tim123]

I'm asking, because I'm interesed in knowing how much a uni industrial placement student would cost to take on.

When I did this I got about 80% of a new grad salary, but with a placement you have the added cost of 'training' them in the appropriate language (they all seem to learn Java now, which is not what my client wants) knowing that they are going to leave after a year.

OTOH you do know that you are going to get the full year, which you don't with a 'normal' employee.

tim

[~Craig~]

I'd agree with £18k-£25k being the norm. Average being about £21k.

[ratewhore]

why do you ask? why do you care?

[Ardesco]

Isnt slave labour free?

No no no, you now have to pay minimum wage and apologise to thier descendents in 500 years time, after all it's only fair.....

(Oh dear am I slipping into General mode???)

[Sockpuppet]

Looking for some cheap slave labour tim ??? :P

Isnt slave labour free?

[Ardesco]

Looking for some cheap slave labour tim ??? :P

[TheMonkey]

Around £15k is about right outside the city. £18 - 25k in it.

[Sockpuppet]

Does anyone know what last year's crop of grads started on in IT jobs.

I'm thinking of normal employers, not City types.

TIA

tim

Less than £20k seems to be the norm. I've seen anything from £18 - 25k.

[tim123]

Does anyone know what last year's crop of grads started on in IT jobs.

I'm thinking of normal employers, not City types.

TIA

tim