Best rates: Java/J2EE or C#/.NET

[Cowboy Bob]

The company I am currently working for are hiring and it's been quite comical... some of the people who are '.net experts' on their CV just should not be let near a keyboard, and are soon weeded out.

Unfortunately, they're not always weeded out. I've seen them...

[mcquiggd]

.Net is a pretty goood earner - especially in Finance, but is certainly not the top tier for salaries. Business knowledge in combination with such a language is what might get you into the higher levels of renumeration. SAP by its nature implies you have business specific knowledge.

There may be many people 'learning C#', but most companies are pretty stringent in their requirements, and you need to have around 4 years experience plus a good knowledge of architecture, OO / UML / patterns, lots of associated MS technologies, and be able to present oneself. People who are demonstrably able to think through a problem, and know the limitations / benefits of the language and platform are in great demand.

The company I am currently working for are hiring and it's been quite comical... some of the people who are '.net experts' on their CV just should not be let near a keyboard, and are soon weeded out.

[Joe Black]

Sap

Flippin 'eck - I agree with Franko

Flippin 'eck I'll second/third that.

A bit of Googling and blagging and SAP is your best mate and you've got a job for life...

[Dundeegeorge]

ZZ pays better

ZZ! pays better.

ZeitGhost.

I guess that makes ZZ TOP, then.
IGMC

[ImNotFromIndia]

Which technology pays the best contract rate, Java/J2EE or C#/.NET ?

I'm not talking about which language is better, faster, superior etc. Just the rate and number of contract roles.

I would do Java/J2EE because C#/.Net are for school kids.

[AtW]

Z# contracts gave me top dollar.

threaded.

[Pondlife]

SAP.

Flippin 'eck - I agree with Franko

[Bovvered]

C# or Java is irrelevant. Investment banking is where the money is.

[BlasterBates]

I personally would go Java simply because everybody is learning C# at the moment, so I suspect that rates will go down for C# bods.

[sasguru]

Neither.

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[Francko]

Which technology pays the best contract rate, Java/J2EE or C#/.NET ?

I'm not talking about which language is better, faster, superior etc. Just the rate and number of contract roles.

SAP.

[swamp]

Which technology pays the best contract rate, Java/J2EE or C#/.NET ?

I'm not talking about which language is better, faster, superior etc. Just the rate and number of contract roles.