Hi All,
I'm a self taught developer with just under 3 years experience. 32 yrs old, unrelated degree blah blah.
Sole developer at my work alongside my boss who is the DBA\PM. Small firm of 30 or so.
I was taken on at £27k as a junior, more for my potential & enthusiasm rather than skill set at the time. Since then I've improved somewhat for example have:
Written an entire SOA including WCF service, SQL server relational DB, WPF MVVM Client app, unit testing suite etc. on my own with little training or supervision other than self motivated learning from PluralSight etc.
Maintain all the code to SOLID standards, add new features, lead many of the design processes etc. I manage my own work, no micromanagement needed, good communicator etc.
My question is, I'm looking to start building a war chest with a view to becoming a contractor when I feel my skills/experience are up to par. Obviously on £27k this is a bit of a struggle especially with 65 mile commute every day.
Am I being underpaid or is this salary typical for someone with my level of experience?
As sole developer at my firm I have no basis for comparison. I want to approach them for a raise but unsure on what salary figure to proceed...
I'm a self taught developer with just under 3 years experience. 32 yrs old, unrelated degree blah blah.
Sole developer at my work alongside my boss who is the DBA\PM. Small firm of 30 or so.
I was taken on at £27k as a junior, more for my potential & enthusiasm rather than skill set at the time. Since then I've improved somewhat for example have:
Written an entire SOA including WCF service, SQL server relational DB, WPF MVVM Client app, unit testing suite etc. on my own with little training or supervision other than self motivated learning from PluralSight etc.
Maintain all the code to SOLID standards, add new features, lead many of the design processes etc. I manage my own work, no micromanagement needed, good communicator etc.
My question is, I'm looking to start building a war chest with a view to becoming a contractor when I feel my skills/experience are up to par. Obviously on £27k this is a bit of a struggle especially with 65 mile commute every day.
Am I being underpaid or is this salary typical for someone with my level of experience?
As sole developer at my firm I have no basis for comparison. I want to approach them for a raise but unsure on what salary figure to proceed...
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