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"we" is one company Hamish. PN is talking pretty much on a whole.
You were talking about the countries population. You can't compare that to your one company.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »I am speaking from the viewpoint of a single person without a degree. Most of my generation didn't have a degree - and now everything seems to need it. I bet even loo cleaners will need a degree before long.
I have a degree, my wife does not. We are both management level professionals earning above average wages. I am about one career step ahead of her at the moment, but there have been times where she has been ahead of me.
In the real world, experience beats education every time though. Once you get beyond the first step or two on the career path, the degree becomes less and less relevant.“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
Graham_Devon wrote: »"we" is one company Hamish. PN is talking pretty much on a whole.
You were talking about the countries population. You can't compare that to your one company.
I've worked for many companies. Most are very similar. All invest in people.“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
Until there's a recession caused by overpriced housing and dodgy loans.HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »I've worked for many companies. Most are very similar. All invest in people.0 -
Until there's a recession caused by overpriced housing and dodgy loans. the artificial withdrawal of funding from global markets
Fixed that for you.“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Fixed that for you.
LOL, artificial funding withdrawal.
You tell em Hamish. I still cannot understand how you are not advising the G8 and are writing comments on press articles instead of writing them.
Career progression Hamish, get it sorted.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »I've tried this. I've never had an employer pay for any of my training. Training is expensive.
I did MCSE in 1998, then the next job I took didn't need it - but I did it because I didn't know what the next job would need. £2500
I did Prince2 in 2006, not managed to use that yet either. £1500.
PN, i have done these courses (and had to pay for them myself) but i've also done my MCDBA - with these and business/market knowledge you could get yourself earning between £400 and £700 per day in London. £100k plus a year
why don't you move across and have a go?0 -
I did/passed the OU Year 3 Level Databases and Data Modelling some years back .. I have never lived anywhere where the MCDBA was available/affordable. Don't forget the leaps and bounds of the Internet in the past X years, less was available online (and/or it was cr4p) a few years back, might be different now.PN, i have done these courses (and had to pay for them myself) but i've also done my MCDBA - with these and business/market knowledge you could get yourself earning between £400 and £700 per day in London. £100k plus a year
why don't you move across and have a go?
Then you say business/market knowledge. Which business, which market?
Are there really jobs for little old ladies in London? Be honest.0 -
Just looked. Average salary is £37k.
http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/uk/mcdba.do
Isn't the City and London awash with experienced people? How many years would it take to get enough experience to get the hypothetical £100k?
Even in London the average is £47k
http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/london/mcdba.do
The question is: where are the jobs.
That's the thing. Not what average salary tables say somebody in the job is currently earning (from the people they asked).
Average per day for contracting in London is £250/day
http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/contracts/london/mcdba.do
Beginners would be lower, you can't be a contractor as a beginner.0 -
Looking at what I do have already:
UK/contractor: £400/day
http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/contracts/uk/prince2%20practitioner.do
London/contractor: £400/day
http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/contracts/london/prince2%20practitioner.do
Same thing, where are the jobs.0
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