May 30, 2008 at 18:03PHP salaries
The salaries of PHP-programmers in recent years (3-4 years) have grown very strongly. For example, my salary has grown 7 times since the spring of 2004. But this does not reflect a corresponding increase in knowledge or experience. The market is just growing, salaries are increasing.
Where does such growth come from? After all, now there is no big shortage of PHP-encoders. The standard of living does not grow at such a pace. Inflation too. But still, even beginners are already asking for 20-30 thousand, and senior'am less than 50-70 and do not offer.
I doubt that employers are trying to lure good employees with large salaries - the good ones have already found a decent job for themselves and do not want to go anywhere. And employers, as a result of not finding who they need, take the first people who interviewed say they know how to program.
To break this trend is very difficult. It is easier for large companies to pay more and not bother with a long search, all the same, they have these salaries invested in cost. And little ones have to adapt to the market - otherwise they will not survive.
The real solution I see is the transfer of “production” capacities to the regions. Still, while salaries there are much lower, and people are not yet so spoiled by money and often do better work than the highly paid residents of the two capitals. And if you wisely choose a company (or a group of programmers), then the costs will drop well.
Such a decision will be useful to us, living in Moscow. A certain cleaning of the market will take place, and only really talented programmers will remain who will already be 100% equal to the money that they are paid.
Where does such growth come from? After all, now there is no big shortage of PHP-encoders. The standard of living does not grow at such a pace. Inflation too. But still, even beginners are already asking for 20-30 thousand, and senior'am less than 50-70 and do not offer.
I doubt that employers are trying to lure good employees with large salaries - the good ones have already found a decent job for themselves and do not want to go anywhere. And employers, as a result of not finding who they need, take the first people who interviewed say they know how to program.
To break this trend is very difficult. It is easier for large companies to pay more and not bother with a long search, all the same, they have these salaries invested in cost. And little ones have to adapt to the market - otherwise they will not survive.
The real solution I see is the transfer of “production” capacities to the regions. Still, while salaries there are much lower, and people are not yet so spoiled by money and often do better work than the highly paid residents of the two capitals. And if you wisely choose a company (or a group of programmers), then the costs will drop well.
Such a decision will be useful to us, living in Moscow. A certain cleaning of the market will take place, and only really talented programmers will remain who will already be 100% equal to the money that they are paid.