FW: going rates for informix professionals

With all this discussion for going rates, where do you folks live? Rates, I would think would vary depending on what part of the U.S. or for that matter, the world, that you live in. So the question, what are the known rates and what city or area are they in? Laurie Subject: Re: going rates for informix professionals I'm a consultant for a company (which has been acquired serveral times) who's focus has shifted from computer system implementation and support, to the web hosting, migration, and support. Our NT and UNIX engineers get $125 - $200 an hour depending on the job, but our sales staff is "encouraged" to ask for as high as they can get for whomever they bill out. Some numbers: UNIX system programming and administration: $115 - $135/hr Oracle DBA/development: $150 - $200/hr Informix DBA/development: $115 - ? (don't have too many customers) Security (firewall, intrusion detection): $175 - $250/hr Pure consulting (needs analysis/assessment): $150 - $200/hr Project management: $150 - ? (whatever the snake oil salesman can get) Anyone else? MoJo Risin -- In article <380DD4BB.2835702C@injersey.infi.net>, icc@injersey.infi.net wrote: > I have no answer, but wish to elaborate the question. > > o Aside from what the current rates are, what will the market bear? I've > increased my rate 30% - 40% a year for the past four years. I've not had > a problem getting a contract. And when I suggest the higher rate and > there is nary a hesitation, I can't but wonder if the market could bear > more. > > A few observations. I have a friend who is an Oracle DBA, and quite a > good one. He shared with me what he was getting. When my current > contract expired, I asked for the same rate my friend was getting. I > shared with him that was now getting whatever. He asked how I did it, I > explained that I asked. Since that time, less than a year, he intends on > asking for almost double next time he considers a contract. > > What a client will pay, how much you think your worth, and how much you > actually get may not be easy to address. > > So, in the interest of all, I'd be interested in hearing your point of > view on: > o what will the market bear in terms of hourly rates, for good DBAs? > o what is the market like these day for Informix DBAs? (If we based our > conclusions on the ads the New York Times, we'd be wondering if there is > much of a market at all). > > I am currently recovering from shoulder surgery, am on pain medication, > and have not worked for several days. This is my only excuse for this > post. > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.