Developer £35,000
Analyst £36,000
Consultant £50,000
.NET Developer £34,500
Architect £62,500
C# Developer £39,000
Project Manager £50,000
Business Analyst £45,000
Web Developer £30,000
Support Analyst £32,000
Source: itjobswatch (sept 2009)
Plan Your Career Change
Identify Your Strengths
It’s often easier to pick up your faults than to see what you are good at. Take a step back and think about what motivates you. You will usually be best at what you enjoy as this will hold your concentration. Still unsure? Ask your friends — they will often have a more objective opinion than you do and as an active observer of your life it may be clearer to them.
Get Help
Don’t try to go it alone — you are going to need help every step of the way. There are many different areas of IT that you could go into and some you will be better suited to than others. Speak to someone who knows the industry to get an idea of where your skills and abilities could lead you. Make sure that you have someone to go to for help as there will be many challenges along the way that you will need support for.
Set Realistic Goals
Don’t expect to be in a high level IT role with in only a few months. Look at what you would like your end goal to be and then to break it down into smaller chunks that can be reached in a measurable timeframe. Concentrate on one topic or qualification at a time, and then see how you can use that to your advantage to achieve your end goal.
Make Your First move
Taking the first step towards a new career can be daunting and scary, but it doesn’t need to be. Choose something small as your first step. Do a stock-take of things you do and don't like in your current role or enquire about training so you know what your options are. By making your first move new ideas will come to you and it will become clearer what your next steps should be.
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