Hi i'm 29 year old developer. i was made redundant around 2 1/2 years ago when the economy was pretty bad and hardly anyone was hiring in any field. luckily i managed to get a job by moving to reading from the midlands. i was on £23,500 before being made redundant and the new job only offeered £23,000, but because of economic diffuculties and the fact that they were going to give me exposure to asp.net c#, umbraco cms and work with some interesting designs and concepts i took the oppoutunity.

 

i recently went for an interview to see what i could get salary wise and was offered £30,000 but that was in london so living cost would be a bit more.

 

i feel i'm worth at least £26,000

 

here are my skill set

 

hand coding XHTML, HTML & CSS - 4 years

JavaScript & Jquery - 3 years

Asp.Net and C# - 2.0+ - 2 years (developed in current job)

Visual Studio 2005 +- 2 years (developed in current job)

SQL Management 2005 - 2 years (developed in current job)

Telerik Radcontrols - 2 years (developed in current job)

Umbraco CMS - 2 years (developed in current job)

email template creation -3 years

 

 

here is a letter i have started any advise?

 

"I've been here almost two years and would like a considerable pay rise relative to my development within my role.

 

I am commited to this company and have shown determination in my working day by coming in early and working over.

 

i have made the email marketing my own area of specilism but have also gained further knowledge in asp.net, c#, telerik controls and umbraco.

 

looking at the current job market i feel that i am not being financally rewarded for the skills i have developed"

 

just don't know how to word it .

Hi

 

Great that you are doing this - always good to see people pushing to be rewarded well.

 

I'm no expert at all, but google brings up http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/pay-rise

 

I think also adding in what you will continue to do for the firm - do you know how much money you have generated the firm, or how much you can do with your skills

 

I want a pay rise is an OK letter.

But I deserve a pay rise because I have done X so far, and this coming year I am going to do this, this, this, this and this, ie - im indespensible.

 

If you dont get it, then do get out in the job market - go for it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi i'm 29 year old developer. i was made redundant around 2 1/2 years ago when the economy was pretty bad and hardly anyone was hiring in any field. luckily i managed to get a job by moving to reading from the midlands. i was on £23,500 before being made redundant and the new job only offeered £23,000, but because of economic diffuculties and the fact that they were going to give me exposure to asp.net c#, umbraco cms and work with some interesting designs and concepts i took the oppoutunity.

 

i recently went for an interview to see what i could get salary wise and was offered £30,000 but that was in london so living cost would be a bit more.

 

i feel i'm worth at least £26,000

 

here are my skill set

 

hand coding XHTML, HTML & CSS - 4 years

JavaScript & Jquery - 3 years

Asp.Net and C# - 2.0+ - 2 years (developed in current job)

Visual Studio 2005 +- 2 years (developed in current job)

SQL Management 2005 - 2 years (developed in current job)

Telerik Radcontrols - 2 years (developed in current job)

Umbraco CMS - 2 years (developed in current job)

email template creation -3 years

 

 

here is a letter i have started any advise?

 

"I've been here almost two years and would like a considerable pay rise relative to my development within my role.

 

I am commited to this company and have shown determination in my working day by coming in early and working over.

 

i have made the email marketing my own area of specilism but have also gained further knowledge in asp.net, c#, telerik controls and umbraco.

 

looking at the current job market i feel that i am not being financally rewarded for the skills i have developed"

 

just don't know how to word it .

23k a year is a darned good salary considering the state of the economy It's natural for anyone to feel they're worth more, but I bet if you were earning 50k/year you'd still eventually feel undervalued?

 

Put your employers hat on for a minute... if one of your employees came to you, cap in hand, asking for more money, what would be your reaction? You may well sympathise with them but a £500/year pay rise will in effect cost the company £1000/year so you'll want to know that money is well spent and expect some return for the investment.

 

So, a better approach would be to go to your employer and negotiate some improved renumeration. This might involve looking at career progression, eg taking up managerial responsibilities, or extra responsibilties in your current role. If you can demonstrate your interest in growing yourself and making yourself a better asset for the company you're more liklely to get a better response.

The other posters have made some great advise. You never want to ask for a raise; you want to demonstrate why you deserve a raise. EDIT: It also really helps to back up your demonstration with hard numbers. Think Resume/CV speak: "I improved efficiency by XX%" or "My code decreased our costs by $XXXX", etc.

 

If you feel like you are currently pulling more than your salary's worth of the work, asking to take on more responsibility may not be the smartest thing to do, but if you can handle more responsibility BlueDreamer's advice is spot on.

 

Any good manager will want to work with you to make you feel valued, but if you work in a company with crappy culture you might come off as a greedy instead, so be careful.

 

Good luck, I hope things work out!

Edited May 24, 201115 yr by porkchops

I am in a very similar position to yourself both in terms of salary and experience. I think your pay is very dependant on the type of company you work for and location. I know in London I can easily make 30K+ a year but in the west country it is hard to make 20K a year.

 

I think if you can prove to your boss the added value you increase to his/her business by then it may be worth asking for a pay rice. The worst they can say is "no".

 

Good luck

 

James

You are worth more than that.

 

However I would consider handling the situation differently. Instead of emailing your boss asking for a payrise, I would go and talk to him and suggest that you would like to further your career, and how he can suggest doing so. If you are already achieving a high level then your boss will realise that you are underpaid. Also most bosses will take this as a indication that you are looking for a rise.

 

Your boss will appreciate you much more by acting in this manner!

 

Good luck!