Re: [SLUG] Hourly rate for short-term PHP work

[Piers Rowan <piers.rowan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 06/05/2011 06:46 PM, James Gray wrote:
> On 05/06/2011, at 10:08 AM, Jim Donovan wrote:
>
> > The matter of pay rates came up a week or so ago. How about $25-30/hour for an "experienced PHP developer" - see http://www.seek.com.au/job/19910204
> >
> > I hope that's not indicative of where the market's headed.
> ouch
>
> You'd get paid more washing cars, or (night) packing shelves...maybe the pimp advertising was smoking crack?
The FTE @ $30 / hour (Full Time Equiv) [1] is $47,424 which is way above 
many jobs (washing cars, stacking shelves). I've often spoken to PHP 
devs who want $90 / hour (which is $142,272) and many wanting $50 / hour 
($79,040 FTE).

Often when people talk of a "package" that includes 9% super (aka $50 / 
hour = $86,153.60 package).

Alternately http://www.remotestaff.com.au has PHP devs for $5.19 AUD + 
per hour.

Maybe the person advertising was taking into fact that you can offshore 
development in the blink of an eye.

If you have global skills you have global competition.

Cheers

P

[1] ~ FTE == 80% of casual rate. "Contractors" you are really casual 
employees with a cool name