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Any which way you look at it though, if you have the skills listed in the article, and truly can function in those roles you are really undercutting yourself. There are companies willing to pay those salaries for that type of work, if you bring that level of value to the table.
very intersting.
IT Consulting is becoming like Mexican Laborers.
Who ever works for less gets the Job.
No wonder American Companies like H1B. as they can make huge money out of these guys rather than the US citizens.
OBama or MCcain Government should tax companies heavily if they outsource to India.
So leaving for a new position with a new company may be your best move. You've got the experience, formal education, etc. I would recommend adding technical certifications if you don't have them, and getting some experience in a variety of areas if you're looking for upper management positions. Experience with various systems, budgeting, managing others, voice, security, infrastructure, vendor management, etc. You don't have to master each area, but get a good understanding of how they work and tie into each other. You'll then position yourself for upper management, CIO, CTO, CSO type positions.
Lastly, location, size of companies, willingness to travel, relocate, existing options, etc., all come into play. It's impossible to tell that here, but the bottom line is if you want something bad enough, it's there. You have to go get it.. Hope that helps, and please feel free to comment!
A word of advice. Be cautious about pursuing a career in rapidly emerging areas of technology; don’t be drawn away by dollar signs and consider the following. Stick with roles that are consistent and steady, or that are not heavily impacted by workforce saturation.
For example, in the late 90’s I could easily earn $300 per hour doing simple HTML web sites and was in high demand. Seeing the dollar signs, the web development market became saturated with capable developers getting in on the pay day and the natural course of supply and demand killed the earning potential.
Architecture, infrastructure, managerial and executive IT roles are fairly consistent and marginal effort is required to evolve with the ever changing face of technology.
Compared to developers or system administrators who must learn completely new skill sets every few years to maintain marketability and support the company’s needs, the formerly mentioned area or roles, are far more stable and change less frequently.
Concepts, methodologies and business principles don’t change that much… technology always does.
My .02