Ambition Technology Blog

As a specialist in IT infrastructure recruitment, we have taken some time to review the salaries and rates within this sector in the year so far.

The IT industry was one of the strongest sectors during the GFC and has also been one of the quickest to regain momentum during the recovery. This has led to quicker than expected competition for IT resources, with pressure growing on both salaries and contract rates.

Some key points to note are:

• Competition is rife at more junior levels as company’s look to gain value for money.
• Contract rates have accelerated at a faster pace than permanent salaries.
• High demand for specialist skill sets in storage, security, virtualization and cloud computing.
• Management salaries experiencing a slower increase as companies focus on technical resources.
• Very high demand for project staff with a number of delayed IT investments now under way.
• High demand for IT infrastructure transition, consolidation and integration skills.
• IT service providers driving demand for infrastructure architects, pre-sales and delivery professionals.

The figures are to be used as a guide only, these figures have been taken from placements that we have made, candidates we have on our database and jobs that we have recruited for this year. The correlation between years experience and salary is based on the skill level, performance and ability of individuals and is not necessarily a direct reflection of the number of year’s experience.

If you would like a more tailored indication of salary and rate information specific to your business, one of our Infrastructure specialists would be happy to arrange a meeting to discuss.

Questions or comments can be directed to our Blog site or directly by email to Rory Herity directly at rory.herity@ambition.com.au

The ALP has launched the country’s very first political party social media platform. The new website which was launched on the 15^th of July, 2010, aims to connect the community by providing the first social media platform purpose built for an Australian political party.

Campaign iQ claims to improve the current alp.org.au portal by allowing the ALP to “form direct relationships with its members and supporters, facilitate online conversations and foster community advocacy through participation…This platform will enable the public to be at the centre of the political debate through increased participation, collaboration and a deeper level of engagement with the Party” comments Australian Labor National Secretary Karl Bitar.

The PM also stepped on the new platform last week explaining ‘I’ve decided it’s time to take the Twitter plunge! Hopefully I’ll master it. JG.

It seems the Liberal Party has its own ideas about social media choosing to go viral instead. The Liberal Party has recently released ‘Stand up Australia’ on YouTube which has received less than 10,000 views since July 16, 2010.

It becomes a little worrying that both parties are only now starting to dab their feet in social media when most of the world are experts.  

With the election fast approaching, are these efforts all a little late?

I attended a well publicised event recently and was expecting to be informed, educated and somewhat entertained, it is technology after all and technology is constantly changing. So, I was disappointed to find I had wasted a trip in the pouring rain.

Drenched and annoyed I walked into the office and began to describe the stands; the lack of innovation and poor promotional merchandise. I was beaten; my colleagues were much smarter and had remained in the office dry and unscarred.

As I reflected, I began to wonder how relevant technology exhibitions really are and how much ROI the exhibitor receives. Is it fair to say that exhibitions are becoming more and more like tradeshows? Who is their target market and what are their objectives?

Here in the Ambition Technology Office, there is a bit of a divide between iPhone and the other smart phone owners..

iPhone now has nearly a 3rd of the market share of new phones sold in Australia, so it has become a pretty dominant player in the mobile market as we know it today and will be even more so in the future. The most powerful factor around the iPhone platform is the massive collection of Apps available; over 120,000 apps ! Of course this makes it hard to find the good ones. Here is a list of the 10 Must have apps for IT professionals.

See our list after the jump Read more…