Having literally just secured employment, here's my two penneth from my job hunting:
1) Job Title - Please try and use a title that people know.
IT - 3rd level infrstructure support engineer (MCSE CCNE type level)
2) Temp Or Perm - This allows part time workers to add as well.
Both
3) Sector - Private or Government
Private, although govt salaries for this work look pretty similar.
4) Location - Where you work and not where you live.
Waikato (Hamilton & surrounds)
5) Salary NZ$ - Please only give your basic.
$40 - $50 per hour for contract work
$70K to $85K permanent
Implications from talking to agencies, and scouring seek.co.nz is that Auckland/Welly salaries for the same would be:
$50 - $65 per hour for contract work
$80K to $95K permanent
6) Perks - Car, Pension, Medical, Overtime etc
None for me, the bigger the employer the better for this e.g. govt or the likes of Telecom or Fonterra are good.
7) Your Age
38
8) Your Gender
Male
9) Leaving Salary in UK In Pounds (£) - Basic only
£38K, although I earned about 60% on top via overtime, bonuses etc.
Originally Posted by
Charlosparky
to earn the same in NZ as the UK you would need $82680, or to put it another way the NZ wage is like a drop to £19622 (based on £1 = $2.65) yes this is simplistic but we reckon the costs of items here in NZ are pretty much the same as in the UK, so the wage drop makes things generally more expensive. Slightly off topic this but still relevent eh?
To earn the equivalent of my UK basic I would need to earn $100,000. To earn what I brought in including extra's I would need to be getting $159,000. I'm actually going to be earning $83,000, so in very simplistic terms I've taken a 50% pay cut.
These are quite scary figures. They demonstrate the difference in salaries quite well, but the camparisons really should happen between related NZ work, not NZ to UK. Also remember any cash you bring over from the UK, e.g. from house sale equity is worth significantly more over here. There are lots of things to consider not just plain old NZ$ vs UK£.
Having said that, if your driver for coming to NZ is simply to earn a fortune, then my advice would be don't bother, you won't.