2 IT Job offers that I need to respond to by this coming Monday!

For the past 2 years I have been an IT contractor and as I was working on long term contracts which I was earning good money.

However in the last 3 months I have become a father and would like a stable income.
I specialise in mainly service desk/1st line/2nd line/desktop support and my experiences are with some big companies.

Recently as I am now looking at perm roles (primary reason so I can develop and progress into 3rd line support) the salary range that seems available for a 1st/2nd line which will train me into 3rd line is between 30k-33k.

Here is the dilemma - I interviewed with 2 companies this week and both are wanting to sign me up.

The one that's more technical, hands on and seems I will develop quickly is offering a max of 28k and the one that is less hands on and more telephone/customer services based is offering 32k.

I am inclined to go towards the 28k role however should I be allowing myself to drop from the 30k range?
*The bracket for my roles and my experience is between 30k-33k (Although a a small amount of companies even offer upto 35k)

Interviews are normally not my strongest point but i have had another 2 interviews this week which I am still awaiting feedback for by next week and they went pretty well.

Both agencies want me to decide by Monday and one of them has been pushing me to decide the day I got the offer but i've stated Monday will be decision day.

How should I approach this scenario I am in?

Any advice would be really appreciated.

Reply 1

TheSilentBang

7

I can't offer too much advice from personal experience as I'm currently only on placement but what I would suggest is to think which one you think has the better opportunities in the long run. Customer service often keeps people at the same salary for a long time whereas the more practical one gives you more opportunities.

Reply 2

chris101

OP

Thanks for all the responses.

Both jobs are in central London.
The 28k takes around 40-45mins door to door to travel while the 30k-33k job will take 35mins. Costs of traveling are the same.

If I take the 28k role the difference of a contracting rate is between 7k-10k, has 25 holidays offered and only flexible benefits.

From what I can see their are far better chances of job prospects for this role as well.

The role for 30-33k were unable to provide me with a propper job spec as there reason was they were going to create this role in January.
Progression according to them is available but dependent on meeting kpis and proving ones self....
Didn't sound very convincing to me with our last chat.

I also have a potential interview with a blue chip company next week which would be like the 28k role but offering 33k.

Either way I have to respond back to them both by tomorrow...

Reply 3

ttoby

15

I also don't have a lot to offer in terms of personal experience as I have only just started a 1st/2nd line support role a few months ago. However, from what you've said you seem to be more keen on the 28k role and it's certainly important to do something which you would enjoy. When it comes to comparing salaries you could perhaps think of it in terms of the amount you get per month after tax, to help in comparison.

Reply 4

OMGWTFBBQ

17

Original post by chris101

Thanks for all the responses.

Both jobs are in central London.
The 28k takes around 40-45mins door to door to travel while the 30k-33k job will take 35mins. Costs of traveling are the same.

If I take the 28k role the difference of a contracting rate is between 7k-10k, has 25 holidays offered and only flexible benefits.

From what I can see their are far better chances of job prospects for this role as well.

The role for 30-33k were unable to provide me with a propper job spec as there reason was they were going to create this role in January.
Progression according to them is available but dependent on meeting kpis and proving ones self....
Didn't sound very convincing to me with our last chat.

I also have a potential interview with a blue chip company next week which would be like the 28k role but offering 33k.

Either way I have to respond back to them both by tomorrow...

It sounds like you've settled on the 28k job. Go with your gut feeling - if you've managed to bag two offers you can at least rest comfortable in the knowledge that if you end up not progressing as fast as you would like, you're capable and in high demand and could probably get a new job quickly.

Reply 5

chris101

OP

I am hoping to negotiate with the 28k offer and see if they can up it to 30k...

In the rare event the potential interview becomes reality and they offer 33k, where would I stand if I had already accepted this 28k role?

2 IT Job offers that I need to respond to by this coming Monday!

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