Background: company that up until recently has paid us for operational support is now working on establishing the sama capability. They’ve been relying on us for this for roughly five years, but the agreement expired this summer.
The situation:
- My current job isn’t fun anymore
- I enjoy working with the systems that the poachers are using
- I’m objectively good at it
- I’d love to move over
So I was asked what my salary expectations/demands are to move over, where I’d be doing pretty much the same thing I do now. How much % raise should I aim for compared to what I have now?
UPDATE: I asked for my current salary + 10%, in addition to a few perks. Without the perks they’ll have to go higher than 10%.
10% is too low. Usually they won’t be against paying you the same they are paying your current employer for your services, so you can safely do 20% raise ( your employer charges more, of course, but there are other costs involved to set up and run the operation).
10% is definitely too low. I would say even 20% is low, but that depends on your specific situation, market, industry etc. 3 months ago I moved companies within the same field, asked for about 60% raise, and got it without further negotiations. Now I’m thinking I should have said more right from the start, but oh well, I can’t be mad. @OP, start high and be prepared to negotiate down. You should always have 2 numbers prepared: one you say up front and one you are willing to accept.