I often read posts here about how people got huge increases when they quit. Some mention 40% or 50% increases, and some even 60% higher pay in their new companies. It's hard for me to believe that. These must be very rare cases or am I wrong? I got a better offer too, but only slightly higher pay.
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I left DXC UK last year. I just did my calculations and taking pension contributions and car allowance etc into consideration I'm genuinely on 40% more now than I was when I left. Best thing I can suggest is a) get some new certifications under your belt, ideally in cloud technologies or key vendors, even if you have to pay for the exams yourself. Then start reaching out to your network. You can 100% do it and you'll kicking yourself at not doing so sooner. Good luck.
I left about a year ago and I'm now earning £32k more than I was at DXC. Being completely honest, I don't even think I have more responsibility and I'm pretty much doing the same job. The new company has a transparent annual pay review process and even if you don't get a pay rise, at least you know why. However they DO get a pay rise every year, unlike DXC, where your pay goes down every year in real terms, while Salvino and his cartel of goons cream off as much money as they can.
I’m interviewing for a position where the applicants are asking for 80k more than we’re paying… we can’t get anyone good…
I left for a 42.86% increase to be exact. And I already had a 6 figure salary with DXC. I work just as hard as I did with DXC except now I spend my time building client and team relationships, getting partner training in everything I want, go to conferences, and can actually generate revenue because I am no longer selling hype with no foundation behind it. It comes down to job experience, education, interviewing and negotiation skills. Don’t spend another day being miserable. Get out there and look and test the market. Even if it’s only slightly more $, being 100% less miserable is still a benefit.
I had been there for 20 years. Been hiring colleages on 20-30% more than me for years. Took WFR 3 years ago. Had 6 months off. Got job acceptance one month after starting looking.
33% increase pay. Overtime paid. Double pension payments. Loads more benefits.
So yes large increases are possible but you have to have been shafted for years.
Obviously, not everyone will get a new job immediately, or get an increase of 40% or .. or .. ,but ...
I knew some collegues who negotiated a good salary as the company was in trouble from customer to fill those positions or to keep those guys. Those with a market or over-market salary will not get easy a job with same or an increased salary. These are a minority, but they exist.
On the side are people in areas with low opportunities or with skills which do not have a high demand in the market. Also those will have it not easy to switch or to increase salary.
As the demand in most areas in the world in IT staff in general is high and the salaries have increased massively in the last years, the vast majority of DXC staff will find themselves in a good position to find a better payed job in a different company.
I know collegues in Bulgaria getting 50% - 60% more after leaving DXC, India collegues 30% - 40%, myself got almost 20% more, UK 10% -15%, ... . And I knwo people struggling to find something, but these have more administrative skills, less IT.
These a people and numbers I know. This is not from a high class scientific survey.
I think most people would be happy to switch for the same or even a bit less right now. Working for a company where you feel useful and valued must be worth a 100% pay rise.
I guess it depends where you are in the salary band for your role and expertise and if you have the experience skills to jump to a leadership role (Senior Manager+). If you are at the top of the band and either don’t have P&L experience and/or have no interest in leadership I suspect it will be a higher increase but nothing close to 40%. If you were always rated exceptional but weren’t receiving competitive pay from DXC then you were probably being devalued by DXC hence the large percentage increase to right the ship when you move on.
Honestly... still working at DXC and doing over 110k€/year without benefits.
If I compare with new offers I get It's not likely to improve myself.
I'm a Master at DXC but had some good increases where I've put management against a brick wall.
40% for me. Did move from a senior role to a leadership position at a new company. This was in the US
I left after 1 year at L4 or L5 - can't remember. I had my annual review. Good rating, but no raise. Started my search immediately. Left for less pay. No way I was wasting my time at DXC.
In the years since I left, I've had raises and bonuses every year. I now do quite a bit better than at DXC. Plus I save a lot of money by no longer need to see my shrink because I am HAPPY!!
131% increase for me but then I was an ex junior (think grad / apprentice) on less than £20k a year. Got 2s in my performance appraisal and the usual waffle of "we'll reward good performers and those who earn promotions" with a vague promise to incrementally >double my salary over several cycles (coughyearscough)
You'll find that the 40-50% increases are often true because a lot of people are coming from a low baselone where they've stayed at their entry level waye but never actually got the compensation that came with promotions and were lucky to get a bit of on call / overtime (so lots of people breaking their backs doing 50-70 weeks regularly) to make up for it
Honestly just get out and shop elsewhere you'll be better paid and better treated most like. DXC isn't the real world and other companies simply have their sh-t together more
131% increase for me but then I was an ex junior (think grad / apprentice) on less than £20k a year. Got 2s in my performance appraisal and the usual waffle of "we'll reward good performers and those who earn promotions" with a vague promise to incrementally >double my salary over several cycles (coughyearscough)
You'll find that the 40-50% increases are often true because a lot of people are coming from a low baselone where they've stayed at their entry level waye but never actually got the compensation that came with promotions and were lucky to get a bit of on call / overtime (so lots of people breaking their backs doing 50-70 weeks regularly) to make up for it
Honestly just get out and shop elsewhere you'll be better paid and better treated most like. DXC isn't the real world
It’s not 40-50% trust me. Most people exaggerate.
30% max, 15-20% raise is the standard and that’s ONLY if your skills are recognised.
Regardless of this sh-t ho-e we call a company DONT quit your job hoping to double your pay.
I’m leaving my current role for an increase of around 40% the longer you have been there the bigger the increase becomes to move and now is the time to go given the email that come out today
I left and received >50% plus many other perks and bonus on top!! That’s in the UK
If you've been working at DXC for many years then you've lost at least 2-3% per year to inflation. That soon adds up. This year you'll loose at least 10%.
Depends upon many things. For example, your current pay might already be at the higher end for your role... in which case the raise can't be in the 40-50% range. It is expected to be lower.
People reporting those kind of jumps are probably at a low baseline....
Negotiation also plays a role.. for now at least, it is an employees' market as demand is high and supply is low for certain skills.
Also depends upon region/geography. People in India are getting in excess of 100% jump in many cases, which I personally know about.