On 24 Sep 2009 14:49:13 -0700, pinnc...@rochester.rr.com (Pinnacle) wrote: >If IBM keeps driving down bill rates and salaries, their newly minted >graduates will be the only ones available to fill the jobs. But why would >they when Web design and Java are paying more? The only reason that there >is a mainframe skills shortage now is that people do not want to pay more >than $40-50/hr for experienced mainframe systems programmers. These bill >rates are from the 70's and 80's. Many of my colleagues have left the >industry to pursue other careers. If the mainframe skills market really >responded to supply and demand, bill rates would be higher and there would >be no "shortage" of mainframe talent.
Do Web & Java programmers earn more? These are easy entry skills with lots of supply. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
