> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe
>
> Pinnacle wrote:
> > I just got this Email today for a Java developer at $90-110/hr.
Last
> > quote I got for an MVS systems contract in NJ was $65/hr. IBM's
plan
> > is working to perfection.
>
> System z administration is supposed to be getting easier. As it does,
> the relative pay scales *should* go down, making System z more
> competitive from a TCO standpoint.
>
> Developing core applications that run the business is a totally
> different animal requiring a completely different set of skills.
That's
> what I used to do (not in Java, of course).
>
> Comparing these two positions is like comparing apples and fish.
Indeed. I wonder what the comparison would be between a "senior Java
developer" and a "senior COBOL programmer". There's a perception here
that Java developers are "cheaper" than COBOL programmers.
-jc-
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