spacebass5000
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I'm taking on an Access project for someone and was curious as to what some of the going rates for intermediate Access programming.
Thanks and regards,
Spacey
Thanks and regards,
Spacey
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SkipVought
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You might want to post this in forum1121
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spacebass5000
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yah, tis a private group...
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I charge $60/hour. The person who originally developed the (crappy) database that I'm currently enhancing/fixing charged $75. Region = a city about 30 miles north of Seattle.
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psemianonymous
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It depends. If you're experienced, in the US, you can comfortably charge $50 and up.
If you're not experienced (e.g. how many full Access applications have you built? How many others have you maintained? How many full years of experience do you have doing dev work in general?) ... it's variable.
I'd say, if you're not experienced, charge what you'd feel comfortable with. If you're still learning-as-you-go, I think $10 an hour is the absolute minimum you should charge--unless you're a slacker, in which case you should be fired. Note that if you're reasonably experienced, feel free to charge anywhere in the range above $10. After all, non-skilled labor sometimes earns more than $10/hr in the US.
If you're not experienced (e.g. how many full Access applications have you built? How many others have you maintained? How many full years of experience do you have doing dev work in general?) ... it's variable.
I'd say, if you're not experienced, charge what you'd feel comfortable with. If you're still learning-as-you-go, I think $10 an hour is the absolute minimum you should charge--unless you're a slacker, in which case you should be fired. Note that if you're reasonably experienced, feel free to charge anywhere in the range above $10. After all, non-skilled labor sometimes earns more than $10/hr in the US.
alvechurchdata
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It might be safer to go for a fixed fee if you're learning on the job. I can think of two reasons for this.
One is that you might easily waste an entire week going down a dead end and it's not fair to ask a client to pay for your mistakes.
The other is that $10 an hour doesn't give the client a good impression of your skills. If an electrician offered to rewire my house for $10 an hour I'd be wondering how he could afford the tools, the training, the insurance? You do have insurance don't you?
I don't know whether the original question was US based. I start at £40 an hour in the UK. That's in the rural midlands, folk charge lots more in the big cities.
Geoff Franklin
Rates usually differ as said earlier based on experience. However, there are other factors involved as well. It seems that 'consultants' from big companies charge huge fees for juniors, who are definitely learning on the job, and for sure the customer is paying for their mistakes. Being a freelancer puts you a bit back in that respect, because it seems impossible to charge the same rates. For instance, my rates vary between 40 to 75 euros, depending on the type of work to be done and the period (hiring me for three months is cheaper then 1 month and I live & work in the Netherlands).
Somehow customers have more confidence in hiring another big company over a person, rates go easily over 100 euro per hour.
I'm wondering is this the same elsewhere in the world?
Also, I would rather charge a higher rate and give a discount if needed (failed a deadline, made a mistake, like the customer...). This way it is a extra that you have given to your client, makes you look better...
And indeed don't drop below a certain amount. I would be suspicious if somebody would want to charge me 15 euro for skilled work.
EasyIT
Somehow customers have more confidence in hiring another big company over a person, rates go easily over 100 euro per hour.
I'm wondering is this the same elsewhere in the world?
Also, I would rather charge a higher rate and give a discount if needed (failed a deadline, made a mistake, like the customer...). This way it is a extra that you have given to your client, makes you look better...
And indeed don't drop below a certain amount. I would be suspicious if somebody would want to charge me 15 euro for skilled work.
EasyIT
I don't actually log in hours for my customers. I meet with them and go over the things they want. We prioritize the list. Then I look it over and think about what it would take. I think about driving back and forth. And yes sometimes I'm learning on-the-job but don't expect them to pay for that. Anyhow, I make some kind of estimate like "I can get these items done in 10 hours, and these in an additional 20". I could just as well say "I can do this for $600, and this for an additional $1200." If I take less time, I don't charge them as much. All of my customers so far have been employers of a friend (who continues to get me more work because of my fantastic work ethic), and this is not my primary income, so I can afford to do that.
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If you're in the U.S., and you think you're good (can do VBA, SQL, DAO, ADO, Automation, graphics, stats.), the Federal government will usually pay around $150 - $200 per hour. States are usually $100 per hour. Major companies somewhere between (ATT, Merrill Lynch, IBM). Since I've had to clean up other "experts" messes, I hope you know how to Normalize.
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