Salary increase after completion of the "ICT Manager (AFPE)" course

The Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) in ICT Management provides you with high-level specialist knowledge and leadership skills. These will qualify you to take on demanding and complex specialist and management tasks and to manage a company. With the federal diploma, your chances of a pay rise increase accordingly.

The salary depends on various factors, such as the industry, region, size of the company, professional experience, previous education and age. In terms of salary, the question of whether a new position and function in the previous or another company will be taken up upon graduation is also decisive.

You can calculate your personal salary prospects in employment with "Salarium", the federal government's salary calculator. We have calculated a possible case to illustrate this. It is intended as an example and shows the statistical average.

Calculation of the possible salary increase with the acquisition of the federal diploma as ICT manager

Anna completed a four-year apprenticeship as a computer scientist (Federal VET Diploma) at a large Swiss bank in Glarus. Anna had been working in platform development at this bank since completing her apprenticeship. However, she missed the interaction with customers and wanted to take on more responsibility, which is why she completed the Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Business Information Technology at the age of 26. From then on, she acted as a bridge builder between customers and the ICT department. She developed, supported and analyzed smaller IT projects as part of a team. Thanks to her Federal Diploma of Higher Education, Anna was earning CHF 8,540 per month after 4 years at lower management level.

But Anna wanted more, especially strategic tasks. She could also imagine managing a larger team or an entire department and therefore decided to take the Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) in ICT Management - a solid training for the leap into upper management. After attending the preparatory course, Anna successfully passed the Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) three semesters later, at the age of 33.

Three years after graduating, Anna was able to take on a role as deputy manager and gain experience in a more complex project. Two years later, further extensive projects were added, which meant that she had more and more employees under her. The Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) and her promotion to senior management meant that she now earns CHF 9,848 per month, which is the same as she has earned since obtaining her federal diploma.Wage increase of 15 %corresponds.

This is how you can calculate your salary opportunities: Click on the "Salarium - statistical salary calculator" banner below, then click on the "Calculate salary" button and select the appropriate details:

• REGION: Select your region / place of work (in the example Eastern Switzerland)
• BRANCHE: Select 64 financial services
• PROFESSIONAL GROUP: enter the number 25 for "Academic and comparable specialists in information and communication technology".
• POSITION IN THE COMPANY: Select "upper and middle management".
• HOURS OF THE WEEK: (42 in the example)
• EDUCATION Select "Higher Vocational Training, College of Higher Education"
• AGE: Your estimated age after completing the continuing education, further training (in the example 30, then 38)
• YEARS OF SERVICE: Your number of years of service (in the example 4, then 5)
• COMPANY SIZE: (in the example "50 and more employees")
• 12/13 MONTHLY WAGES: (12 monthly wages in the example)
• SPECIAL PAYMENTS: No
• MONTHLY / HOURLY WAGE: Monthly wage

Source:Federal Statistical Office (FSO)

Note: This sample calculation is based on data from Salarium (end of 2024). Information can be foundhere. A list of other payroll calculator tools is availablehere.

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