Which one I need to stay?

Hi Joseph,

 

No problem,  all your Q. are fine and I do understand your worry. I have looked at the links and those are showing some survey based figures and doesn't give exact 100% accurate data.

 

Let me re-iterate the fact, that in today's world it's hard to survive with just C# or SQL Server (Db) skills. Because cloud is pushing to go DB administration go away and programming languages are now used to build complex LOB (line of business) enterprise level applications. Which requires good working knowledge of various tools and technologies to really stand out.

 

Here in USA, I work across various tools / Technologies (all on Microsoft Technology Stack). Back in 2010 time frame  I was working with Microsoft Redmond, WA and need arrived to design and develop a SQL BI Solution and I picked that up. I learned that and made it successful. I enjoyed that because that was something new over C#. Even today, I am one of few candidates in team of 30+ members who knows SQL BI and it makes me stand out. 

 

By saying this, I am just trying to say that thing helped me to take my Db skills to next level, I encountered other problems and I learned new things, which I would not have learned otherwise.

 

Overall, even if you see from a developer's perspective, what type of developer would someone be; if he/she doesn't know database programming.

 

So for now, forget about salary and just FOCUS on adding up new hard core basic skills like Db fundamentals and programming ( Database, Tables, Views, Stored Procedures, Queries, Functions, JOIN, UNION etc.) these things will not go away no matter SQL Server 2035 is launched or Oracle 35 i/g comes out.

 

I also believe that you will agree that over 50% C# code is class, function and if/else/for/while etc. similarly over 50% db work developers do is what I just mentioned above.

 

Salary also depends upon what else an individual have including inter-personal skills, communication (verbal/written), presentation, technical, leadership etc.

 

Hope this answers some of your Qs. Best Wishes.