Salary increase after completion of the "ICT Platform Development Specialist (FPE)" course (formerly ICT System and Network Technician)

Lohnerhöhung nach Abschluss des Lehrgangs «ICT-Platform Development Specialist (BP)» (ehemals ICT-System- und Netzwerktechniker/in)

There is a good chance that you will be paid more if you obtain the Federal Diploma of Higher Education as an ICT Platform Development Specialist (formerly ICT System Technician and Network Technician). According to a study by ICT-Berufsbildung Schweiz, the salary of ICT specialists with a Federal Diploma of Higher Education (AFPE) or Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) is equivalent to that of an ICT technician.that of ICT specialists with a university degree(ICT skills situation demand forecast 2024).

Important criteria for wage levels

Your personal salary opportunities depend on various criteria such as the industry, the region, the size of your employer company, your previous training, your professional experience and your age. With the "Salarium" salary calculator, you can calculate the potential salary tailored to your individual situation after completing the Federal Professional Examination.

If you want to know what wages are realistic in a job, you can find out with "Salarium", the federal government's salary calculator. We have already calculated an example for you - it shows the average value.

Calculation of the possible salary increase with the acquisition of the Federal Diploma of Higher Education as an ICT Platform Development Specialist

Nathalie was 30 years old when she embarked on a career move. She had been working for a large IT company in Bern since graduating from high school and returning from a long trip to South America. She was originally employed for secretarial work. As a bright mind with technical flair and strong analytical thinking, she soon assisted with budget tasks, simple support, general brainstorming etc. and increasingly took on operational tasks in platform development (ICT network technology). Despite her growing knowledge and increasing experience, she did not have a professional qualification, which blocked her advancement and also depressed her salary: after nine years, she was earning around CHF 6,002 per month. So she finally needed a suitable qualification. Three years later, after successfully completing her Federal Professional Examination as an ICT Platform Development Specialist (formerly ICT system and network technician), to which she was admitted due to her professional experience and in which her employer also supported her, she now manages her own ICT network projects in the same company, looks after "her" customers and earns around CHF 7,399 per month,around 23% more than before.

Click on the banner "Salarium - statistical salary calculator" (at source) and then on the button "Calculate salary":

  • Region: Choose your place of work (in the example "Espace Mittelland")
  • Industry: Select your industry (in example 62 "Information technology services")
  • Occupational group: Enter "network technology", Salarium shows the corresponding occupational group 25 (specialists in information and communication technology). (In the example, first 41 "general office and secretarial staff", then 25).
  • Position in the company: Select your desired position in the company (in the example first "without management function", then "lower management")
  • Hours per week: 42
  • Education: Select "Higher vocational training, higher technical college" (in the example, first "Matura", then "Higher vocational training, higher technical college")
  • Age: Your estimated age after completing the continuing education, further training (in the example first 30, then 33)
  • Years of service: Your number of years of service (in the example 9, then 0)
  • Company size: Select the size (in the example "50 and more employees")
  • 12/13 monthly salary: 12 monthly salaries
  • Special payments: No
  • Monthly/hourly wage: Monthly wage

Source:"Federal Statistical Office, FSO"

Note: This sample calculation refers to the data from Salarium (end of 2024). You can find informationhere. A list of other payroll calculator tools is availablehere.

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Provider of platform development continuing education, further training to become an ICT Platform Development Specialist (FPE) (formerly ICT System and Network Technician)