More prospects in Networking or Software?

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My question is which field has the more prospect (promotions), network or software engineer based on the local market and abroad. which one has more suitable work/social life balance? and what is the entry/top salaries of these fields.

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gices Level 6

Software development pays more than Networking. A Network Engineer/Administrator knows how to use existing tools but a Software Developer creates new tools, hence the latter is paid more.

From personal experience, I have been able to make significant progress in my career as a Web Developer with every 2 years experience I got. That's based on UK market but Mauritius seems to follow a similar trend.

I'm not sure about salaries in Mauritius though but I've been told a programmer can expect to get Rs35,000 with 5 years experience if he can sell himself well during the interview. In England, you can way more than that, check reed.co.uk to get an idea.