package for 4 .5 years of exp on J2EE in Pune

[Vivek Kumar]

Hey I have 4.5 years of exp in software industry ( 1.5 in Company1 + 2 yrs in CMM Level 5 Company 2 + 1 year in current company3).
Though I dont wanted to switch company at this moment project related compelling factors are forcing me to do so.
Though my designation in current company is senior software engineer, I was lead for last 2 projects/Modules in current company.
My Technical experience involves Core Java,Swings,AWT,Struts,EJB,Hibernate,Spring,GWT etc..My Current package is 7L Per annum.
My Communication skills are OK ( as rated by Manager) though not very good.
Without taking company's name, can anyone guide me as what expected package should I put on my CV? I would like my next company to be atleast medium size and well doing
as I dont want to switch agaib in near future.I am not very much interested in going abroad so i heard that some
companies pay more if they dont have onsite opportunities in near future...
Any Help would be very much appreciated.....THANKS...!

[Abhijit Kumar]

Well, as many would say 'it depends'. To put my 2 cents (or 20 paise):

1. Current package (around 10-40% in MNCs, 'much more' in small cos.)

2. Pune, as far as I know, does not have salaries comparable to what one can get in Hyderabad,B'lore or Delhi. So you should also try out-of-Pune companies.

All the Best!

AK

[Manish Hatwalne]

You can ask for at least 10 LPA. Pune salaries are better than Hyderabad & Delhi - only second to Bangalore.

[Prafulla N. Patil]

you can demand for 9 to 10 easily its not a problem
as per pune i guess

Best Luck

[Vivek Kumar]

Hey I think its better I wait for few more months and switch job with 5 years of exp..In that case I can ask for a better designation and salary too?
right..! Any thoughts?

Thanks in Advance,
Vivek Kumar