I would certainly recommended coming to the ME, it's na experience and esp. great if you have kids.
In terms of package, the best thing to do is to get the company to pay for includein your package the following:
Accomodation - get them to provide it but u may be limited to what propertes they have if not then ask for 15K just to cover the accomodation. It is expensive and prices seem to be rising. I have noticed food prices go up in the last few months.
Transport allowance - ask for 2K per month which will cover the rental car or car loan etc.
School fees - ask for this to be coverd even if you dont have kids right now, u may do in the future. Most places pay around 20K per child per year. I would try and get them to pay all the fee for the child. Schools are expensive and the DEMAND is huge and to get ur child a place is not easy at a good school of course. School fees will be at least 25K per year and some are even 60K per year. Preschool yr will be the cheapest yr and then the fee is increased each yr.
Health Insurance - get international health insurance, so u are covered whereever u travel to, say when u go back to the UK. Insurance people usually go t Al Ahli (private hospital) or else the consultation is around 80 pounds per thing u need investigated. There is no real GP system here, u will have to see different doctors for differet issues.
Basic Salary - everything above is what u should ask for extra. The salary itself, dont settle for anyting less then 60K per month, more if u can push it. U are doing well for urself and if u have yrs of experience. Try and make some connections through linkedin with people in ur industry and working in doha. Perhaps they can advise u on what is reasonable in terms of salary.
People get stitiched up here, make sure u get what ur are worth.
I would certainly recommended coming to the ME, it's na experience and esp. great if you have kids.
In terms of package, the best thing to do is to get the company to pay for includein your package the following:
Accomodation - get them to provide it but u may be limited to what propertes they have if not then ask for 15K just to cover the accomodation. It is expensive and prices seem to be rising. I have noticed food prices go up in the last few months.
Transport allowance - ask for 2K per month which will cover the rental car or car loan etc.
School fees - ask for this to be coverd even if you dont have kids right now, u may do in the future. Most places pay around 20K per child per year. I would try and get them to pay all the fee for the child. Schools are expensive and the DEMAND is huge and to get ur child a place is not easy at a good school of course. School fees will be at least 25K per year and some are even 60K per year. Preschool yr will be the cheapest yr and then the fee is increased each yr.
Health Insurance - get international health insurance, so u are covered whereever u travel to, say when u go back to the UK. Insurance people usually go t Al Ahli (private hospital) or else the consultation is around 80 pounds per thing u need investigated. There is no real GP system here, u will have to see different doctors for differet issues.
Basic Salary - everything above is what u should ask for extra. The salary itself, dont settle for anyting less then 60K per month, more if u can push it. U are doing well for urself and if u have yrs of experience. Try and make some connections through linkedin with people in ur industry and working in doha. Perhaps they can advise u on what is reasonable in terms of salary.
People get stitiched up here, make sure u get what ur are worth.