[CareerSG]

I am seeking advice on a plan to find s new job after being employed quite long in a company. I am work in a technology MNC slightly over a decade, in different positions (moved every few years, in my 4-5th positions).

Joined the company in 2001 @ 4.5K and now drawing ~10.5K base. For those years, I had missed on increment about 3 times due to bad times overall as in the company and some years with significant increase due to expanded responsibilities, lastly few years with almost no increment.

The role ranges from an IT specialist, Project Manager now to a business manager. I'm close to my mid-30 and is a local on a local terms.

My questions:
1) Since I am in the company too long, have I missed a normal increment if I were to move from one company to another every 2-4 years?

2) For a regional business role with P&L responsibility, is 135k/annum a good package? The 'standard' salary in the company for the exact same grade is 180k/annum, had been in the grade for a few years but no way to catch into the 'average point' in the grade

3) If I were to move into different company, what could be the reasonable 'expected' increase from current salary? Bear in mind that the new position bear higher risk, and perhaps fewer leave and other benefits

4) Does the new 'expected salary' discussion with other company HR or headhunter is always pegged to certain common percentage and not what the position should be paying?

5) Should I accept a same salary or slight downgrade to get a fresh change? (Nothing wrong in current position, no pressure to leave)

Thanks....