DSTA or CSIT

Needhalp · #1 (**permalink**) 26-10-2018, 09:57 AM

Need help~
Would like some advice from people who have worked in either of the company.
If you have a choice to work in either of the above, which is the best place to work in for career progression or technical experience?

Needhalp · #2 (**permalink**) 27-10-2018, 01:12 AM

bump bump
How about DSO?

zero_88 · #3 (**permalink**) 27-10-2018, 09:35 PM

CSIT is under mindef, doing top secret stuff and a lot of restriction

totally no camera phone

U sure u want to work until such environment?

#4 (**permalink**) 27-11-2018, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by zero_88

CSIT is under mindef, doing top secret stuff and a lot of restriction

totally no camera phone

U sure u want to work until such environment?

but pay high

sggirl · #5 (**permalink**) 30-11-2018, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

but pay high

Heard from friends that CSIT for FCH is 4.9 not including bonus. DSTA I heard is 5.2k for FCH / 4.8 for 2nd upper / 4.2k for 2nd lower please reply if that is true!!!!

How about for Govtech or DSO?

#6 (**permalink**) 30-11-2018, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by sggirl

Heard from friends that CSIT for FCH is 4.9 not including bonus. DSTA I heard is 5.2k for FCH / 4.8 for 2nd upper / 4.2k for 2nd lower please reply if that is true!!!!

How about for Govtech or DSO?

Wrong. Both CSIT and DSTA has the same pay structure. 5.1 for FCH and 2nd lower is alot higher than 4.2

and yes, these do not include bonuses and retention bonuses.

#7 (**permalink**) 30-11-2018, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Wrong. Both CSIT and DSTA has the same pay structure. 5.1 for FCH and 2nd lower is alot higher than 4.2

and yes, these do not include bonuses and retention bonuses.

That's right. Anyway, DSO and Govtech pay lesser. DSO should be nearer to CSIT/DSTA but govtech is definitely the least. IMO, do need to care so much about starting salary. What matters is the things that you can learn there.

pandemonium · #8 (**permalink**) 11-12-2018, 09:35 PM

DSTA does a lot more paperwork and not as much technical stuff.

DSO and CSIT does more technical stuff.

GovTech... Let's me just say that I hope it does not go the way of NCS in the future.

_bluehavens · #9 (**permalink**) 03-10-2021, 12:59 AM

Wait its been 3 years since the last post...

Anyone still know what the starting pay in CSIT is like? And what is this thing about retention bonus?

Im from DSO and never heard of such a thing called retention bonus

#10 (**permalink**) 18-01-2022, 08:13 AM

Hi, i would like to enquire whether does DSTA offer good career progression opportunities or would one would be stuck in a certain grade for more than 3 years without promotion? Secondly, what is the salary ceiling for Senior engineer post. Thanks.