if you come from a pure programming background, then you can do well...
i jumped 3 companies in 3 years, although you do need to show your capabilities during interview.

Job Title : Client Delivery Manager
Job Description : Manage Services Delivery and Operations Management
Years spent in company : New Hire
Company : Global
Industry : IT
Tenure : Perm
Employment Level : Management
Experience before joining : 9 Years
Highest paper qualification/ education background : IT Graduate
salary : RM 15000 (13 month salary)
Location: Selangor

IT

Unfortunately management is the only path to go for most organization. Though, I believe its not for everyone.
I recently took a pay cut to "downgrade" from management, back to technical path. Human is more complex than system
RM10k for 7-10years experience is not uncommon for cream of the crop(especially team leader). Also, IMO if one hasn't break RM5k barrier with that kind of experience, I'd be very careful on hiring them.
I've seen it for any major languages. PHP, Python, C, Java you name it. Language is merely a tool.

Not sure about those specialized certification. Generally, its hard to get more without moving to management role.

Progressive tech company like Google or IBM usually have dual career path. You can either join management or stay in technical path. Pay grade is almost the same.

Most probably similar. Maybe plus a good bonus.

I don't have many friends in banking or corporate. But I can definitely see that project manager is doing much better than senior developer of same age.

Such is life.
Stagnation in salary is very real issue. That's why some chose to be contractor, consultant or even start their own venture.

But think of it this way. You have stable job which earn you 10k with 40 hour work week. You're pretty much richer than 80% Malaysian already. 
Not to mention that as you grew older, your priority changed. You'll appreciate the value of time. You're more risk averse.

I have been working for 20 years now and still stucked in the same position as an exec. No chance to be a manager since there is lot of manager around me and my AGM, GM sucks as hell.

My salary stucked for 3 years already, (gaji mati) and my company only gave me & my 3 friends a compensation around RM4K for last year. The 1st time the gave us who got (gaji mati).

I tried to apply for the manager post & my GM told me, he will put me under job rotation. But until now, no news and i think my GM forgot already.

So sad. 20 years working and some of my junior got AGM post d and some of them GM.

Pity.

Looking forward to work in NZ in the near future. No luck for me here.

Basically IT company
i worked as a designer in my early years working for the company, then change to service management, making reports and send to vendors, vendors send invoice, arrange the payment for them.
Making reports, arrange payments seemed challenging because got issues and i can learn a lot from there.

Designers no future because 2 of my friends already gaji mati, same like me, designer.

Got a decent raise despite slow year for banks.
Could be a reference point for fellow IT ppl.

Job Title : Analytics/Business Intelligence Developer
Job Desciption : design and develop the bank's data solutions.
Years spent in company : 1 year
Industry : Banking
Age : 27
Employment Level : Exec
Experience before joining : 4 years
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree
salary : $5500 / ~ RM 16.5k
Location: SG

Hello, I am a new joiner and would like to now if this is a good deal

Job Title : Technical Consultant
Job Desciption : Java Developer/Prograer
Years spent in company : 2 months
Industry : Banking
Age : 28
Employment Level : Mid Level
Experience before joining : 3 years java, 5 years total in IT
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree
salary : RM 5100
Location: KL

Thanks for responding

Job Title : Head of Finance
Job Desciption : Managing the finance function of the organisation
Years spent in company : > 2 years
Company : MNC
Industry : Financial services
Age : 30s
Employment Level : Sr mgmt, reporting to ceo
Experience before joining : total 9 years (7 years in Big 4, 2 years in banking)
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree, FCCA
salary : > /k standard RM20k
Location: KL
Bonus : depends on own performance and company performance (highest was 6 months, this year might be the lowest due to the challenging economic situation).