[vsareto]

>Happy to let you do it, but know that the market rate for your skills there is X

This seems logical, but determining X is still in your authority, so let's not pretend this is fair. It's usually not a granular break down of skills either, or worse, it's calculated by job title plus a single primary skill, e.g. "Senior C#/.NET Developer".

[jjeaff]

Doesn't seem logical to me. Unless they are also offering to increase salaries if you decide to move to a higher col area.