BE-Salary

1. PERSONALIA

2. EMPLOYER PROFILE

3. CONTRACT & CONDITIONS

Current job title: 'External advisor', but that tells nobody anything, so instead 'Cloud engineer'
Seniority: 10 years at my company, currently on an 8 year mission with a client
Official hours/week : 40 hours/week
Average real hours/week incl. overtime: 40-42h
Shiftwork or 9 to 5 (flexible?): Depends on client. Right now, start between 07:30 and 09:00.
On-call duty: On paper one week per month. In practice 24/7.
Vacation days/year: 31

4. SALARY

Gross salary/month: € 3799,80
Average net salary/month (incl. net fees): € 2931,86
Netto compensation: € 170
13th month (full? partial?): Full
Meal vouchers: € 6
Ecocheques: Yes (€ 250)
Salary car/bike and/or fuel card: Company car (electric) + fuel card
Group insurance (% employer): Yes
Other insurances: Hospitalisation insurance for me, plus for my 3 kids at low cost
Other benefits (bonuses, stocks options, ... ): no

5. MOBILITY

City/region of work: Typically Antwerp, Ghent or Brussels.
Distance home-work (km's/time): Varies from 30 to 60 minutes depending on location.
How do you commute? Car
How is the travel home-work compensated: Company car so it's not.
Telework days/week: Up to 80% WFH with current client

6. OTHER

How easy can you plan a day off: A single day, easily. Multiple days off need a 2 weeks notice
Is your job stressful? Didn't use to be, but it has become unbearably stressful over the last few years
Education possibilities: Yes, but due to the high workload it's essentially impossible right now
Responsible for personnel (reports): Officially no, but in practice I am leading a team of five.

7. ADDITIONAL NOTES

I don't like bragging, but I've been with the same client for 8 years now, and I'm the go-to person for all their critical IT processes. We all know that no one is indispensable, but if I were to leave, it would be quite a challenge in the short term (dare I say 'disaster') for both their ongoing projects and their day-to-day operations. My employer is well aware of this too.
I've had several discussions with management (both client and my employer) about addressing the excessive workload for my team and me. You can probably imagine how those conversations played out. They tend to agree with us during the talks, but then there's no follow-through on their part. Shocking.
As stress levels keep rising, I can't help but think that "I'm not getting paid enough for this sh*t". This is the primary reason for my post here, to seek an outside perspective. Honestly, I'm unsure if any pay increase would even be enough if the workload situation remains unchanged, but it's a step in the right direction.
I'm aware that going freelance is an option and would earn significantly more. Like, € 900 a day wouldn't be a stretch, because someone did an oopsie and CC'd me the invoice for my services once. However that's a door I'm not really willing to open right now.

Thanks for any feedback