Well, first, sorry to hear that, but yes, the gaming market is tough. People expect things to be free. So what will happen to the game itself?
Futher, if you really want a higher paying job, learn databases and J2EE. It’s mundane, but it the pay is insane. Expect to work with idiots.
The fantastic, creative, financially viable projects that actually require programmer braincells and are not doomed to fail, are few and far between.
Great job getting 2 published titles under your belt in that short time, that will be a big help on your resume/CV. I wish I had that experience, and I’m sure I’m not the only one here.
Sounds tempting when you put it like that! 
I am sorry to hear that! Although, as I programmer I wouldn’t worry too much about finding a new job. You definitely seem to know what you are doing ;D
I generally think the iPhone market is overhyped. It’s been saturated for a long time now. Unless you are lucky, it’s hard to make much money with it. I have the exact same app on Android and iPhone, but my sales are way better on the Android platform…
Yeah, I’m not particularly worried. And I do know that there are a lot of other much better paying fields for a software engineer to get into, but I’ve already decided that I want to stay in game development. It’s fun and it’s a rush at the same time. These two games on my CV are definitely helping me already! Before I had them I probably got responses from 1/25 jobs I applied for (and jobs offered at 1/100) but now I already have one offer and several interviews. I’m 5/5 on responses. It’s an amazing difference. Naturally knowing people in the industry to forward your resume along is a big help also, but it’s a combination, I think, as I’m also getting good responses from strangers.
I’m both surprised and not surprised to hear that you’re getting better sales on Android. I think it all depends on marketing. A game with little marketing on the Android will do far better than one on iPhone, but a game with good marketing on the iPhone will do much, much, better than its Android counterpart. In the end I think it’s all a gamble, really.
I thought I would mention:
I am now working at a better company for a bigger paycheck. Hooray! Today is my third day.
The company is ngmoco:) they made a lot of the big hits on the iPhone. I’m working on the game “Godfinger” that is in beta in Canada right now, soon to be released elsewhere. I’ll be the “Live Engineer” on it after release, which means adding new features and keeping it running smoothly, basically.