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I T S a l a r i e s : M e a g e r R a i s e s,S o l i d P ro s p e c t sOur annual U .S . IT S a lar y Sur vey
Raises are notably smaller in our 2009 U.S. salary survey
than a year ago, and the pay shifts track the industries
and regions hardest hit during this recession. Job
security’s shrinking, and concerns are rising again about
the IT career path. In all, though, IT careers are looking
safer than many others in this economic downturn.
By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
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About The Author
Executive Summary
Research Synopsis
Skills And Broad Salary Trends
Industry Impact: More Important Than Ever
Geographic Differences
Unemployed—Or Perhaps Consulting
Career Outlook And Motivation
Conclusion: How Layoffs Ripple Around The IT World
Appendix
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Figure 1: Staff Compensation By Job Function
Figure 2: Company Retention Efforts
Figure 3: Impact Of Slower Economy
Figure 4: Base Salary By Industry
Figure 5: What Matters Most
Figure 6: Management Salary Increases By Metro Area
Figure 7: Manager Pay By Metro Area
Figure 8: Reasons For Consulting
Figure 9: Contractor/Consultant Compensation
Figure 10: Staff: Overall Satisfaction Trend
Figure 11: Staff: Job Security Trend
Figure 12: Staff: IT Career Path Trend
Figure 13: Salary Growth Rate
Figure 14: Compensation Growth Rate
Figure 15: Increase In Base Salary
Figure 16: Increase In Compensation
Figure 17: Gender Gap
Figure 18: Compensation By Gender
Figure 19: Pay By Gender And Experience
Figure 20: Hourly Rate For Contractors/Consultants
Figure 21: Base Salary For Contractors/Consultants
Figure 22: Increase In Base Salary For Contractors/Consultants
Figure 23: Increase In Compensation For Contractors/Consultants
Figure 24: Staff Base Salaries By Job Function
Figure 25: Management Base Salaries By Job Function
Figure 26: Management Compensation By Job Function
Figure 27: Staff Salaries By Title
Figure 28: Management Salaries By Title
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Figure 29: Staff Compensation By Title
Figure 30: Management Compensation By Title
Figure 31: Salary By Company Revenue
Figure 32: Salary By Age
Figure 33: Reasons For Bonuses
Figure 34: Non-IT Positions
Figure 35: Staff Base Salaries By Metro Area
Figure 36: Staff Pay Increases By Metro Area
Figure 37: Rewards For Next 12 Months
Figure 38: Training Valued
Figure 39: Paying For Training
Figure 40: What Matters Most To Staffers
Figure 41: What Matters Most To Managers
Figure 42: Management: Overall Satisfaction Trend
Figure 43: Management: Job Security Trend
Figure 44: Management: IT Career Path Trend
Figure 45: Economy Impact On IT Career Security
Figure 46: IT Outsourcing Practices
Figure 47: Impact Of Outsourcing On IT Professionals
Figure 48: Effect Of Outsourcing On Career Path
Figure 49: Reasons For Seeking A New Job
Figure 50: Education
Figure 51: Gender
Figure 52: Age
Figure 53: Company Revenue
Figure 54: Industry
Figure 55: Company Size
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Marianne Kolbasuk McGee has been reporting and writing
about IT for more than 20 years. She joined InformationWeek in
1992 and covers a variety of issues, including IT management,
careers, skill and salary trends, H-1B visas, and health care IT.
McGee holds a B.A. in Communication Arts from Long Island
University’s C.W. Post campus.
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It has long been true that there is not one monolithic job market forinformation technology, but the recession has brought more fragmentationthan usual to this year’s U.S. IT Salary Survey, by InformationWeekAnalytics. Skills have always separated the highest and lowest paid. Thisyear, IT pros’ raises and salaries see sharper shifts based on their industriesand regions.
Around Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, for example, the typicalIT staffer didn’t get any raise, while in Washington, D.C. the median wasstill a healthy 2.9%. In the investment banking industry, the typical ITmanager in our survey made $12,000 less this year, as bonuses shrunk.But pay in biotech IT kept growing.
These disparities are among the most dramatic findings of our U.S. ITSalary Survey, which is based on responses from 12,410 IT professionals.Across the country, IT staffers report a median increase in total compensa-tion—salary and cash bonuses—of just 0.7%, with IT managers sayingthey received 1.6% increase. Last year, raises were almost 3% and 4%,respectively. Median compensation reported by IT staffers is $80,000,while for IT managers it is $105,000.
The reality is that, yes, the economy has been rotten, but things could beworse for IT pros. They could be in another profession. “There’s noabsolute safe place, but IT is a good place to be—perhaps the best place tobe right now,” says David Van De Voort, a principal of human resourcesconsulting firm Mercer. That’s particularly the case for professionals with amix of business acumen and tech skills, and years of experience in a com-pany or industry. The top paying staff functions include data mining, inte-gration, security, ERP, and Web infrastructure, all of which have mediancompensation above $90,000. By title, IT architects tops the list, the onlystaff job with its median pay above $100,000.
IT pros do have higher job jitters today, though most feel at least some-
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what secure. Thirteen percent characterize their present job as “unsecure,”compared with 8% last year. About a third feel “very secure,” comparedwith more than half last year. Household surveys by the U.S. Bureau ofLabor Statistics in the first quarter of 2009 showed IT unemployment roseto 5.2% in the first quarter, as the U.S. shed 49,000 jobs and pushed ITunemployment to the highest point since 2004.
People struggling to find work can relate to Mike Beller, who was CIO atclothing retailer Steve & Barry’s until the once fast-growing chain went outof business in January, eliminating 130 IT jobs. Beller prefers to stay inNew York for family reasons, and he was six interviews into trying to landa job, a new position that an apparel company was creating to combinethe CIO and COO roles. Then the company abruptly froze hiring, includ-ing this new executive role. “The company froze with indecision, notknowing what’s happening in the market and where the economy isgoing,” Beller says. In the meantime, Beller has started a consulting busi-ness with some other executives.
This economy is testing IT pros’ faith in IT as a career path. Last year, lessthan half of all IT pros said the career path is less promising than it wasfive years ago. Today, 60% of staff and 56% of managers take that dimview. However, about nine out of 10 say their career path is as secure ormore secure than most others. The career concerns emerging in the surveymight reflect concerns about the overall economy as they do concernsabout IT’s career promise in particular.
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Survey Name: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey Survey Date: January and February 2009Region: United StatesNumber of Respondents: 12,410
Purpose:In order to track IT salary and compensation trends from the perspective ofthose on the front lines, InformationWeek Research conducts an annual U.S. ITSalary Survey. Now in its 12th year, it’s the largest employee-based IT salarysurvey in the country. Last year, 9,653 full-time IT professionals completed theWeb-based survey. This year, 12,410 took part. The goal of this trendable studyis to measure various aspects of compensation, benefits, and job satisfaction.
Methodology:InformationWeek Analytics designed the survey in partnership with theInformationWeek Business Technology Network. The survey was posted onthe Web in January and February 2009 and links to it were posted on theWeb sites of InformationWeek and other sites within the InformationWeekBusiness Technology Network. The survey was also promoted inInformationWeek’s daily and weekly newsletters. In addition, personalizede-mail invitations with an embedded link to the survey were sent to nearly300,000 IT professionals from InformationWeek Business TechnologyNetwork print, newsletter and event databases.
The information within this report is based on responses from 12,410 ITprofessionals. Unemployed and part-time IT workers were excluded fromthese results unless otherwise noted, as were respondents from outside theUnited States.
This report uses median rather than mean or average figures for salary andpercentage salary changes in order to eliminate distortions caused byextremes at either the high or low end of the responses.
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Although the data was cross-referenced by job function, job title, and levelof responsibility, the most accurate and appropriate for analysis is jobfunction. The functional areas capture the true nature of the work per-formed by respondents better than actual job titles.
The respondents come from a cross-section of industries. Financial ser-vices (16%), manufacturing non-IT (9%), government (9%), and consult-ing/business services (8%) are among the industries with the greatest rep-resentation.
Survey respondents also come from a cross-section of companies of differ-ent sizes. While 20% work at organizations with an annual revenue oroperating budget of $10 million or less, another 23% work at enterpriseswith annual revenue or operating budgets greater than $5 billion.
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Skills And Broad Salary TrendsThe economic downturn hasn’t affected the kind of skills companies put a premium on, and theranking of compensation by functions and job titles in our survey remains fairly stable in 2009.There continues to be a premium on skills around architecture, data mining, integration, infrastruc-ture, and security, with the lowest salaries posted for general IT, training, and support.
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Staff Compensation By Job Function
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*Low base, use with cautionNote: Median compensation in thousands of dollarsBase: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
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To Bob Davies, a senior security analyst at Key Bank, IT work, especially in the IT security area,feels relatively secure, despite the turmoil in the financial services sector. Still, a few months ago,he attended a one-week program from Training Camp to prepare for his CISSP certification toboost his security credentials. (17% of IT pros in our survey attended company-paid certificationtraining this year.) His employer paid for it, but he has spent months studying. He didn’t pass onhis first try, and he’s studying to take it again this year. “It’s an exercise in discipline,” he says.Davies is not certain certification would translate into higher pay, but he does thinks it makes himmore valuable. “It’s like being a CPA,” instead of just an accountant, he says.
Anecdotally, companies seem a bit more anxious to hold onto seasoned business technology talentin their organizations, perhaps realizing from the last round of layoffs only five or six years agothat such expertise isn’t easily replaced or outsourced. For the most part, though, money isn’t partof the retention formula. Just 17% say increasing pay is part of their retention effort this year,compared with 35% last year. Sixteen percent say they pay bonuses aimed at retention, downfrom 27% last year.
David Kline, CIO at Discovery Communications, which owns Discovery Channel and other media,says he’s been on a mission since 2007 to get his IT staff to the right size and skills. With 240 full-time staff and 60 contractors inside and outside the U.S., Kline’s insisting that people take compa-
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Company Retention Efforts
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What is your organization doing to retain IT employees?
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ny-paid training to build out skills needed to make their IT work customer and business processfocused. People who can’t or won’t make the transition will be let go. “We’re more aggressiveabout this,” he says. “We want to make sure we’ve got the right people in the right jobs.”
Jeff Weissler, head of IT governance and control at a large U.S. insurance company, says one goalright now in IT is “to not cut people.” The company has about 800 IT people, mostly in the U.S.with some developers in India. Its IT budget is down about 8% from 2008, as some projects havebeen put on hold, the company forgoes some software and hardware purchases, and it renegotiateswith IT vendors whenever possible. Most people who leave aren’t being replaced, except for spe-cialty areas. But employees still got raises—though 1% to 2%, instead of 3% to 5% listed last year.
The financial services industry has been one of the most aggressive offshore outsourcers, and theoutsourcing fears “weren’t overblown five years ago,” says Weissler, whose company doesn’t out-source much. But now companies have a better sense of where they’re willing to take the risk ofhanding over IT to others. “Outsourcing isn’t a fad, but it does go in cycles,” he says. Whilerespondents see outsourcing hurting the U.S. IT profession overall—61% say there are fewerjobs available—most don’t think it’s hurt them. Seven out of 10 say outsourcing has had noimpact on their careers, while 14% say they’ve got expanded responsibilities.
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Impact Of Slower Economy
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In the past 12 months, as a result of the slower economy, I have…
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26%Had pay frozen
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A bigger impact than outsourcing is clearly the economy. One-third of IT pros in our survey say theirpay has been frozen or cut as a result of the economy, but an equal number say there’s been noimpact. Van De Voort believes some companies are being more careful about letting experienced ITtalent go right now, because they can’t afford—if the economy picks up or they try to cut coststhrough focused projects now—to give IT people a long time to get up to speed on company andindustry practices. “IT will continue to be a good career where people combine knowledge of technol-ogy with industry,” he says. That’s one reason to watch the industry trends closely in this year’s survey.
Industry Impact: More Important Than EverThe right skills of course drive how much IT pros make, but industry plays an increasingly impor-tant role for technologists. The importance of business and industry knowledge is critical, soswitching industries becomes more difficult for tech pros. It pays to keep an eye on industry paytrends. In 2009, median manager compensation dropped in nine out of 26 industries we track,from manufacturing and construction to financial services/securities.
Who said government work doesn’t pay? It does if it’s for the federal government. For staffers, themedian total compensation of $96,000 topped all but the IT vendor and securities industries, andtied biotech. For managers, though, it’s a different story, because there’s less bonus potential.Federal IT managers earned a solid at $115,000 total compensation—in the middle of the pack—but well short of top pay such as biotech/pharmaceutical’s $140,000 median. State government,however, pays below the industry median: $64,000 for staff, and $85,000 for managers.
Health care is often considered a growth sector, but the typical pay is around the overall industrynorm: $77,000 for staff, and $102,000 for managers. And it’s not immune from economic down-turns, as people put off elective procedures or can’t pay bills as they lose the health insurance alongwith their jobs. Health care IT, however, should get some lift from the approximately $20 billion infederal stimulus spending earmarked for electronic health initiatives over the next several years.
Bernie Lubitz isn’t feeling that gain. As director of telecommunication technology, he’s part of a 31-person IT organization at Martin Memorial Health System in Florida that has been moving to e-health records. This year will bring more work and no raise, as Martin Memorial just implementeda salary freeze throughout the organization as its admissions have dropped and non-paid serviceshave gone up due to the economy. Still, Lubitz and his colleagues are happy to have the addedproject work around digitized records, since it does provide an extra boost of job security.
Blaine Sundrud’s employer, software maker Digital Technology International, has put in place a hir-
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Base Salary By Industry
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ing freeze, but it hasn’t had layoffs and will probably have raises in the coming year similar towhat they were last year, about 2% to 5%. While the company sells software to the strugglingnewspaper and magazine industry, Digital Technology’s having some success with its new soft-ware-as-a-service products, which may cut some customers’ costs.
With its main campus in Utah, not far from Novell, Sundrud suspects overall tech salaries atthe company may be lower than pay other techies get in this “mini tech valley.” But “we’ve gota good corporate culture,” he says, which is trying to avoid layoffs, so “people don’t hoparound,” he says. That kind of corporate philosophy is a priority for about one-fifth of ITstaffers, and for even fewer managers. Base pay, on the other hand, is tops for both groups.This year’s data makes it clear that industry trends will play a big role in pay.
Geographic DifferencesIT pay trends are clearly tracking what’s happening to the leading industries that drive regionaleconomies. And it appears that IT staff is hit a bit harder than managers, based on comparingraises by regions.
In New York/New Jersey/Long Island, center of the U.S. investment industry and many mam-moth financial services companies, median base pay increases were 1.7% for managers, and 0%for staff. Detroit and Los Angeles show no raises for the typical manager or staffer. Two yearsago, those areas showed median management base pay raises of 4% and 5%, respectively.
The D.C./Baltimore area continues to be a bastion of strong IT pay—in good times and bad. Itsmedian 3% base pay increase for managers and staffers tops the regional list. However, it’s notas if D.C. particularly lags other regions in the good times. In 2007, D.C. also had the highestmedian staff raise, and the third largest for managers. One of the biggest drop-offs came in theSeattle area, where median pay increases for managers fell from 5% in last year’s survey to 1.7%this year. That could reflect layoffs at Microsoft and other tech companies in the area.
In terms of total base pay, the San Francisco area remains tops, with a median salary of$129,000 for managers and $95,000 for staff. Detroit was the lowest for staff at $74,000, and
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Minneapolis for managers at $97,000, which is the only region where the median manager’sbase is under six figures.
That doesn’t mean people like Barbara Burkey are running from areas like Minneapolis. Burkeyis a former IT director and CIO of one of American Express’ smaller financial services divisions,until the end of last December when the company “folded the division” and let go many ITdirectors. American Express made a similar move to eliminate IT director positions in the slow-down after Sept. 11, 2001, but most of the IT directors were rehired within two years; she’s notso sure those jobs will be brought back this time.
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1.7%
1.7%
1.1%
0%
0%
Washington, D.C./Baltimore
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Chicago/Gary/Kenosha
San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose
Dallas/Fort Worth
Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City
Seattle/Tacoma/Bremerton
New York/Northern New Jersey/Long Island
Atlanta
Denver/Boulder/Greeley
Boston/Worcester/Lawrence
Detroit/Ann Arbor/Flint
Los Angeles/Riverside/Orange County
3.9%
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3.8%
3.7%
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4.6%
4.2%
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3.9%
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3.9%
3.7%
4.1%
4.2%
4.3%
5.0%
3.9%
4.9%
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Burkey plans to stay in Minnesota, as she’s helping care for elderly parents, so she’s “tossed in aring” to do senior-level project consulting, something she’ll likely pursue until, ideally, landinganother IT leadership job.
Unemployed—Or Perhaps Consulting U.S. IT unemployment data, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics household surveys, showed asurge of IT job losses in late 2008, and a smaller loss in early 2009, which drove IT unemploy-ment above 5%, its worse since 2004.
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Manager Pay By Metro Area
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Note: Median salaries in thousands of dollarsBase: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your annual base salary?
$129
$120
$120
$120
$115
$114
$110
$105
$105
$105
$105
$104
$97
San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose
Boston/Worcester/Lawrence
New York/Northern New Jersey/Long Island
Washington, D.C./Baltimore
Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City
Los Angeles/Riverside/Orange County
Seattle/Tacoma/Bremerton
Atlanta
Dallas/Fort Worth
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$109
$112
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$125
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$115
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$91
$104
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Dave Clark, a 30-year IT veteran in the Seattle suburbs, has been unemployed sinceSeptember, the longest stretch he’s ever been out of work. Having sent out about 400resumes, he’s landed a half dozen responses and two job interviews. “I’m a soup-to-nuts ITguy,” says Clark, whose last job was as IT administrator at a small company that distributesheating and air conditioning equipment. He is getting by with short-term, project-orientedwork, with the longest gig so far lasting a week. Clark’s last job included working a lot ofweekends, but in all he only worked two days a week, and pulled in $60,000 a year—nearthe median pay for general IT work of $69,000. “It was lucrative,” he says. Clark’s hopefulhe’ll another good-paying IT job soon.
Many IT pros like Burkey in Minneapolis and Clark in Seattle turn to consulting or contractingwhile out of work at some point in their careers—one fourth of staff and 12% of managersdoing consulting say they’re in it because they couldn’t find work. A recent report by Mercer,using data from Gartner, found that the use of IT contractors was on the rise in 2008—to
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Reasons For Consulting
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Note: Two responses allowedBase: 202 staff and 140 management-level IT contractors/consultantsData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What are the primary reasons you are working as a contractor or consultant?
61%60%
Higher pay
27%48%
Variety of the work
22%28%
Flexible hours
20%20%
To broaden my experiences/skills
25%12%
Couldn’t find a full-time IT job
10%7%
Other
Staff Management
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10.6% of IT staff, up from 4% in 2007—and Van De Voort expects it to rise this year, too, ascompanies try to get specific IT projects done amid hiring freezes.
Yet while unemployment might toss some people into consulting, most of those responding toour survey are in it for the money and have been for a while. They report median total compen-sation higher for staff and management roles as consultants, and by far cite the pay as the mostcommon motivator. Our respondents have been at the consulting gig for quite some time to hitthose six-figure marks, with a median tenure of five years for staff and six years for managers.
Career Outlook And Motivation The recession hasn’t dramatically damaged how IT pros view their own career prospects, orbrought a notable shift in what they’re looking for in their jobs. Staff and managers both cite“job stability” more often this year among the factors that matter most in their jobs, but it’sstill less than half who cite it as a key factor. Likewise, financial stability of their employerrose this year, but less than a fourth cite it—a surprisingly low share. Challenge and responsi-bility remain important to staff and managers, according to about half of survey respondents.Two categories, working on innovative IT and working with leading edge technology, haverisen in importance since the last recession, and both held steady this year (see Figure 5, onpage 15).
Bryce Morrow, chief technology officer at The Beck Group, an architecture and constructionfirm that posted revenue of about $900 million in 2008, says that his 12-member IT is just asbusy as during more economic robust times, but it’s working on different kinds of projects.That’s because Morrow’s team is addressing the many smaller projects—including moving somelegacy system applications to Web applications—that get put on the back burner when his
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Contractor/Consultant Compensation
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Note: Median compensation in thousands of dollarsBase: 202 staff and 140 management-level IT contractors/consultantsData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your total annual cash compensation, including salary and all cash bonuses?
$101Staff
$130Management
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team are tied up with larger, more expensive expansion projects. Morrow’s team is doing“strength planning” for when the economy picks up, efforts such as implementing virtualiza-tion, integrating applications within departments, and creating self-service portals for employ-ees, and giving workers at job sites better project management capabilities.
The Beck Group has pay raises on hold for the second year, and bonuses will depend on com-pany performance. Such profit-sharing bonuses are in place at just over 40% of companies,while around two-thirds get bonuses based on personal performance. Even with salaries frozen,Morrow thinks morale is holding up. “Still, everyone feels blessed to have a good job and comeinto the office today,” he says. In fact, there isn’t much dissatisfaction simmering over pay-checks, or other factors of the IT job. About two-thirds of IT pros are satisfied or very satisfiedwith all aspects of their jobs, while just 13% are dissatisfied.
IT professionals don’t seem to have the same doubts about their career paths that they had in
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Staff: Overall Satisfaction Trend
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Base: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
Overall, how satisfied are you with all aspects of your job, including compensation, benefits, and other aspects of your employment relationship?
16%13%
21%Very satisfied
48%46%
44%Satisfied
23%25%
14%Neutral
11%13%
16%Dissatisfied
2%3%
5%Very dissatisfied
2009 2008 2007
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the last recession in 2002 and 2003, when salaries fell quickly from their dot-com inflatedperch, and offshore outsourcing was perceived as a new threat.
Kevin Svec is the IT director of Sanders & Parks PC, a Phoenix, Arizona-based law firm, sees thecurrent salary and hiring freeze—as opposed to 4% to 5% raises in past years—as needed toprotect jobs today. He also sees job security in coupling technology skills with niche expertiseand experience, as he has in the legal industry. “I love my career, and the IT market is stablenow compared to others,” he says. Still, he thinks it’s a tough market today for people to comeinto new, without that industry base. In all, job insecurity has grown only slightly this past year.
Here’s what’s surprising. A healthy majority of IT people feel fairly secure in their jobs and sat-isfied with their pay and responsibility; most don’t feel like outsourcing has hurt their careers,and nine out of 10 think their jobs are at least as secure as any other jobs. And yet, only 33%think it’s as promising a career as it was five years ago—which is 10 percentage points lowerthan in 2008.
It is certainly true that IT pros need to manage their careers closely, making sure their technol-
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Staff: Job Security Trend
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Base: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
How would you rate your present job security?
32%43%
42%I feel strongly secure
53%46%
45%I feel somewhat secure
15%11%
13%I feel insecure
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ogy expertise and industry relevance stays high. “I believe IT is still an extremely viable careerpath,” says Lubitz of Martin Memorial Health System. “But if you choose IT, you need to spe-cialize in a segment of business,” he says.
John Challenger, CEO at outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas says jobs imple-menting and operating IT at end user companies are more secure than in the past—and moresecure than jobs in the tech industry sector itself. That’s because while companies have beendelaying purchases of new tech gear, causing a lot of pain and a dose of layoffs at tech vendors,IT organizations are trying to hold on to people to keep their existing systems running. “The ITprofession is a lot less vulnerable that it was even a decade ago,” he says, “It has become muchmore of a core and less discretionary part of business.”
Conclusion: How Layoffs Ripple Around The IT WorldThis year’s U.S. Salary Survey paints a relatively stable picture of the IT job market, when con-sidering how dramatically the world economy has slowed. Raises are hard to come by in manyindustries and geographies, but pay and job satisfaction have held up reasonably well. Yet theturmoil a downturn like this causes in individuals lives can’t be underestimated—for instance, it
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Staff: IT Career Path Trend
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Do you believe that a career path in IT and the potential for salary advancement is as promising today as it was five years ago?
30%38%
39%It is as promising today
60%49%
50%Not as promising
10%13%
11%Unsure
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was part of the ripple effect when retailer Steve & Barry went out of business in late January,taking 130 IT jobs around the world with it.
Mike Beller, the CIO, has been looking for a new IT leadership role for several months. “It’s nota great market, but I don’t believe it’s a dead market,” he says. Beller has heard of CIO open-ings in Ohio, Massachusetts, and Washington D.C. He’s not keen to relocate from the NewYork area with a daughter in her junior year of high school, unless the position presents anincredible opportunity. So with several partners, he’s launching Lightship Partners to do short-term consulting, focused on efforts such as data analysis that could show quick return in help-ing retailers improve merchandising.
The closing of the Steve & Barry chain hit IT pros on two continents, with about 80 people inIndia, including its help desk, and 50 people in New York, including programmers, messagingadministrators, and SAP talent. Beller thinks all but about two in the New York area havefound jobs, including some doing contract work.
Ned Young hasn’t been so lucky. The 2005 Yale graduate with a degree in Political Science wasdirector of the IT project management office, which had him straddling business functions,operations, and technology, managing application development efforts, and providing a liaisonbetween business users and a technology team. That business-technology blend is importantthese days, but Young’s finding he might be short on tech chops for many project managementopenings, which call for experience in specific technologies and systems. He’s staying opti-mistic, but he is also considering certification in project management to play up his strong suit.“I think I’ll have more luck with start-ups than traditional companies,” he says.
In Mumbai, the days of walking out of one IT job into a 20% raise at another are over, says AviSonpal, who was Steve & Barry’s VP of international operations, which supported all of thecompany’s sourcing operations, plus back-office support for HR, finance, and IT. About 100people worked in India.
Around two-thirds have found jobs, Sonpal says, but it is taking longer than people expected.“Before, it might have taken two weeks to a month to find a job your ideal job,” he says. “Nowit’s taking a month to four months—including settling for a job and taking lower pay,” he says.Application development people are finding it easier to land new jobs, but pay for some ofthose former Steve & Barry workers is 10% to 20% less than what they were previously mak-ing, he says. It’s a new reality compared with recent years, a hard comedown that IT pros who
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lived through the dot-com boom and bust might relate to. “Salaries were out of control,”Sonpal says. “People would be getting five job offers, each with salary hikes, and they wereoverrated.” Sonpal says most of his former colleagues are earning $500 to $2,000 a month,depending on their skills.
As for Sonpal, he’s trying the entrepreneurial route. He has formed Unisource Ventures to pro-vide business process outsourcing to specialty retailers, joining with several former leaders ofSteve & Barry’s Indian operations to offer services from design to merchandising. Beller’s newcompany plans to offer consulting to U.S. retailers using Unisource’s BPO services.
As the fallout from Steve & Barry shows, IT pros are again having to prove their resilience.After the last recession, many tech pros had to retrain away from programming and supportjobs to ones tied more closely to business functions and industry knowledge. That presents itsown challenges, as this downturn shows, when the industry a person has specialized in takes ahit. Yet IT pros look well positioned to benefit when the economy starts to recover, as compa-nies in hard-hit sectors such as financial services regroup and launch new initiatives thatdepend on a mix of technology and business knowledge.
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Salary Growth Rate
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Note: Median base salary in thousandsBase: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your annual base salary?
$50
$67
Staff
Management
1999
$55
$72
2000
$60
$80
2001
$61
$83
2002
$63
$84
2003
$68
$90
2004
$69
$90
2005
$70
$91
2006
$74
$97
2007
$73
$96
2008
$79
$100
2009
4.7%
4.2%
CAGR% Change
2008-2009
8.2%
4.2%
Compensation Growth Rate
IT_Salary_chart_2
Note: Median compensation in thousandsBase: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your total cash compensation, including any bonuses and other direct cash payments received in the past 12 months?
$52
$71
Staff
Management
1999
$58
$78
2000
$71
$97
2001
$63
$89
2002
$65
$89
2003
$71
$97
2004
$71
$95
2005
$73
$99
2006
$78
$105
2007
$76
$103
2008
$80
$105
2009
4.7%
4.3%
CAGR% Change
2008-2009
5.3%
1.9%
Increase In Base Salary
IT_Salary_chart_3
Note: Median percentage change in base salaryBase: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What was the percentage change in your base salary this year?
1.1%
1.9%
Staff
Management
2.9%
3.7%
3.3%
4.2%
2009 2008 2007
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Increase In Compensation
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Note: Median percentage change in total compensationBase: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managersData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What was the percentage change in total cash compensation this year, including bonuses?
0.7%
1.6%
Staff
Management
2.9%
3.9%
3.6%
5.0%
2009 2008 2007
Gender Gap
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Note: Median base salary in thousands of dollarsBase: 1,827 female and 10,588 male IT professionals in 2009Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your current annual base salary?
$72$68
$65Female staff
$80$75$75
Male staff
$92$88
$90Female managers
$102$98$98
Male managers
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Compensation By Gender
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Note: Median compensation in thousands of dollarsBase: 1,827 female and 10,588 male IT professionalsData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your total annual cash compensation, including salary and all cash bonuses?
$72$96
Female
$82$108
Male
Staff Management
Pay By Gender And Experience
IT_Salary_chart_7
Note: Median base salary in thousands of dollarsBase: 1,827 female and 10,588 male IT professionalsData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your current annual base salary?
$57$73
$82Female staff
$60$80
$90Male staff
$70$90
$100Female managers
$76$100
$110Male managers
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Hourly Rate For Contractors/Consultants
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Note: Median dollars per hourBase: 202 staff and 140 management-level IT contractors/consultantsData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your current average hourly rate?
$57Staff
$85Management
Base Salary For Contractors/Consultants
IT_Salary_chart_9
Note: Median base salary in thousands of dollarsBase: 202 staff and 140 management-level IT contractors/consultantsData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your current annual base salary?
$100Staff
$120Management
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Increase In Compensation For Contractors/Consultants
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Note: Median percentage change in total compensationBase: 202 staff and 140 management-level IT contractors/consultantsData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What was the percentage change in total cash compensation this year, including bonuses?
0%Staff
3.1%Management
Increase In Base Salary For Contractors/Consultants
IT_Salary_chart_10
Note: Median percentage change in base salaryBase: 202 staff and 140 management-level IT contractors/consultantsData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What was the percentage change in your base salary this year?
0%Staff
2.7%Management
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Staff Base Salaries By Job Function
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*Low base, use with cautionNote: Median base salary in thousands of dollarsBase: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your current annual base salary?
$90
$90
$90
$89
$88
$87
$87
$85
$80
$79
$78
$75
$75
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$70
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Web infrastructure
Security
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Enterprise resource planning
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Database analysis and development
Enterprise content management
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Data center management
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Networking
Web design/development
General IT
Training
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N/A
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$70
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$64
$50
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$88
$83
$80
$82
$86
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N/A
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$71
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$65
$63
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Management Base Salaries By Job Function
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*Low base, use with cautionNote: Median base salary in thousands of dollarsBase: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your current annual base salary?
$116
$112
$110
$110
$109
$105
$105
$103
$100
$100
$99
$96
$95
$94
$93
$90
$85
$76
$75
Web infrastructure*
Enterprise resource planning
Application development
Data mining/data warehouse
Enterprise application integration
Enterprise content management
Security
E-mail/messaging*
Database analysis and development
Web security*
Quality and performance management
Wireless infrastructure*
Web design/development
Data center management
HRIS*
Telecommunications/call center
Networking
Help desk/IT support
Training
$113
$106
$110
$118
$106
N/A
$105
N/A
$95
$120
$96
$108
$92
$94
$101
$85
$84
$70
$76
$122
$112
$107
$108
$101
N/A
$105
N/A
$100
$95
$100
$75
$76
$93
$83
$80
$80
$73
$67
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Management Compensation By Job Function
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*Low base, use with cautionNote: Median compensation in thousands of dollarsBase: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your total annual cash compensation, including salary and all cash bonuses?
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$120
$119
$118
$114
$114
$111
$111
$110
$105
$105
$104
$101
$99
$98
$96
$90
$82
$78
Web infrastructure*
Data mining/data warehouse
Enterprise resource planning
Application development
Security
Wireless infrastructure*
Enterprise application integration
Enterprise content management
E-mail/messaging*
Quality and performance management
Web security*
Database analysis and development
HRIS*
Web design/development
Data center management
Telecommunications/call center
Networking
Training
Help desk/IT support
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$130
$115
$118
$118
$121
$120
N/A
N/A
$102
$150
$103
$109
$99
$100
$91
$88
$79
$72
$142
$125
$127
$115
$109
$75
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N/A
N/A
$110
$115
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$86
$81
$97
$90
$83
$70
$79
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Staff Salaries By Title
IT_Salary_chart_22
*Low base, use with cautionNote: Median salary in thousands of dollarsBase: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your annual base salary?
$106
$102
$94
$92
$88
$88
$85
$83
$78
$75
$75
$70
$67
$66
$63
$60
$57
$46
Architect
Systems architect
Project leader
Software engineer
Database administrator
Systems programmer
Software developer
Business analyst
QA/software test engineer/analyst
Programmer/analyst
Systems analyst
Network engineer/technician
Telecommunications specialist
Systems administrator
Web developer
Webmaster
General IT
Help desk specialist
$105
$100
$88
$90
$82
$79
$86
$75
$74
$72
$71
$65
$69
$64
$60
$62
$55
$45
$108
$102
$88
$88
$85
$82
$82
$80
$75
$72
$72
$65
$67
$62
$60
$61
$53
$46
2009 2008 2007
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Management Salaries By Title
IT_Salary_chart_23
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What is your annual base salary?
$138
$134
$120
$112
$110
$105
$96
$89
$79
Chief information officer
Vice president
Chief technology officer
Director
Senior manager
Program manager
Project manager
Manager
Supervisor
$130
$124
$110
$106
$105
$105
$94
$86
$76
$136
$131
$102
$107
$105
$105
$93
$85
$75
2009 2008 2007
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Staff Compensation By Title
IT_Salary_chart_24
Note: Median compensation in thousands of dollarsBase: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your total annual cash compensation, including salary and all cash bonuses?
$113
$106
$99
$95
$90
$89
$87
$86
$80
$76
$76
$72
$72
$68
$64
$60
$59
$48
Architect
Systems architect
Project leader
Software engineer
Database administrator
Systems programmer
Business analyst
Software developer
QA/software test engineer/analyst
Programmer/analyst
Systems analyst
Network engineer/technician
Telecommunications specialist
Systems administrator
Web developer
Webmaster
General IT
Help desk specialist
$110
$105
$93
$94
$84
$82
$79
$90
$77
$74
$73
$70
$71
$65
$62
$62
$58
$45
$118
$109
$94
$98
$90
$87
$85
$86
$82
$75
$78
$69
$73
$65
$63
$62
$55
$48
2009 2008 2007
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Management Compensation By Title
IT_Salary_chart_25
Note: Median compensation in thousands of dollarsBase: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your total annual cash compensation, including salary and all cash bonuses?
$154
$150
$128
$120
$119
$112
$100
$92
$80
Vice president
Chief information officer
Chief technology officer
Director
Senior manager
Program manager
Project manager
Manager
Supervisor
$145
$147
$124
$115
$115
$110
$98
$91
$80
$160
$157
$120
$120
$118
$115
$100
$90
$79
2009 2008 2007
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Salary By Company Revenue
IT_Salary_chart_26
Note: Median salary in thousands of dollarsBase: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managersData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your current annual base salary?
$59$75
Less than $1 million
$63$80
$1 to $10 million
$65$88
$10.1 to $50 million
$70$95
$51-$100 million
$71$100
$101-$250 million
$75$105
$251-$350 million
$75$101
$351-500 million
$80$104
$501-$750 million
$80$108
$750 million-$1 billion
$85$114
$1.01-$5 billion
$90$112
$5.01-$10 billion
$93$118
More than $10 billion
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Salary by Age
IT_Salary_chart_27
Note: Median salary in thousands of dollarsBase: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managersData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your current annual base salary?
$48$52
25 or less
$65$82
26-35
$80$103
36-45
$84$106
46-55
$85$103
Over 55
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Reasons For Bonuses
IT_Salary_chart_28
Note: Multiple responses allowedBase: 2,878 IT staff and 3,229 IT managers who receive bonusesData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
Of the bonuses and other direct cash payments you receive, please specify the primary reason(s) for them.
64%73%
Personal performance
43%44%
Company profit sharing
14%21%
Project milestone completion
5%7%
Retention bonus
5%4%
Certification/training
2%3%
Hot skill premium
1%1%
Signing bonus
19%17%
Other
2%1%
None
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Non-IT Positions
IT_Salary_chart_30
Note: Multiple responses allowedBase: 3,530 IT staff and 3,374 IT managers who have worked outside of ITData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
In which non-IT function(s) have you held a full-time position?
27%30%
Operations/supply chain/manufacturing
20%22%
Marketing/sales
9%15%
Finance
3%4%
Human resources
53%47%
Other
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Staff Base Salaries By Metro Area
IT_Salary_chart_35
Note: Median salaries in thousands of dollarsBase: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your annual base salary?
$95
$95
$92
$90
$90
$85
$84
$84
$83
$80
$80
$80
$74
San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose
Washington, D.C./Baltimore
Denver/Boulder/Greeley
Boston/Worcester/Lawrence
New York/Northern New Jersey/Long Island
Seattle/Tacoma/Bremerton
Dallas/Fort Worth
Los Angeles/Riverside/Orange County
Atlanta
Chicago/Gary/Kenosha
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City
Detroit/Ann Arbor/Flint
$78
$75
$85
$95
$80
$76
$85
$82
$98
$86
$80
$80
$84
$78
$77
$88
$92
$77
$75
$90
$84
$96
$82
$83
$75
$75
2009 2008 2007
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Staff Pay Increases By Metro Area
IT_Salary_chart_36
Note: Median percentage change in annual base payBase: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
How much higher is your base pay this year?
2.9%
2.2%
2.0%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.3%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Washington, D.C./Baltimore
Seattle/Tacoma/Bremerton
Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City
Denver/Boulder/Greeley
Chicago/Gary/Kenosha
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Atlanta
Boston/Worcester/Lawrence
Dallas/Fort Worth
Detroit/Ann Arbor/Flint
Los Angeles/Riverside/Orange County
New York/Northern New Jersey/Long Island
San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose
3.5%
3.0%
3.6%
2.6%
2.9%
3.2%
2.4%
3.1%
2.5%
2.6%
2.9%
2.7%
2.3%
3.9%
3.2%
3.2%
3.2%
3.6%
3.0%
3.3%
3.2%
2.3%
2.6%
3.0%
3.6%
3.2%
2009 2008 2007
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Rewards For Next 12 Months
IT_Salary_chart_39
Note: Multiple responses allowedBase: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
Which type(s) of benefits do you expect to receive in the next 12 months?
81%81%
Health insurance
74%70%
401(k) match
29%27%
Other further education/training
28%26%
Tuition reimbursement
24%47%
Company paid smartphone/wireless e-mail
18%16%
Certification reimbursement
17%15%
Stock purchase plan
17%24%
Company-paid phone/fax/cable modem/DSL lines
14%18%
Company paid Internet access
10%16%
Stock options
10%10%
Health club membership
3%8%
Company car or car allowance
3%3%
Sabbatical/extended vacation
2%2%
Day care or day care subsidy
5%6%
Other
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Training Valued
IT_Salary_chart_40
Note: Two responses allowedBase: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managersData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What type of training would you find most valuable to you in developing your career?
72%51%
Technology-specific training
41%24%
Certification courses
20%25%
Project-management training
10%23%
Business skills training (e.g. finance, marketing)
10%7%
College courses (tech, business)
8%16%
MBA
7%22%
People-management skills training
7%10%
Communication skills training
1%2%
Other
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Paying For Training
IT_Salary_chart_41
Note: Multiple responses allowedBase: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
In the last 12 months, which of the following apply to you in terms of training?
55%59%
Attended company-paid training
17%17%
Attended company-paid certification course(s)
13%14%
Attended training I paid for myself
6%5%
Attended certification course(s) I paid for myself
31%29%
Received no additional training or certification the past 12 months
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What Matters Most To Staffers
IT_Salary_chart_43
Note: Seven responses allowedBase: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What matters most to you about your job?
60%
50%
49%
47%
37%
36%
34%
31%
30%
26%
24%
23%
23%
23%
19%
19%
19%
18%
16%
15%
14%
14%
13%
7%
4%
3%
1%
Base pay
Benefits
Job stability
Challenge of job/responsibility
Flexible work schedule
My opinion and knowledge are valued
Job atmosphere
Ability to work on creating “new” innovative IT solutions
Vacation time/paid time off
Ability to work with leading-edge technology
Having the tools and support to do my job well
Recognition for work well done
Commute distance
Financial stability of company
My work (job) is important to the company success
Skill development/educational/training opportunity
Telecommuting/working at home
Corporate culture and values
Working with highly talented peers
Bonus opportunities
Potential for promotion
Geographic location of job
Effectiveness of immediate supervision
Involvement in company strategy setting and determining goals
Prestige/reputation of the company
Understanding the company’s business strategy
Stock options
57%
52%
42%
45%
39%
33%
32%
31%
30%
24%
18%
21%
23%
14%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
16%
13%
13%
10%
6%
4%
2%
2%
60%
53%
33%
56%
35%
29%
27%
34%
27%
28%
16%
17%
26%
17%
14%
14%
14%
18%
14%
18%
11%
14%
13%
5%
3%
3%
2%
2009 2008 2007
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What Matters Most To Managers
IT_Salary_chart_44
Note: Multiple responses allowedBase: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What matters most to you about your job?
56%
53%
42%
40%
39%
37%
31%
31%
30%
26%
26%
25%
22%
22%
21%
20%
19%
19%
18%
14%
13%
13%
12%
11%
8%
5%
3%
Challenge of job/responsibility
Base pay
My opinion and knowledge are valued
Benefits
Job stability
Ability to work on creating “new” innovative IT solutions
Flexible work schedule
My work (job) is important to the company success
Job atmosphere
Corporate culture and values
Involvement in company strategy setting and determining goals
Financial stability of company
Recognition for work well done
Vacation time/paid time off
Having the tools and support to do my job well
Ability to work with leading-edge technology
Commute distance
Working with highly talented peers
Bonus opportunities
Geographic location of job
Skill development/educational/training opportunity
Effectiveness of immediate supervision
Potential for promotion
Telecommuting/working at home
Understanding the company’s business strategy
Prestige/reputation of the company
Stock options
55%
50%
36%
39%
32%
37%
27%
24%
29%
23%
26%
16%
20%
22%
14%
20%
18%
18%
21%
12%
8%
10%
11%
10%
6%
5%
4%
65%
51%
33%
40%
25%
40%
27%
22%
23%
28%
19%
18%
16%
19%
14%
24%
19%
16%
23%
13%
8%
8%
8%
7%
7%
5%
4%
2009 2008 2007
What Matters Most To Managers
IT_Salary_chart_44
Note: Multiple responses allowedBase: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What matters most to you about your job?
56%
53%
42%
40%
39%
37%
31%
31%
30%
26%
26%
25%
22%
22%
21%
20%
19%
19%
18%
14%
13%
13%
12%
11%
8%
5%
3%
Challenge of job/responsibility
Base pay
My opinion and knowledge are valued
Benefits
Job stability
Ability to work on creating “new” innovative IT solutions
Flexible work schedule
My work (job) is important to the company success
Job atmosphere
Corporate culture and values
Involvement in company strategy setting and determining goals
Financial stability of company
Recognition for work well done
Vacation time/paid time off
Having the tools and support to do my job well
Ability to work with leading-edge technology
Commute distance
Working with highly talented peers
Bonus opportunities
Geographic location of job
Skill development/educational/training opportunity
Effectiveness of immediate supervision
Potential for promotion
Telecommuting/working at home
Understanding the company’s business strategy
Prestige/reputation of the company
Stock options
55%
50%
36%
39%
32%
37%
27%
24%
29%
23%
26%
16%
20%
22%
14%
20%
18%
18%
21%
12%
8%
10%
11%
10%
6%
5%
4%
65%
51%
33%
40%
25%
40%
27%
22%
23%
28%
19%
18%
16%
19%
14%
24%
19%
16%
23%
13%
8%
8%
8%
7%
7%
5%
4%
2009 2008 2007
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Management: Overall Satisfaction Trend
IT_Salary_chart_54
Base: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
Overall, how satisfied are you with all aspects of your job, including compensation, benefits, and other aspects of your employment relationship?
20%17%
26%Very satisfied
50%50%
46%Satisfied
21%22%
11%Neutral
8%10%
14%Dissatisfied
1%1%
3%Very dissatisfied
2009 2008 2007
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Management: Job Security Trend
IT_Salary_chart_58
Base: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
How would you rate your present job security?
37%51%
52%I feel strongly secure
50%41%
39%I feel somewhat secure
13%8%
9%I feel insecure
2009 2008 2007
Management: IT Career Path Trend
IT_Salary_chart_61
Base: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
Do you believe that a career path in IT and the potential for salary advancement is as promising today as it was five years ago?
36%48%
51%It is as promising today
56%42%
39%Not as promising
8%9%
10%Unsure
2009 2008 2007
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29%
11%
Economy Impact On IT Career Security
IT_Salary_chart_62
Base: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managersData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
Given the current economy, do you believe a career path in IT is…
60%
Less securethan most others
As secure as most others
More securethan most others
47%
18%
14%
IT Outsourcing Practices
IT_Salary_chart_65
Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
Is your organization outsourcing some of its IT jobs?
5%
16%
Yes, outsourced to a combination ofcompanies both in the U.S. and offshore
Don’t know
Yes, outsourced to a company/companies in the U.S.
Yes, outsourced to a company/companies offshore
No
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Impact Of Outsourcing On IT Professionals
IT_Salary_chart_66
Note: Multiple responses allowedBase: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managersData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What impact do you feel the current trend toward outsourcing is having on IT professionals?
64%58%
Fewer IT jobs available
56%49%
Lower employee morale
44%35%
New hires at reduced salaries
38%31%
Fewer opportunities for advancement
33%27%
Skills valued less
23%19%
Salary reductions for employees
15%22%
Opportunity to work on more innovative projects as menial tasks are moved out of organization
12%18%
It’s an important aspect of global business growth
10%14%
Skills valued more
10%10%
New hires to support outsourcing efforts
4%4%
Other
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Effect Of Outsourcing On Career Path
IT_Salary_chart_67
Note: Multiple responses allowedData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What impact has outsourcing had on your career path?
14%I’ve gotten expanded/new responsibilities
4%I’ve had to be retrained for new jobs/skills
4%I’ve lost my job
4%I’ve taken a pay cut
3%I’ve been promoted
2%I’ve relocated to new city/state/country
1%I’ve been demoted
7%Other
70%Outsourcing has had no impact on my career path
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Reasons For Seeking A New Job
IT_Salary_chart_70
Base: 2,230 IT staff and 1,936 IT managers looking for a new jobData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
Why are you looking for a new job?
66%62%
Higher compensation
47%39%
More interesting work
40%40%
Seeking more personal fulfillment
40%39%
Don’t like present company’s management/culture
36%33%
More job stability
27%29%
More responsibility
29%25%
Fear of being laid off
23%22%
19%22%
Personal/family needs
15%18%
More dynamic company
13%13%
Seeking less stress
14%9%
Move to a different geographical area
4%7%
Job skills, requirements no longer match my skills or interests
4%5%
Stock options
4%4%
Want to join a startup company
3%2%
Job market opportunities are too good to pass up
Laid off from previous job
Staff Management
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A n a l y t i c s R e p o r t
Education
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Base: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managersData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your highest level of education?
1%2%
PhD
21%30%
Master’s degree/MBA
46%44%
Bachelor’s degree
11%7%
Associate’s degree
13%11%
Some college
6%4%
Tech/IT trade school
2%2%
High school graduate
Staff Management
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A n a l y t i c s R e p o r t
Gender
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Base: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managersData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your gender?
Staff
Management
Male Female
84%
86%
16%
14%
Age
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Base: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managersData: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your age?
3%1%
25 or Less
22%15%
26 - 35
33%37%
36 - 45
30%34%
46 - 55
12%13%
Over 55
Staff Management
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A n a l y t i c s R e p o r t
Company Revenue
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Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is the annual revenue or operating budget of your organization?
5%Less than $1 million
15%$1 million to $10 million
14%$11-$50 million
7%$51-$100 million
7%$101-$250 million
3%$251-$350 million
4%$351-$500 million
4%$501-$750 million
5%$750 million-$1 billion
13%$1.01-$5 billion
6%$5.01-$10 billion
17%More than $10 billion
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Industry
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Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
Which of the following best describes the industry in which you work?
2%Biotech/biomedical/pharmaceutical
2%Construction/engineering
8%Consulting and business services
8%Education
16%Financial services
9%Government
8%Health care/HMOs
7%IT vendors
2%Logistics/transportation
9%Manufacturing/industrial (non-computer)
2%Media/entertainment
2%Non-profit
3%Retail/e-commerce
4%Telecommunications/ISPs
2%Utilities
16%Regulatory Other
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24%
7%
17%
8%17%
9%
Company Size
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Data: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
How many total employees does your company have?
7%
5%
6%
5,001-10,000
51-100
25-50
Less than 25
1,001-5,000
101-500
501-1000
More than 20,000
10,001-20,000
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