2011 IT salary guide

*At least Bluewolf thinks so. Take a look at this

2011 IT Salary Guide to see where you stand.

Both people seeking jobs and companies seeking talent want to know where salaries are

expected to go in 2011. The Bluewolf 2011 IT Salary Guide is the go-to source of salary

data and statistics for IT professionals. The annual guide compares you and your company

to industry standards—an invaluable resource in post-recession uncertainty.

Bluewolf is one of the nation’s leading technology consulting firms and the premiere IT

resourcing agency in the Tri-State, Philadelphia and Bay Area markets. Our position in

the industry gives us unique insight into the salary trends of the IT ecosystem across the

US. As a courtesy to our customers, each year we compile a comprehensive report of

projected salary ranges for the year.

where does bluewolf get its numbers?As one of the leading information technology staffing firms in the US, Bluewolf’s database

houses the salary information of the thousands of IT staffing placements we manage

each year. Using our extensive data of salary growth and change and analyzing market

trends, we have prepared a table of projected annual salary ranges for 2011. Through our

annual IT Salary Guide, we are now happy to share our findings with you.

introductionblue skies are here again.

The trend of increasing salaries at the highest levels continues. VPs of IT will see

salaries spike upwards of 7.1% in 2011. C-level IT executives enjoyed a similar hike in

2010, but see a flat change for 2011.

Database administrators are experiencing flat salary growth with an average high

of $120,000.

Bluewolf is seeing brand new skill sets on the staffing landscape—iPhone, iPad,

Facebook and Android developers, among others—as the enterprise continues to

embrace new media.

Network administrators and managers are finally seeing salaries creep back up to

pre-recession levels.

at a glance

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top 25 bluewolf technology placements 2010.

18%

SQL

04%

php

.net, asp.net, C#

02%

SAP

unix

oracle RAC

sharepoint

ruby on rails

facebook

javascript

01%

ipad

seibel

microstrategy

oracle apps

silverlight

14%

oracle

other*

05%

java

03%

cognos

html

AWS

mySQL

window

peoplesoft

salesforce.com

*other: AIX, android, apache, AS/400, CRM, datastage, drupal, excel, final cut, HRIS, hyperion, iphone, J2EE, JDE,

joomla, linux/red hat, myspace, perl/python, powerbuilder, sybace, symfony, weblogic, websphere, wordpress.

position 2010 2011 changeADMINISTRATION Chief Information Officer

Chief Technology Officer

VP of Information Technology

Information Technology Manager

$175,000-$200,000

$140,000-$175,000

$125,000-$140,000

$110,000-$125,000

$165,000-$190,000

$140,000-$175,000

$120,000-$155,000

$90,000-$110,000

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0

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-

APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT

Systems Analyst

Applications Architect

Business Analyst (junior)

Developer/Programmer Analyst

Lead Applications Developer

$60,000-$80,000

$90,000-$110,000

$40,000-$80,000

$60,000-$90,000

$80,000-$100,000

$60,000-$100,000

$90,000-$120,000

$50,000-$85,000

$70,000-$105,000

$80,000-$100,000

+

+

+

+

0

CONSULTING AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATION

Director

Project Manager/Senior Consultant

Information Technology Auditor

$100,000-$150,000

$85,000 - $125,000

$80,000 - $110,000

$100,000-$140,000

$70,000-$130,000

$75,000-$110,000

-

+

0

DATA/DATABASE ADMINISTRATION

Database Developer

Database Administration

Data Architect

Data Modeler

Data Warehouse Analyst

$60,000-$90,000

$70,000-$120,000

$85,000-$125,000

$85,000-$110,000

$85,000-$105,000

$55,000-$95,000

$70,000-$120,000

$90,000-$125,000

$85,000-$105,000

$80,000-$100,000

+

0

0

-

-

ERP

Technical Analyst

Techno-Functional Analyst

Functional Analyst

$80,000-$100,000

$90,000-$115,000

$80,000-$110,000

$70,000-$100,000

$85,000-$115,000

$90,000-$115,000

0

0

+

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TESTING

Quality Assurance Analyst/Tester $50,000-$70,000 $55,000-$75,000 +

bluewolf anticipates increase in salary range

bluewolf anticipates decrease in salary range

bluewolf anticipates little to any change in salary range

chart legend

salariestri-state & bay area.

position 2010 2011 changeINTERNET AND eCOMMERCE

Web Developer

Web Designer

$65,000-$110,000

$45,000-$90,000

$70,000-$110,000

$55,000-$100,000

0

+

NETWORKING/TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Network Administrator

Network Manager

Network Engineer

$50,000-$75,000

$75,000-$95,000

$60,000-$85,000

$60,000-$90,000

$80,000-$100,000

$65,000-$90,000

+

+

+

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Product Manager

Software Engineer

Software Developer

$85,000-$125,000

$80,000-$105,000

$70,000-$100,000

$80,000-$130,000

$75,000-$115,000

$60,000-$80,000

+

+

-

TECHNICAL SERVICES, HELP DESK AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Desktop Support Analyst

Systems Administrator

Help Desk (top tier)

Interactive Producer

Information Architect

$45,000-$60,000

$50,000-$75,000

$40,000-$50,000

$80,000-$100,000

$85,000-$110,000

$45,000-$60,000

$50,000-$70,000

$50,000-$65,000

$70,000-$100,000

$70,000-$110,000

0

-

+

0

0

IN DEMAND FOR 2011

Flash Developer

Flex Developer

PHP/LAMP Developer

Ruby on Rails

CRM Developer

CMS Developer

iPad Developer—NEW

iPhone Developer—NEW

Android Developer—NEW

$75,000-$100,000

$90,000-$110,000

$85,000-$100,000

$75,000-$95,000

$80,000-$110,000

$85,000-$115,000

n/a

n/a

n/a

$80,000-$100,000

$85,000-$110,000

$75,000-$110,000

$85,000-$110,000

$90,000-$120,000

$75,000-$100,000

$98,000-$120,000

$94,000-$115,000

$97,000-$120,000

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0

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+

-

n/a

n/a

n/a

bluewolf anticipates increase in salary range

bluewolf anticipates decrease in salary range

bluewolf anticipates little to any change in salary range

chart legend

salariestri-state & bay area.

position 2011

ADMINISTRATION Chief Information Officer

Chief Technology Officer

VP of Information Technology

Information Technology Manager

$120,000-$170,000

$100,000-$130,000

$100,000-$130,000

$90,000-$100,000

APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT

Systems Analyst

Applications Architect

Business Analyst (junior)

Developer/Programmer Analyst

Lead Applications Developer

$50,000-$100,000

$70,000-$115,000

$50,000-$85,000

$50,000-$105,000

$60,000-$100,000

CONSULTING AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATION

Director

Project Manager/Senior Consultant

Information Technology Auditor

$70,000-$110,000

$60,000-$120,000

$70,000-$110,000

DATA/DATABASE ADMINISTRATION

Database Developer

Database Administration

Data Architect

Data Modeler

Data Warehouse Analyst

$55,000-$95,000

$60,000-$120,000

$50,000-$90,000

$80,000-$100,000

$80,000-$100,000

ERP

Technical Analyst

Techno-Functional Analyst

Functional Analyst

$40,000-$80,000

$75,000- $100,000

$80,000-$100,000

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TESTING

Quality Assurance Analyst/Tester $40,000-$75,000

bluewolf anticipates increase in salary range

bluewolf anticipates decrease in salary range

bluewolf anticipates little to any change in salary range

chart legend

salariesphiladelphia.

The trend of increasing salaries at the highest levels continues. VPs of IT will see salaries

spike upwards of 7.1% in 2011. C-level IT executives enjoyed a similar hike in 2010, but

see a flat change for 2011.

Database administrators are experiencing flat salary growth with an average high

of $120,000.

Bluewolf is seeing brand new skill sets on the staffing landscape—iPhone, iPad,

Facebook and Android developers, among others—as the enterprise continues to

embrace new media.

Network administrators and managers are finally seeing salaries creep back up to

pre-recession levels.

at a glance

position 2011

INTERNET AND eCOMMERCE

Web Developer

Web Designer

$50,000-$95,000

$40,000-$80,000

NETWORKING/TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Network Administrator

Network Manager

Network Engineer

$40,000-$80,000

$60,000-$80,000

$60,000-$80,000

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Product Manager

Software Engineer

Software Developer

$50,000-$105,000

$60,000-$120,000

$50,000-$90,000

TECHNICAL SERVICES, HELP DESK AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Desktop Support Analyst

Systems Administrator

Help Desk (top tier)

Interactive Producer

Information Architect

$30,000-$50,000

$50,000 - $70,000

$40,000-$50,000

$30,000-$60,000

$60,000-$100,000

IN DEMAND FOR 2011

Flash Developer

Flex Developer

PHP/LAMP Developer

Ruby on Rails

CRM Developer

CMS Developer

iPad Developer—NEW

iPhone Developer—NEW

Android Developer—NEW

$60,000-$80,000

$70,000-$100,000

$50,000-$80,000

$75,000-$100,000

$80,000-$110,000

$70,000-$90,000

$85,000-$97,000

$80,000-$88,000

$85,000-$90,000

bluewolf anticipates increase in salary range

bluewolf anticipates decrease in salary range

bluewolf anticipates little to any change in salary range

chart legend

salariesphiladelphia.

state of the [IT] unionbluewolf co-founder and ceo, michael kirven, looks back on 2010 and ahead to 2011

“2011 is the time for CIOs to innovate and position themselves for the future

“

interviewwith michael kirven.

a record year2010 was a record year for Bluewolf, both in revenue and new customer acquisitions. Great

for Bluewolf, right? Well, yes, we like that, but it’s more than just what’s happening at Bluewolf.

Beyond our walls, it’s an optimistic indicator for the entire IT industry.

The recession from 2008 to 2009 pent-up demand for IT investments and services. In the

panic, tech spending budgets were frozen. But Bluewolf, born during the dot-com bust a

decade ago, knows firsthand that a recession necessitates more innovation, not less. Tech

spending is imperative for an organization’s long-term growth.

So with 2010 came the inevitable need to thaw the frozen IT budget. Shrewdly, companies

are now modernizing their IT departments through a tremendous escalation in capital

expenditures, including hardware, software and staffing investments.

interviewwith michael kirven.

Furthermore, this march towards modernization is strategic in nature—not one-off, tactical

IT upgrades, but a true desire to align IT with the business.

CIOs today are in transition. 2010 was for playing catch-up from the spending freeze. 2011 is

the time for CIOs to innovate and position themselves for the future. It’s time to look beyond

cost-cutting measures and recognize the need for value-adding productivity. Shift from

managing resources to managing results.

putting capital to workAs part of the enormous increase in 2011 capital expenditures is a huge influx of venture

capital cash. And these VC firms are hungry to put their money to work.

The increase of capital in today’s market is fueling the next wave of entrepreneurism. These

entrepreneurial endeavors are proliferating the demand for “hot” technologies like Flash,

Flex, PHP, Amazon Web Services and Salesforce.com.

With Fortune 2000 companies competing against the onslaught of start-ups for a smaller

pool of technical resources, it’s great news for technologists—it drives up salaries.

The hunger for mobile “apps” is creating a frenzy for contractors with skillsets

in Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone and iPad platforms. (Demand for

Android developers increased 710% in 2010*.) As they mature into the B2B space

in 2011, a scarcity of Android developers (usually with backgrounds in server side

development, specifically Java will drive competition for resources and drive up

salaries for developers.

There is an interesting dynamic in the on-premise software space, as evidenced

by the recent acquisition of ATG by Oracle. This is further validation that

on-premise infrastructure still dominates the IT landscape. But Oracle, SAP and

Microsoft all recognize that the future is in the Cloud.

* Brown, Steven E.F. (2010, November 8). Android demand drives up contract hiring 121%.

San Francisco Business Times.

what’s hot, what’s cooling off

gartner2010 report.

exerpt from IT metrics: IT spending and staffing report, 2010

“As we have seen in previous figures, the IT staff typically represents more than one-third of

the overall IT investment, which demonstrates the considerable human component of the

IT portfolio. As such, it is critical for organizations to understand whether they are staffed

adequately, whether their human resources are effective, and whether they are sufficiently

trained and motivated to meet changing business needs.“

gartner graph

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metals & natural resources

construction & engineering

retailfood & beverage processing

transportation

chemicals

manufacturingconsumer products

hospitality & travel

electronics

energy

pharmaceuticals

education

healthcare

government

utilities

professional services

telecommunications

information technology

mediabanking and finance

insurance

database average 5.5

12.3

9.8

7.9

6.7

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

above IT Employees as a Percentage of Total Enterprise Employees, by Industry,

2009 (Average)

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with unparalleled vision.

In addition to Strategy, Implementation and Managed Services, Bluewolf provides staff

augmentation and placement services for hard-to-find software developers, project

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expertise in specific technologies and software deployment processes.

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