InformationWeek U.S. IT Salary Survey 2009

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-- Select From List Below -- Application Development Database Analysis & Development Data Center Management Data Mining/Data Warehousing Enterprise Application Integration Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) E-Mail/Messaging Enterprise Content Management Help Desk/IT Support HRIS Web Design/Development Web Infrastructure Web Security Networking Security Telecommunications/Call Center Quality & Performance Management Training Wireless Infrastructure General IT

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InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey
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It has long been true that there is not one monolithic job market for information technology, but the recession has brought far more fragmentation than usual to this year's U.S. IT Salary Survey. Skills have always separated the highest and lowest paid. This year, IT pros' raises and salaries see sharp distinctions based on their industries and regions.

Around Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, for example, the typical IT staffer didn't get any raise, while in Washington D.C. the median was still a healthy 2.9%. In financial securities and investments, the typical IT manager 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. IT Salary Survey, which is based on the responses from 12,410 U.S. IT professionals.

Across the country, IT staffers report a median increase in total compensation of just 0.7%, with IT managers saying they received 1.6% increase. Median compensation reported by IT staffers was $80,000, while for IT managers it was $105,000.

This InformationWeek Analytics report provides an unparalleled view into trends in IT salaries and compensation plans. The research explores IT compensation and benefits trends across 20 IT job functions and management positions. Findings are segmented according to the job functions of managers and staff for the most comprehensive analysis possible.

Use this report to understand what IT professionals are facing regarding salaries, compensation, benefits, and job satisfaction, as well as how emerging trends like outsourcing impact IT professionals.