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I T S a l a ri e s: M e ag e r R ai s e s,So l id Pro s pe c t sO u r an n u a l U . S . I T S a la r y S u r ve y
Raises are notably smaller in our 2009 U.S. salary surveythan a year ago, and the pay shifts track the industries
and regions hardest hit during this recession. Job
securitys 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.
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About The Author
Executive Summary
Research Synopsis
Skills And Broad Salary Trends
Industry Impact: More Important Than Ever
Geographic Differences
UnemployedOr Perhaps Consulting
Career Outlook And Motivation
Conclusion: How Layoffs Ripple Around The IT World
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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 ConsultingFigure 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 TrendFigure 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
Universitys 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 years U.S. IT Salary Survey, by InformationWeek
Analytics. 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 didnt 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-tionsalary and cash bonusesof just 0.7%, with IT managers saying
they 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. Theres noabsolute safe place, but IT is a good place to beperhaps the best place tobe right now, says David Van De Voort, a principal of human resourcesconsulting firm Mercer. Thats 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 & Barrys 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 whats 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 ITs career promise in particular.
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Survey Name: InformationWeek Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary SurveySurvey 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, its the largest employee-based IT salarysurvey in the country. Last year, 9,653 full-time IT professionals completed the
Web-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 the
Web sites ofInformationWeek and other sites within the InformationWeekBusiness Technology Network. The survey was also promoted inInformationWeeks 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 hasnt affected the kind of skills companies put a premium on, and the
ranking 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
*Low base, use with caution
Note: Median compensation in thousands of dollars
Base: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your total annual cash compensation, including salary and all cash bonuses?
$95
$92
$92
$91
$91
$90
$90
$89
$88
$88
$82
$79
$79
$78
$73
$71
$70
$70
$54
Data mining/data warehouse
Enterprise application integration
Security
Enterprise resource planning
Web infrastructure
Application development
Web security*
HRIS*
Database analysis and development
Enterprise content management
E-mail/messaging
Telecommunications/call center
Wireless infrastructure*
Data center management
Networking
General IT
Training
Web design/development
Help desk/IT support
$85
$95
$86
$92
$92
$88
$69
$69
$80
N/A
N/A
$71
$75
$75
$72
$65
$65
$72
$51
$93
$95
$84
$92
$93
$85
$75
$82
$83
N/A
N/A
$76
$90
$76
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$66
$70
$65
$52
2009 2008 2007
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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 to
boost his security credentials. (17% of IT pros in our survey attended company-paid certification
training this year.) His employer paid for it, but he has spent months studying. He didnt pass on
his first try, and hes studying to take it again this year. Its an exercise in discipline, he says.
Davies is not certain certification would translate into higher pay, but he does thinks it makes him
more valuable. Its like being a CPA, instead of just an accountant, he says.
Anecdotally, companies seem a bit more anxious to hold onto seasoned business technology talent
in their organizations, perhaps realizing from the last round of layoffs only five or six years ago
that such expertise isnt easily replaced or outsourced. For the most part, though, money isnt part
of 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, down
from 27% last year.
David Kline, CIO at Discovery Communications, which owns Discovery Channel and other media,
says hes 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., Klines insisting that people take compa-
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Company Retention Efforts
Note: Multiple responses allowed
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your organization doing to retain IT employees?
35%
24%
22%
17%
16%
8%
29%
Expanding career development opportunities
Providing mentoring to groom junior staff
Succession planning
Increasing pay
Paying bonuses
Making counter-offers to keep people from taking new jobs
Other
40%
24%
23%
35%
27%
13%
21%
42%
24%
22%
36%
26%
14%
8%
2009 2008 2007
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ny-paid training to build out skills needed to make their IT work customer and business processfocused. People who cant or wont make the transition will be let go. Were more aggressive
about this, he says. We want to make sure weve 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 goal
right 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 have
been put on hold, the company forgoes some software and hardware purchases, and it renegotiates
with IT vendors whenever possible. Most people who leave arent being replaced, except for spe-
cialty areas. But employees still got raisesthough 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 the
outsourcing fears werent overblown five years ago, says Weissler, whose company doesnt out-
source much. But now companies have a better sense of where theyre willing to take the risk of
handing over IT to others. Outsourcing isnt a fad, but it does go in cycles, he says. While
respondents see outsourcing hurting the U.S. IT profession overall61% say there are fewer
jobs availablemost dont think its hurt them. Seven out of 10 say outsourcing has had no
impact on their careers, while 14% say theyve got expanded responsibilities.
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Impact Of Slower Economy
Note: Multiple responses allowed
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
In the past 12 months, as a result of the slower economy, I have
33%
More work due to layoffs/hiring freeze
26%
Had pay frozen
22%
Had training cuts
17%
Had benefits cut
13%
Less work because IT projects have been cancelled/delayed
6%
Had pay cut
3%
Been laid off
34%
Not been impacted by the slower economy
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A bigger impact than outsourcing is clearly the economy. One-third of IT pros in our survey say their
pay has been frozen or cut as a result of the economy, but an equal number say theres been no
impact. Van De Voort believes some companies are being more careful about letting experienced IT
talent go right now, because they cant affordif the economy picks up or they try to cut costs
through focused projects nowto give IT people a long time to get up to speed on company and
industry practices. IT will continue to be a good career where people combine knowledge of technol-
ogy with industry, he says. Thats one reason to watch the industry trends closely in this years survey.
Industry Impact: More Important Than Ever
The 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, so
switching industries becomes more difficult for tech pros. It pays to keep an eye on industry pay
trends. 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 doesnt pay? It does if its for the federal government. For staffers, the
median total compensation of $96,000 topped all but the IT vendor and securities industries, and
tied biotech. For managers, though, its a different story, because theres less bonus potential.
Federal IT managers earned a solid at $115,000 total compensationin the middle of the pack
but well short of top pay such as biotech/pharmaceuticals $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 industry
norm: $77,000 for staff, and $102,000 for managers. And its not immune from economic down-
turns, as people put off elective procedures or cant pay bills as they lose the health insurance along
with their jobs. Health care IT, however, should get some lift from the approximately $20 billion in
federal stimulus spending earmarked for electronic health initiatives over the next several years.
Bernie Lubitz isnt feeling that gain. As director of telecommunication technology, hes 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 implemented
a salary freeze throughout the organization as its admissions have dropped and non-paid services
have gone up due to the economy. Still, Lubitz and his colleagues are happy to have the added
project work around digitized records, since it does provide an extra boost of job security.
Blaine Sundruds employer, software maker Digital Technology International, has put in place a hir-
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Base Salary By Industry
*Low base, use with caution
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your current annual base salary?
$96
$96
$99
$98
$91
$92
$89
$89
$89
$85
$85
$88
$83
$80
$80
$78
$75
$77
$77
$85
$76
$73
$72
$69
$66
$65
$64
$60
$56
Federal government
Biotech/biomedical/pharmaceutical
IT vendors
Financial services/securities and investments
Consulting and business services
Telecommunications/ISPs
Electronics
Energy
Financial services/insurance
Chemicals*
Consumer goods
Utilities
Financial services/banking
Hospitality/travel
Financial services/other
Media/entertainment
Food/beverage
Health care/HMOs
Logistics/transportation
Metals and natural resources*
Retail/e-commerce
Manufacturing/industrial (non-computer)
Real estate*
Construction/engineering
Distributor
Local government
State government
Non-profit
Education
$110
$125
$117
$120
$105
$108
$115
$120
$110
$118
$120
$99
$105
$91
$113
$100
$101
$98
$104
$115
$100
$96
$90
$84
$86
$90
$85
$80
$77
$115
$140
$125
$136
$115
$115
$116
$131
$121
$125
$126
$105
$112
$97
$120
$109
$113
$102
$110
$119
$107
$100
$100
$90
$93
$91
$85
$81
$79
Totalcompensation Base salary
Totalcompensation
$92
$91
$91
$90
$89
$87
$86
$85
$85
$84
$84
$83
$80
$80
$78
$77
$75
$75
$75
$75
$75
$71
$68
$66
$65
$65
$63
$59
$56
Base salary
Staff Management
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What Matters Most
Note: Multiple responses allowed
Base: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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 companys business strategy
Stock options
53%
40%
39%
56%
31%
42%
30%
37%
22%
20%
21%
22%
19%
25%
31%
13%
11%
26%
19%
18%
12%
14%
13%
26%
5%
8%
3%
Staff Management
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ing freeze, but it hasnt had layoffs and will probably have raises in the coming year similar to
what they were last year, about 2% to 5%. While the company sells software to the struggling
newspaper and magazine industry, Digital Technologys 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 at
the company may be lower than pay other techies get in this mini tech valley. But weve got
a good corporate culture, he says, which is trying to avoid layoffs, so people dont hop
around, he says. That kind of corporate philosophy is a priority for about one-fifth of IT
staffers, and for even fewer managers. Base pay, on the other hand, is tops for both groups.
This years data makes it clear that industry trends will play a big role in pay.
Geographic Differences
IT pay trends are clearly tracking whats happening to the leading industries that drive regional
economies. And it appears that IT staff is hit a bit harder than managers, based on comparing
raises 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 years
ago, 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 payin good times and bad. Its
median 3% base pay increase for managers and staffers tops the regional list. However, its not
as if D.C. particularly lags other regions in the good times. In 2007, D.C. also had the highest
median staff raise, and the third largest for managers. One of the biggest drop-offs came in the
Seattle area, where median pay increases for managers fell from 5% in last years 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 managers
base is under six figures.
That doesnt mean people like Barbara Burkey are running from areas like Minneapolis. Burkey
is 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 IT
directors. 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; shes notso sure those jobs will be brought back this time.
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Management Salary Increases By Metro Area
Base: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
How much higher is your base pay this year?
3.0%
2.5%
2.3%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
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%
3.4%
3.8%
3.8%
3.7%
3.5%
5.0%
3.7%
3.7%
2.6%
4.0%
2.3%
3.6%
4.6%
4.2%
4.0%
3.9%
4.4%
3.9%
3.7%
4.1%
4.2%
4.3%
5.0%
3.9%
4.9%
2009 2008 2007
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Burkey plans to stay in Minnesota, as shes helping care for elderly parents, so shes tossed in a
ring to do senior-level project consulting, something shell likely pursue until, ideally, landing
another IT leadership job.
UnemployedOr Perhaps Consulting
U.S. IT unemployment data, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics household surveys, showed a
surge 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
Note: Median salaries in thousands of dollars
Base: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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 IslandWashington, D.C./Baltimore
Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City
Los Angeles/Riverside/Orange County
Seattle/Tacoma/Bremerton
Atlanta
Dallas/Fort Worth
Denver/Boulder/Greeley
Detroit/Ann Arbor/Flint
Chicago/Gary/Kenosha
Minneapolis/St. Paul
$130
$109
$112$117
$105
$108
$101
$101
$100
$100
$100
$106
$93
$125
$112
$115$113
$105
$108
$91
$104
$104
$103
$95
$103
$92
2009 2008 2007
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Dave Clark, a 30-year IT veteran in the Seattle suburbs, has been unemployed since
September, the longest stretch hes ever been out of work. Having sent out about 400
resumes, hes landed a half dozen responses and two job interviews. Im a soup-to-nuts IT
guy, says Clark, whose last job was as IT administrator at a small company that distributes
heating and air conditioning equipment. He is getting by with short-term, project-oriented
work, with the longest gig so far lasting a week. Clarks last job included working a lot of
weekends, but in all he only worked two days a week, and pulled in $60,000 a yearnear
the median pay for general IT work of $69,000. It was lucrative, he says. Clarks hopeful
hell another good-paying IT job soon.
Many IT pros like Burkey in Minneapolis and Clark in Seattle turn to consulting or contracting
while out of work at some point in their careersone fourth of staff and 12% of managers
doing consulting say theyre in it because they couldnt find work. A recent report by Mercer,
using data from Gartner, found that the use of IT contractors was on the rise in 2008to
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Reasons For Consulting
Note: Two responses allowed
Base: 202 staff and 140 management-level IT contractors/consultants
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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%
Couldnt find a full-time IT job
10%
7%
Other
Staff Management
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10.6% of IT staff, up from 4% in 2007and 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 to
our 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 most
common motivator. Our respondents have been at the consulting gig for quite some time to hit
those six-figure marks, with a median tenure of five years for staff and six years for managers.
Career Outlook And MotivationThe recession hasnt dramatically damaged how IT pros view their own career prospects, or
brought a notable shift in what theyre 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 its
still less than half who cite it as a key factor. Likewise, financial stability of their employer
rose this year, but less than a fourth cite ita 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, have
risen in importance since the last recession, and both held steady this year (see Figure 5, on
page 15).
Bryce Morrow, chief technology officer at The Beck Group, an architecture and construction
firm that posted revenue of about $900 million in 2008, says that his 12-member IT is just as
busy as during more economic robust times, but its working on different kinds of projects.
Thats because Morrows team is addressing the many smaller projectsincluding moving some
legacy system applications to Web applicationsthat get put on the back burner when his
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Contractor/Consultant Compensation
Note: Median compensation in thousands of dollars
Base: 202 staff and 140 management-level IT contractors/consultants
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
$130
Management
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team are tied up with larger, more expensive expansion projects. Morrows team is doingstrength 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 come
into the office today, he says. In fact, there isnt 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 dont seem to have the same doubts about their career paths that they had in
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Staff: Overall Satisfaction Trend
Base: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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 aspectsof 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 inflated
perch, 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 the
current salary and hiring freezeas opposed to 4% to 5% raises in past yearsas needed to
protect jobs today. He also sees job security in coupling technology skills with niche expertise
and experience, as he has in the legal industry. I love my career, and the IT market is stable
now compared to others, he says. Still, he thinks its a tough market today for people to comeinto new, without that industry base. In all, job insecurity has grown only slightly this past year.
Heres whats surprising. A healthy majority of IT people feel fairly secure in their jobs and sat-
isfied with their pay and responsibility; most dont 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 its as promising a career as it was five years agowhich is 10 percentage points lower
than 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
Base: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
2009 2008 2007
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ogy expertise and industry relevance stays high. I believe IT is still an extremely viable career
path, 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 pastand more
secure than jobs in the tech industry sector itself. Thats because while companies have been
delaying 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 IT
profession 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 World
This years 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 many
industries and geographies, but pay and job satisfaction have held up reasonably well. Yet the
turmoil a downturn like this causes in individuals lives cant be underestimatedfor instance, it
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Staff: IT Career Path Trend
Base: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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?
30%
38%
39%
It is as promising today
60%
49%
50%
Not as promising
10%
13%
11%
Unsure
2009 2008 2007
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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. Its not
a great market, but I dont believe its a dead market, he says. Beller has heard of CIO open-
ings in Ohio, Massachusetts, and Washington D.C. Hes not keen to relocate from the New
York area with a daughter in her junior year of high school, unless the position presents an
incredible opportunity. So with several partners, hes 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 in
India, including its help desk, and 50 people in New York, including programmers, messaging
administrators, and SAP talent. Beller thinks all but about two in the New York area have
found jobs, including some doing contract work.
Ned Young hasnt been so lucky. The 2005 Yale graduate with a degree in Political Science was
director of the IT project management office, which had him straddling business functions,
operations, and technology, managing application development efforts, and providing a liaison
between business users and a technology team. That business-technology blend is important
these days, but Youngs finding he might be short on tech chops for many project managementopenings, which call for experience in specific technologies and systems. Hes staying opti-
mistic, but he is also considering certification in project management to play up his strong suit.
I think Ill 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 Avi
Sonpal, who was Steve & Barrys VP of international operations, which supported all of the
companys sourcing operations, plus back-office support for HR, finance, and IT. About 100
people 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. Now
its taking a month to four monthsincluding 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 of
those former Steve & Barry workers is 10% to 20% less than what they were previously mak-
ing, he says. Its 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 were
overrated. Sonpal says most of his former colleagues are earning $500 to $2,000 a month,
depending on their skills.
As for Sonpal, hes trying the entrepreneurial route. He has formed Unisource Ventures to pro-
vide business process outsourcing to specialty retailers, joining with several former leaders of
Steve & Barrys Indian operations to offer services from design to merchandising. Bellers new
company plans to offer consulting to U.S. retailers using Unisources 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 support
jobs to ones tied more closely to business functions and industry knowledge. That presents its
own challenges, as this downturn shows, when the industry a person has specialized in takes a
hit. 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 that
depend on a mix of technology and business knowledge.
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Salary Growth Rate
Note: Median base salary in thousands
Base: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
Note: Median compensation in thousands
Base: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
Note: Median percentage change in base salary
Base: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
Note: Median percentage change in total compensation
Base: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
Note: Median base salary in thousands of dollars
Base: 1,827 female and 10,588 male IT professionals in 2009
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your current annual base salary?
$72$68
$65
Female staff
$80$75$75
Male staff
$92$88
$90
Female managers
$102$98$98
Male managers
2009 2008 2007
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Compensation By Gender
Note: Median compensation in thousands of dollars
Base: 1,827 female and 10,588 male IT professionals
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
Note: Median base salary in thousands of dollars
Base: 1,827 female and 10,588 male IT professionals
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your current annual base salary?
$57$73
$82
Female staff
$60$80
$90
Male staff
$70$90
$100
Female managers
$76$100
$110
Male managers
10 years or less 11-20 years 21 years or more
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Hourly Rate For Contractors/Consultants
Note: Median dollars per hour
Base: 202 staff and 140 management-level IT contractors/consultants
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your current average hourly rate?
$57
Staff
$85
Management
Base Salary For Contractors/Consultants
Note: Median base salary in thousands of dollars
Base: 202 staff and 140 management-level IT contractors/consultants
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your current annual base salary?
$100
Staff
$120Management
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Increase In Compensation For Contractors/Consultants
Note: Median percentage change in total compensation
Base: 202 staff and 140 management-level IT contractors/consultants
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
Note: Median percentage change in base salary
Base: 202 staff and 140 management-level IT contractors/consultants
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
*Low base, use with cautionNote: Median base salary in thousands of dollars
Base: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
$74
$70
$70
$69
$67
$53
Data mining/data warehouse
Enterprise application integration
Web infrastructureSecurity
Application development
Enterprise resource planning
Web security*
Database analysis and development
Enterprise content management
HRIS*
E-mail/messaging
Data center management
Wireless infrastructure*
Telecommunications/call center
Networking
Web design/development
General IT
Training
Help desk/IT support
$80
$90
$90$83
$84
$90
$65
$77
N/A
$69
N/A
$72
$70
$69
$70
$70
$62
$64
$50
$88
$88
$83$80
$82
$86
$75
$80
N/A
$80
N/A
$73
$71
$68
$65
$63
$64
$65
$51
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Management Base Salaries By Job Function
*Low base, use with caution
Note: Median base salary in thousands of dollars
Base: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
*Low base, use with caution
Note: Median compensation in thousands of dollars
Base: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
What is your total annual cash compensation, including salary and all cash bonuses?
$121
$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
$121
$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
$114
N/A
N/A
$110
$115$110
$86
$81
$97
$90
$83
$70
$79
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Staff Salaries By Title
*Low base, use with caution
Note: Median salary in thousands of dollars
Base: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
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Management Salaries By Title
Note: Median salary in thousands of dollars
Base: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007
Data:InformationWeek
Analytics 2009 U.S. IT Salary Survey of 12,410 IT professionals
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
Note: Median compensation in thousands of dollars
Base: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
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Management Compensation By Title
Note: Median compensation in thousands of dollars
Base: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
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Salary By Company Revenue
Note: Median salary in thousands of dollars
Base: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
Note: Median salary in thousands of dollars
Base: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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 allowed
Base: 2,878 IT staff and 3,229 IT managers who receive bonuses
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
Note: Multiple responses allowed
Base: 3,530 IT staff and 3,374 IT managers who have worked outside of IT
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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/manufacturing20%
22%
Marketing/sales
9%15%
Finance
3%4%
Human resources
53%47%
Other
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Staff Base Salaries By Metro Area
Note: Median salaries in thousands of dollars
Base: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
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Staff Pay Increases By Metro Area
Note: Median percentage change in annual base pay
Base: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
Note: Multiple responses allowed
Base: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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 lines14%
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
Note: Two responses allowedBase: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
Note: Multiple responses allowed
Base: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
Note: Seven responses allowed
Base: 6,461 IT staff in 2009, 5,080 in 2008, and 3,561 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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 successSkill 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 companys 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
Note: Multiple responses allowed
Base: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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 companys 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
Note: Multiple responses allowed
Base: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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 companys 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
Base: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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 aspectsof 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
Base: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
Base: 5,949 IT managers in 2009, 4,573 in 2008, and 3,720 in 2007
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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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11%
Economy Impact On IT Career Security
Base: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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 secureas most others
More securethan most others
47%
18%
14%
IT Outsourcing Practices
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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
Dont know
Yes, outsourcedto a company/companies
in the U.S.
Yes, outsourced to acompany/companies offshore
No
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Impact Of Outsourcing On IT Professionals
Note: Multiple responses allowed
Base: 6,461 IT staff and 5,949 IT managers
Data: InformationWeekAnalytics 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%
Its an important aspect of global business growth