Monday, February 05, 2007
2007 IT Salary & Skills Report
"The rate at which your salary increases is proportional to the extent that you take personal responsibility for your continued education."
"Specific technical skills are less important than the more management-focused communication and planning skills."
These are two conclusions reached from a survey of more than 1,600 information technology (IT) professionals. The survey focused on two key areas: salaries and skills.
Salaries
The survey listed 17 technology job functions.
The average survey respondent had the following profile:
Skills
The number one concern of survey respondents:
Some employers are more generous with time off for training than others:
To learn more about the factors that impact compensation for technology professionals, access 2007 IT Salary and Skills Report from Global Knowledge.
"Specific technical skills are less important than the more management-focused communication and planning skills."
These are two conclusions reached from a survey of more than 1,600 information technology (IT) professionals. The survey focused on two key areas: salaries and skills.
Salaries
The survey listed 17 technology job functions.
The average survey respondent had the following profile:
- base salary exceeds $71,000
- more than half received a bonus last year averaging nearly $4,000
- age: 42
- experience: 11 years in IT
Skills
The number one concern of survey respondents:
- keeping up with skills
- IT compensation
- IT job market
- Job security
- Outsourcing
Some employers are more generous with time off for training than others:
- no training time off (31%)
- one week of training (38%)
- more than one week of training (31%)
To learn more about the factors that impact compensation for technology professionals, access 2007 IT Salary and Skills Report from Global Knowledge.