Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Salary Guide -- 2006

"Recent gains in IT employment activity, teamed with a shallow candidate pool, are fueling competition for highly skilled individuals," according to a representative of Robert Half Technology (RHT), which recently released its 2006 Salary Guide.

According to the guide the three top high-demand specialties, along with the average starting salaries for these job functions, are as follows:

  • IT auditor ($67,000 to $94,250)
  • lead applications developer ( $72,000 to $98,250)
  • network security administrator ($67,500 to $94,750)

Additional job functions and average starting salary ranges are as follows:

  • business systems analysts ($58,750 to $84,750)
  • data analysts/report writers ($54,000 to $71,250)
  • developers/programmer analysts ($55,250 to $86,750)
  • project managers ($72,750 to $99,250)
  • quality assurance/testing managers ($67,250 to $88,250)

"Lead applications developer" is the job category that most closely resembles "Web Developer." Salary.com provides the following job descriptions that relate to "lead application developer":

Continuing education is the key to career advancement and programming skills and database expertise continue to be rewarded in the marketplace.

Robert Half Technology, a leading provider of IT professionals on a project and full-time basis, conducts its survey annually based on an in-depth analysis of thousands of job orders managed by the company's U.S. offices. A press release is available for review at the RHT Website where you can also request a free copy of the 2006 Salary Guide.