2010 IT Salary Survey - Fringe Benefits
Are you paying too much or too little to your information technology staff? Are you earning what you're worth? Whether employer or employee, it is important to know what other companies are paying in total compensation for a similar position in your area. Learn how your company compares in the area of compensation.
The Janco Associates, Inc. salary survey draws on data collected throughout the year by extensive internet-based and completed survey forms sent to businesses throughout the United States and Canada.
Summary Results and Changes in Demand for IT Jobs 2009
IT Median Salaries January 2009 vs. January 2010
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The positions that have the greatest change in demand are listed below. The positions that show an increased demand tend to have significantly higher offering salaries. This in turn, inflates the level of compensation for individuals who remain in those existing positions.
In those positions that are facing decreasing demand, increases in compensation are normally based on “time-in-grade” or tenure within the enterprise.
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The IT job market shrank dramatically after the dot com bubble burst.
Information Technology Sector includes: software publishers, telecommunications, data processing, hosting and related services, internet publishing, broadcasting, web search, and portals. Manufacturing Sector includes: peripheral equipment, storage devices, broadcast and wireless communication, audio and video equipment, and semiconductors.
IT Salary and Employment News
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February 11th, 2012Janco is just starting it data gathering for the 2012 Mid-Year IT Salary Survey. Everyone who participates will get a copy of the summary data and those who provide at least ten (10) data points will get a copy of the full study. In addition anyone who provides data within the next 30 days will be entered in a drawing for a fifty percent (50%) discount on any product in the eJobDescription.com catalog. Just click here and follow the link to participate or cut and paste the link below into your browser. - more info
CIO begin to think about growing the their IT organizations
February 2nd, 2012According the Hackett Group's, company leaders have identified the need to grow their emerging market presence as one of the most important priorities for 2012, compared to 2011. They now want their current level of globalization to triple within two to three years, and among their top goals is expanding the reach of their IT service delivery models.
But simply growing and tapping new markets isn't enough. Companies want to remain agile so they can adapt quickly and intelligently to volatile changes in customer demands and costs, according to the firm. "Getting the right information to permit quick action can only be accomplished when mechanisms are in place to gather high-quality data, conduct rigorous analysis, and make decisions with confidence. IT and other support functions overwhelmingly recognize this fact and are focusing their technology priorities for 2012 around the themes of improving the foundation of unified data (to create 'one source of truth') and being able to provide analysis and access to those findings."
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H-1B Visa program continues to grow
January 28th, 2012
The data comes from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. One list shows new applications for H-1B visas; the second list shows the combined totals for new visas and renewals. A H-1B visa must be renewed every three years.The U.S. issues 85,000 H-1B visas annually. Of that number, 20,000 are reserved for advanced degree graduates of U.S. universities.
In total, the new visa applications from the top 10 users account for 22% of all the visas allowed by the U.S. each year. But offshore providers probably have a much larger percentage of the visas issued under the 65,000 cap, which includes graduates for foreign universities. An exact breakdown isn't available.
H-1B Visa Renewals and Approvals
- Cognizant - 5715
- Infosys- 4042
- Wipro - 2817
- Tata - 1758
- Larsen & Toubro - 1608
- Microsoft - 1586
- Accenture - 1370
- HCL America - 1128
- IBM - 1063
- Google - 615
H-1B New Visa Applications- more info
- Cognizant - 4222
- Infosys - 3962
- Wipro - 2736
- Tata - 1740
- Accenture - 1347
- Larsen & Toubro - 1204
- HCL America - 1033
- Microsoft - 947
- IBM - 853
- Google - 383
- TOTAL - 18427
Recruiting using social media
January 28th, 2012
Social media sites provide distinct clues that help identify top talent. Look at the candidate's presence on Linked In, Facebook, Twitter, or blogs, and look at:
- Writing style: Many top-tier recruits have blogs with at least a small readership. Take the time to read his or her blog posts - and not just the most recent ones, but the early ones as well. It will give you an idea about his or her professionalism, communication skills, and ability to evolve and progress.
- Followings: A good way to differentiate between two seemingly equal candidates may be to see how many people are commenting on their blog and, more significantly, how many followers they have on Twitter. Followers are a rough vote of interest and confidence in an individual.
- Word of mouth - online: Wall posts, Twitter @replies, blog comments, and LinkedIn recommendations provide insight into what people think of an individual.
Social media has proven to be a valuable resource in bad times, and it may also be a compelling resource for businesses in times-a-plenty. Tracking potential talent across social media venues is smart business because the top players in any industry or profession are likely to be actively engaged in online communities.
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Talent in high demand at large firms
January 20th, 2012CIOs and other top organizational executives foresee a global talent shortage looming for the next several years, according to recent research from Deloitte. The consulting firm released the results of its survey in a new report, "Talent Edge 2020: Redrafting Talent Strategies for the Uneven Recovery." When it comes to adequately appointing leaders and staffing key operations, the report says fallout from the talent shortage could be significant. In addition, retaining younger workers has emerged as a key issue for many organizations.
Ultimately, companies that invest aggressively in talent management and development programs will reap rewards, the report concludes. "Today's top talent organizations are not sitting back and waiting for a slow recovery to solve their talent challenges," says the talent services leader for Deloitte Consulting. "These executives are more likely to invest ‑ by a two to one margin ‑ across the board on talent priorities." More than 375 senior executives and talent managers at large companies worldwide took part in the research.
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