IT Salary Data Updated in Latest Survey

Datamation review of IT Salary Data

IT Salary Data Updated in Latest Survey - IT salary levels clearly face challenges created by the economic downturn. Unfortunately, IT salary raises have been minimal or none at all. According to Janco Associates, an IT-focused consulting firm that conducts annual IT salary surveys, “there is now a surplus of seasoned IT professionals” – hence the ceiling on IT salary increases.

More findings from Janco relating to 2010 IT salary:

• Layoffs have focused on middle management and IT support staff.
• Many mid-sized enterprises have stopped hiring all IT professionals altogether.
• IT hiring is limited to a few selected positions as enterprise continue to cut costs.

 

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Current Median IT Salaries

For the latest data go to the current IT Salary Survey

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As you can see, the last few years have been particularly tough on IT salary levels:

Mean IT salary, 2007-2010

Large companies (223 organizations responded):

January 2007: $81,078
January 2008: $82,197
January 2009: $81,302
January 2010: $81,614

Mid-size companies (594 organizations responded):

January 2007: $75,096
January 2008: $75,814
January 2009: $73,132
January 2010: $73,216

Overall IT salary levels are declining in part because the performance bonuses of salaries are declining:

Declining IT salary bonuses (graphic and all accompanying IT salary data, courtesy of Janco Associates.)

IT Salary: IT Executives

VP - Chief Information Officer (CIO)

2009

• Base salary: $158,355
• Total compensation: $172,505

2010

• Base salary: $159,613
• Total compensation: $181,515

% Change: 5.22%

VP - Information Services

2009

• Base salary: $128,309
• Total compensation: $141,424

2010:

• Base salary: $129,761
• Total compensation: $148,531

% Change: -0.19%

Director - IT Planning

2009

• Base salary: $109,335
• Total compensation: $123,299

2010

• Base salary: $109,512
• Total compensation: $123,749

% Change: 0.37%

Director - Systems & Programming

2009:

• Base salary: $133,631
• Total compensation: $149,835

2010:

• Base salary: $132,545
• Total compensation: $149,419

% Change: -0.28%

Janco divides the data into six categories:

• IT Leaders - Large firms
• Mid-management - Large firms
• Staff positions - Large firms
• IT management - SMBs
• Mid-management - SMBs
• IT staff - SMBs

(A business with 100 or fewer employees is generally considered small, while one with 101-999 employees is considered to be medium-sized. I asked Janco about its criteria for this distinction, and they said that large companies are companies whose gross revenues are equal to or greater than $500 MM. Mid-sized companies are companies whose gross revenues are less than $500 MM.)

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