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IT Salaries: SAP Pros See a Big Bounce

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:13:34 -0400

Enterprise application experts see notable raises in past year, led by specific SAP specialties. - Looking for a bigger paycheck? Try sharpening your SAP skills. IT pros with non-certified skills in several SAP technologies saw pay increases of 20 percent or well above in the second quarter compared with the same period in 2007, according to the IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index released t...

Top-Paying IT Jobs: The Six-Figure Edition

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:00:59 -0400

IT salaries took a hit in the past 12 months, thanks to economic woes, but plenty of $100,000-plus jobs remain. - Median salaries for top-paid IT executives, middle managers and staff at large firms edged up only slightly in the past 12 months, and pay for IT pros at small- to mid-sized firms rose even less, according to IT management consulting firm Janco Associates mid-year IT compensation study. A few posi...

Women`s Salary Deficit Less in IT

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:50:52 -0400

Women still make less than men in most industries, but the gap is tightening in technology jobs. - Statistically, men make more money than women for doing the same job. It's called the quot;wage gap quot; and it is considered one of the last bastions of gender inequality in the workplace. The wage gap hit its all-time low in 1973, when women could be expected to earn 56.6 percent of what a man ...

CIO Salaries on a 6-Year Rise

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:16:14 -0400

Our surveys show CIO compensation has risen steadily since 2003.& &

- CIOs cant get any respect? Well, maybe not in the front office, but their paychecks tell a different story. Annual compensation for IT leaders has risen 27 percent in the past six years, according to CIO Insights annual surveys. Total compensation base salary plus bonuses also rose steadily in tho...

Best Ways to Earn a Higher IT Salary

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:22:19 -0400

Looking to boost your paycheck? See these characteristics of well-paid IT executives.

- What other measures have you taken to increase your pay? Tell us at editors@cioinsight.com. And check out these presentations on career management: Staying Relevant with a CFO Boss Pitfalls with Solutions f...

The Myth of the $1 Salary

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:34:58 -0500

Some tech gurus make $1 a year, but that's& a very small piece of their total pay package. &

- The $1 salary it sounds so noble, doesn't it? In recent years, more and more executives at big tech companies have opted for a salary of mere pennies, choosing instead to base their pay on the performance of the company's stock in other words, on the company itself. Executives who opt for the $1 ...

IT Salaries: The Best Paid Get Better Paid

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:42:48 -0500

IT executives cashed in higher bonuses than their subordinates at the end of 2007.

- If you are an IT executive, chances are you received a bigger raise than your staff at the end of 2007. IT executives received an average raise of 4.7% this year, while IT managers and professionals received 4 percent raises � a few tenths of a percent below the rate of inflation. (The consumer pric...

The Multimillionaire CIO

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:56:00 -0500

22 CIOs earn over $2 million but most incumbent IT chiefs get by on far more modest compensation. - As consulting firm Janco Associates calculated its annual study of IT executive compensation, it discovered that 22 CIOs earn $2 million a year or more, including Alltel CIO and group president Jeff Fox , who's total compensation tops $9 million. Most other CIOs aren't so fortunate. True, pay for ...

The 30 Top Paying Jobs in IT

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Everyone knows the top paying IT job is the CIO. But, a new survey reveals that 29 other IT positions will have six-figure salaries in 2008.
- No one is surprised that CIOs are the highest paid IT professionals, with a projected average annual salary of between $126,750 and $210,000 in 2008. But, 30 other IT titles also are projected to have average annual salaries that will top $100,000 next year, according to the just-released Robert Hal...

IT Salaries to Rise Twice as Fast as Inflation

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:32:00 -0400

The biggest increases will go to lead application developers and application architects, a Robert Half Technology report says. - CIOs looking to hire skilled IT professionals will pay, on average, 5.3 percent more in 2008 than they did this year, according to the just-released Robert Half Technology's 2008 IT Salary Guide. As a comparison, the Consumer Price Index rose 2.8 percent this past year.Click here for a free copy of ...

Computer Science Grads See Boost in Salaries

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:37:00 -0400

Flying in the face of suggestions that computer science is not a viable career path, graduates saw sizable starting salary increases in 2007. - Due only partly to the damage done by the dot-com bust and media hype around outsourcing, there is a widespread conception that IT is not a viable career path. Perpetuated further by well-intended guidance counselors, parents and even IT professionals who do not feel safe sending their technically...

Pay, Demand Soars for SAP-Skills

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:10:00 -0400

With a demand for specialized skills, those IT workers with SAP and ERP skills are making the most money in 2007. - IT professionals with SAP skills have seen their salaries mount and demand soar for two years. Salaries for SAP specializations increased 15.2 percent in 2006, according to research released in February by Foote Partners, a New Canaan, Conn., IT workforce research firm. Data from the first two qua...

When the CIO Earns $9M

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Compensation packages in the multiple millions are becoming more common, a Baseline study of public companies shows. - Pay packages for chief information officers are rising as the executives get more business duties added to their traditional roles as technology overseers. This year's our ranking of high-paid information-technology executives includes 39 millionaires, up from 21 last time. Every year, we sift t...

Companies Pay Premium for IT Security Specialists

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:52:00 -0400

Salaries for certified IT workers rise 2% in first half of year as CIOs fret about incidents of data and identity theft. - Demand for highly trained and certified IT security professionals is surging to levels not seen since the post 9/11 hiring frenzy, forcing CIOs and IT managers to pay more for certified IT workers and adjust their IT budgets to meet the increased security expectations of their customers and their ex...

Workers Rarely Jump Ship Over Pay Alone

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:40:00 -0400

News Analysis: We'll let you in on a little secret: the experts don't think that you really left your last job for more money. - It may come as a surprise to many executives, but workers aren't leaving their jobs just because they are not happy with their pay, according to the experts. Unless the gap between what an individual is making and the market valuation of their role is particularly wide, a higher salary might be th...