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IT Salaries to Grow 0.5% in 2005

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the more-in-the-pocket dept.

halfacrayon writes "According to Robert Half Technology 2005 Salary Guide, average base pay for IT professionals overall will rise 0.5% in 2005. Data security analysts will command the highest salary (up to $93K), while system auditors will enjoy the highest increase compared to 2004 rates (5.1%). IT instructors are holding the bottom spot in terms of gross revenues (salary could go as low as $43,250) and business systems analysts will barely notice the increase of 1.9% that they should expect in 2005."

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  1. Re:US Job Market by ravenspear · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As IT has matured it seems that the people who stand to gain are those already employed in the field. Lots of people on here will tell you there are no more IT jobs available in the US, but that is just plain wrong. Check any of the jobs sites or staffing firms and you will find plenty listed. However, most of those are looking for experienced professionals who have several years experience working in industry. If you have that, there are plenty of opportunities out there.

    What more people usually bitch about is how the relative difficulty of entering the field has increased for newcomers.

  2. It won't get better for awhile by Shamashmuddamiq · · Score: 4, Insightful
    The problem with most companies is that they learn to be miserly penny-pinchers when they go through bad times, and it's something they get used to and never grow out of. Even when things get better, salaries, bonuses and benefits often *don't* (except for the upper management, of course).

    I like the company I work for, but unfortunately, I may need to go someplace else if I want my career (and salary) to advance...

    --
    ...just my 2 gil.
  3. Re:US Job Market by Tsugumi · · Score: 4, Insightful
    What more people usually bitch about is how the relative difficulty of entering the field has increased for newcomers.

    Right... it's gotten harder to waltz in to an industry with very little to bring to the table. I interview a lot, predominantly grads into a fortune 100. It has gotten *easier* to hire people who are good, not because the market is saturated, but because I am getting less people who are pursuing a career in IT purely cos they think it will make them big bucks. I don't want those people, I want people who are interested in what they do. Otherwise, ultimately they are wasting my time, and their own careers. They won't stay long, and they won't enjoy the time they do spend.

    Taking some of the "glamour" out will be better for the industry, and it will be a better fit for the people who choose to do this. Money is, or should, be a secondary concern for everyone involved - there are bigger priorities here.