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Big Wigs = Big Bucks
Bob Weinstein is a journalist who covers technology, project management, the workplace and career development.
If you think you're underpaid and deserve a raise, this is the time to ask for it. You never know when the economic winds will downshift into another recession.
Not to worry. Judging by the rapid expansion of technology companies, I doubt if that will happen. Overall, most of them are turning out new products and services and hiring aggressively, and salaries--for the most part--keep inching up each year. If you want proof, take a look at the recently released IT salary survey from management consulting company Janco Associates Inc. in Park City, Utah.
For the most part, the results were positive. However, there has been a change in demand for many positions. First, some survey conclusions:
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Hiring for senior IT executives in mid-sized enterprises has increased significantly.
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Chief Security Officers are in high demand by larger enterprises.
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The greatest increase in compensation occurred in large enterprises in the following: middle management positions of LAN applications support; computer operations shift supervisors; data warehouse managers; production services and voice data communications managers; and network technical services project managers. They're all signs of renewed activity and new hiring.
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Demand is strong in the Internet and network areas of e-commerce; voice/wireless communications; object …
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