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Michael R. Wood is a Business Process Improvement & IT Strategist Independent Consultant. He is creator of the business process-improvement methodology called HELIX and founder of The Natural Intelligence Group, a strategy, process improvement and technology consulting company. He is also a CPA, has served as an Adjunct Professor in Pepperdine's Management MBA program, an Associate Professor at California Lutheran University, and on the boards of numerous professional organizations. Mr. Wood is a sought after presenter of HELIX workshops and seminars in both the U.S. and Europe.
There seems to be a never-ending stream of IT related surveys out there. Who has time to keep up with them all? gantthead to the rescue! We have compiled a cross-section of surveys to assist you in staying abreast of the latest trends.
Below you will find some of the latest trends in IT salaries, IT governance and compliance, IT SOA, security and more. You just might want to keep this little gem in your pocket for quick reference.
Salaries on the Rise
Near and dear to every IT professional’s heart is salary. Virtually everyone wants to know how their wages measure up to the rest of the industry. On the salary front the news is positive, with salaries up across the IT board according to Robert Half Technologies’ (RHT) latest IT salary survey.
Near and dear to every IT professional’s heart is salary. Virtually everyone wants to know how their wages measure up to the rest of the industry. On the salary front the news is positive, with salaries up across the IT board according to Robert Half Technologies’ (RHT) latest IT salary survey.
According to RHT networking specialists lead the pack at a whopping 19% over last year. IT executives are close behind with a 16% increase, followed by help desk/end user support at 15%.
Overall salaries for IT pros are ranging from $54,000 to $98,250 for senior application developers. Of course when it comes to CIOs the sky’s the limit with 12 CIOs making over $2 million, 21 topping a million and more than 40 exceeding $250,000 according to Baseline’s 2006 CIO Compensation Survey.
Salary Survey Sources
IT Salaries Heading North in 2006 - By Lynn Haber
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