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Nov 24, 2009
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1IT Pay Trends Whats Up Whats Down

IT Pay TrendsBy Ericka Chickowski

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According to IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index (ITSCPI), released by the IT pay analysts with Foote Partners, most IT specializations have lost a bit of their luster during this year’s economic crunch. The quarterly ITSCPI examines the pay premium of 207 non-certified IT skills. In its latest report Foote Partners found that every category of non-certified skills, save one, saw a decline in pay premiums over the last 12 months. The percentages shown are the change in pay premium over the given period of time.

3IT Skills Pay Premium&#151A Definition

-Pay that IT workers receive for possessing high-value IT and business skills used on the job.-Given in the form of a bonus, or embedded in base salary to adjust for the presence of a dominant vendor or technology central to job performance.-Often used to adjust either base pay or total pay in situations where job title does not match actual on-the-job duties and responsibilities, and changing job title is not an attractive option.-May be used as a reward, recruiting inducement, retention tool or as a guide for creating consulting rate cards.

4Average of All Non-Certified Skills

Pay Premium Increase Last 3 Months: -0.7%Pay Premium Increase Last 12 Months: -2.3%

5Systems/Networking

Pay Premium Increase Last 3 Months: -2.3%Pay Premium Increase Last 12 Months: -8.6%

6Messaging and Communications

Pay Premium Increase Last 3 Months: -6.7%Pay Premium Increase Last 12 Months: -8.3%

7SAP & Enterprise Business Applications

Pay Premium Increase Last 3 Months: 1.2%Pay Premium Increase Last 12 Months: -0.5%

8Apps Development Tools & Platforms

Pay Premium Increase Last 3 Months: -4.7%Pay Premium Increase Last 12 Months: -7.0%

9Web/e-Commerce Development

Pay Premium Increase Last 3 Months: -1.6%Pay Premium Increase Last 12 Months: -3.7%

10Database

Pay Premium Increase Last 3 Months: -3.0%Pay Premium Increase Last 12 Months: -5.8%

11Operating Systems

Pay Premium Increase Last 3 Months: 0%Pay Premium Increase Last 12 Months: -1.6%

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Management/Methodology/Process

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