* Starting salaries for IT jobs to increase by an average 5.3%
If you’re thinking of getting a new job next year, you might be interested to know that starting salaries for IT jobs will increase by an average 5.3% next year, according to the recently released Robert Half Technology 2008 Salary Guide.
Network management was cited as one of the skills, along with applications and Web development, and database administration as seeing a larger increase in base compensation, according to the guide.
Katherine Spencer Lee, executive director of Robert Half Technology, says the competitive landscape for skilled IT pros has led employers to raise base compensation for new recruits, and to offer additional perks, such as signing bonuses and equity incentives.
Messaging administrator is cited by Robert Half Technology as one of the skills that has seen an increase in starting salaries, jumping 7.1% to $55,000 to $77,750 annually. The job with the biggest increase in starting salaries is lead application developer, folks who manage software development teams and projects. Starting salaries for those folks is expected to rise 7.6%, to command a salary of between $80,250 and $108,000 annually. Application architects, who design major architectural aspects of an application, will see their base compensation rise 7.5% to a range of $87,250 to $120,000.
Network managers will see average starting salaries rise 7%, to the range of $74,500 to $98,500 per year.
Industries seeing strong demand for IT pros in 2008 include financial services, healthcare and commercial construction.
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