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Complete Salary Survey Results

August 6, 2001

How do your benefits, salary and job satisfaction compare to Network Computing's National Salary Survey results? Find out how your peers answered questions about salary and other topics, like job responsibilities, technology expertise and company stability issues.

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Survey Results

Q1: Technologies extensively used in the past year
Answer	Percentage
Internet/Intranet	59.40%
Technical Support	56.80%
Network & Systems Infrastructure	55.10%
Project Management	52.70%
Help Desk/IT Support	44.40%
General IT Staff Functions in Multiple Areas	43.90%
Internet Development	41.80%
Application Development	38.40%
Security	34.90%
Database Analysis & Application Development	34.00%
Training	33.40%
Application Design	32.50%
Systems Integration/Business Analysis	29.20%
Application Testing/Quality Assurance	26.50%
Security Analysis	25.80%
Groupware/E-Mail Development	18.80%
Telecommunications/Call Center	17.60%
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)	13.90%
Enterprise Application Integration	13.90%
Data Mining/Data Warehousing	13.80%
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)	11.70%
Other (specify)	3.80%


Q2: Bonuses received for hot skills/technology areas
Answer	Percentage
Other (specify)	22.20%
Project Management	21.90%
Network & Systems Infrastructure	20.90%
Technical Support	15.80%
Internet/Intranet	14.10%
General IT Staff Functions in Multiple Areas	14.10%
Application Development	13.20%
Help Desk/IT Support	10.60%
Security	10.00%
Systems Integration/Business Analysis	9.60%
Internet Development	9.30%
Training	8.70%
Application Design	8.40%
Database Analysis & Application Development	7.70%
Security Analysis	7.10%
Application Testing/Quality Assurance	6.80%
Telecommunications/Call Center	4.80%
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)	4.20%
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)	4.20%
Groupware/E-Mail Development	3.90%
Data Mining/Data Warehousing	3.90%
Enterprise Application Integration	2.90%


Q3: Skill organization offers training for
Answer	Percentage
Project Management	45.70%
Network & Systems Infrastructure	45.40%
Application Development	45.20%
Internet/Intranet	38.20%
Internet Development	37.80%
Technical Support	37.30%
Database Analysis & Application Development	35.30%
Application Design	31.60%
Help Desk/IT Support	31.10%
General IT Staff Functions in Multiple Areas	29.10%
Security	27.40%
Application Testing/Quality Assurance	22.40%
Systems Integration/Business Analysis	21.30%
Training	20.80%
Security Analysis	19.90%
Telecommunications/Call Center	19.90%
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)	19.50%
Groupware/E-Mail Development	18.70%
Data Mining/Data Warehousing	17.80%
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)	16.10%
Enterprise Application Integration	14.90%
Other (specify)	9.20%


Q4: Professional certifications held
Answer	Percentage
Microsoft MCP, MCSE, MCSD, MCT, etc.	50.00%
Computer Associates CUE, COD, CACP, etc.	43.20%
Novell CNE, CNA, CNI, etc.	27.50%
Cisco CCNA, CCDA, CCIE, CCNP, etc.	15.70%
Sun Certified Architect for Java Technology, Sun Certified N	4.30%
Oracle Certified Professional	3.40%
Certified Information Systems Security Professional	3.20%
Trivoli Certified Consultant	1.60%
Linux Professional Institute Certified Levels 1, 2, or 3	1.40%
RedHat RHCE, RHCX, etc.	1.40%
SCO ACE, CUSA, etc.	1.40%
Administrator, etc.	0.70%
SAP Certified Application/Technical Consultant	0.50%
Sybase Certified Professional	0.40%
Intel Certified Integration Specialist	0.20%


Q5: Does your organization pay the cost of continuing education for professional certifications
Answer	Percentage
Yes	61.30%
No	38.70%


Q6: How do you keep up with new technologies and products
Answer	Percentage
Learn on the job	93.60%
Read technology trade publications	80.40%
Read technology news periodicals	77.20%
Learn from vendors (white papers, marketing materials)	71.30%
Learn from coworkers or colleagues	70.80%
Learn at industry events and seminars	54.20%
I don't even try to keep up	1.30%


Q7: Are you currently employed within the United States using an H-1B or other Visa
Answer	Percentage
Yes	4.10%
No	95.90%


Q8: Have you ever been fired
Answer	Percentage
Yes	16.00%
No	84.00%


Q9: Do you feel that your job is thereatened by outsourcing
Answer	Percentage
Yes	10.90%
No	89.10%


Q10a: Agree or disagree - I have a strong sense of job security
Answer	Percentage
I strongly agree	3.50%
I agree	5.50%
I somewhat agree	7.40%
I somewhat disagree	22.70%
I disagree	35.30%
I strongly disagree	25.60%


Q10b: Agree or disagree - My current emmployer is capable of providing stable, long-term employment
Answer	Percentage
I strongly agree	5.30%
I agree	4.20%
I somewhat agree	8.10%
I somewhat disagree	23.00%
I disagree	32.50%
I strongly disagree	27.00%


Q11: What would most entice you to relocate
Answer	Percentage
New title	2.50%
New Job	11.10%
Paid moving expenses	9.60%
Increase in compensation	54.20%
Nothing could cause me to move	22.70%


Q12: Which type of company would you like to work for ne
Answer	Percentage
Enterprise	37.50%
Service Provider	8.30%
Start Up	6.50%
Dot-Com	2.80%
Vendor	5.40%
Nonprofit	4.90%
Consultancy	20.00%
Your Own Business	14.60%


Q13: How does your organization handle filling new network-related job openings
Answer	Percentage
Initially attempts to hire from within	20.80%
Hires from both inside and outside the organization	52.40%
Hires from outside only	14.60%
Job openings often remain unfilled	9.70%
Other (specify)	2.50%


Q14: How has your annual compensation changed over the past year
Answer	Percentage
Decreased	3.40%
Stayed the same	15.70%
Grew by 10% or less	49.00%
Grew by 11% to 25%	24.40%
Grew by 26% to 50%	5.60%
Grew by 51% to 100%	1.10%
Grew by 101% to 200%	0.40%
Grew by more than 200%	0.40%


Q15: Do you think your employer is successful at building employee loyalty
Answer	Percentage
Yes	17.90%
The company makes a noble effort	29.40%
The company makes a feeble effort	35.90%
No, the company doesn't seem to care	16.90%


Q16: If you have been offered a signing bonus, what was the size of the bonus
Answer	Percentage
Less than 5% of you base salary	42.00%
Between 6% and 10% of your base salary	35.20%
Between 11% and 25% of your base salary	16.70%
Between 26% and 50% of your base salary	4.60%
Greater than 50% of your base salary	1.50%


Q17: What factors would influence your decision to accept a lesser position/title
Answer	Percentage
More job satisfaction	61.10%
Location	46.50%
Better company	44.90%
Flexibility	41.80%
Stock options	28.60%
Different field	10.30%


Q18: If asked to agree to a very restrictive "no complete" clause within your employment agreement, would you accept the job
Answer	Percentage
Yes, without reservation	21.20%
No, not without attempting to renegotiate first	55.20%
Yes, but knowing I might break my contract	10.30%
No	13.30%

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Methodology

Network Computing designed this survey in partnership with the editors at InformationWeek Research. The survey was posted on the Web in February 2001. Links were posted on the Web sites of InternetWeek, Network Computing, Planet IT, TechWeb, Wall Street & Technology, Insurance & Technology, Dr. Dobbs, Software Magazine, and Sys Admin. It was also promoted in each publication’s daily and/or weekly newsletters. In addition, personalized e-mail with an embedded link to the survey was sent to nearly 300,000 subscribers of the various publications.

The information found herein is based on responses from 1,413 IT professionals to date. Unemployed, freelance and part-time IT workers were excluded from the results as were respondents from outside the United States.

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