Other talent that saw steeper hourly wage hikes were project managers, who earned $58.51; firmware engineers, who earned $58.82; .Net developers, who earned $50.58; and Java developers, who earned $47.07.
From 2002 to 2005, IT wages have risen about 15%, according the Yoh's findings.
Although pay for most techies is creeping higher, spirits haven't exactly been rising so far this year, according to a new report by IT staffing and outsourcing firm Hudson.
Compared to a base score of 100, IT and telecom pros rated their job confidence in January at 104.6, down 5.2 points since December. The drop was the second consecutive monthly decline in IT job confidence, which has been improving steadily through most of last year, according to Hudson. Still, IT pros in January rated their job optimism a tad higher than the larger workforce, which scored job confidence at 104.2 according to Hudson's survey of 9,000 workers in several segments. Hudson polled 442 IT workers for the report.
The mood about IT jobs was likely dampened by a slightly more conservative approach employers have taking with new projects than anticipated, says Eric Samargedlis, a regional VP for Hudson's IT and telecom practice.
To realize the benefits of cloud-native software, an application must actually be cloud-native—designed to run in the cloud, interacting with disaggregated cloud services, fully manageable as code—to deliver the expected benefits.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
