2008 IT Salary and Skills Report

A Joint Study by Global Knowledge and TechRepublic

Profile of Respondents

Base Salary $73,963
Received a Raise 80.0%
Raise/Increase Amount 4.0%
Received a Bonus 48.7%
Age 43.0
Years in IT 14.3
Male vs. Female 3:1
Education 59% have at least a 4-year degree

Salary by Industry

Pharmaceuticals $90,754
Defense Contractor/Aerospace $87,082
IT/Technical - Related Software Development $84,780
Government - Federal Civilian $83,429
Natural Resources - Mining/Oil/Gas $83,104
IT/Technical - Related Hardware Manufacturing $82,060
Banking/Finance $81,816
Professional Services $78,151
Insurance $77,348
Communications (Telco Cable Satellite) $76,630
Manufacturing - Consumer Goods $75,273
Government - Military $75,200
IT/Technical - Related Services $74,859
Transportation/Public Utilities $74,154
Natural Resources - Agriculture/Forestry $73,529
Media - Print, Film, Music $73,484
Manufacturing - Non-Computer $71,558
Other $70,940
Construction/Architecture/Engineering $70,442
Retail/Wholesale $69,305
Hospitality/Recreation $68,177
Government - State/Local $66,380
Education $59,394

Salary by Job Function

Executive Management (CEO SVP VP) $104,767
System Architect $100,734
Executive IS/IT Management (CIO CTO) $99,894
Project Leader $90,764
Hardware Design/Engineer $90,750
Consultant $88,671
Database Manager $87,261
Computer Security Specialist $85,699
Computer Software Engineer $82,418
Network Manager $79,827
Business Analyst $78,756
Database Administrator $78,468
E-business Specialist $77,375
Other $76,622
Network Engineer $75,447
Systems Programmer $75,118
System Analyst $74,625
QA/software Test Engineer $70,649
Database Analyst $69,950
Telecommunications Specialist $67,614
System Administrator $65,567
Network Analyst $64,217
Analyst $64,119
Trainer $63,228
Web/Internet $62,658
Computer Specialist - Other $57,031
Network Administrator $56,277
Non-IT Staff $54,079
Admin Support $51,819
Help Desk Support $48,783

Average Salaries of Popular Certifications*

PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) 101,695
PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) 101,103
ITIL v2 - Foundations 95,415
(ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) 94,018
Cisco CCIE Routing & Switching 93,500
Cisco CCVP 88,824
ITIL v3 - ITIL Master 86,600
MCSD - Microsoft Certified Solution Developer 84,522
Cisco CCNP 84,161
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) 83,692
MCITP - Microsoft Certified Information Technology 82,941
Cisco CCSP 80,000
MCAD - Microsoft Certified Applications Developer 79,444
MCITP - Microsoft Certified Information Technology
Professional - Database 77,000
MCDBA - Microsoft Certified Database Administrator 76,960
Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT) 75,667
HDI Help Desk/Support Center Manager 75,556
Cisco CCDA 75,000
MCSE 2000 - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer 71,980
CIW - Certified Internet Web Professional 71,000
CompTIA Project+ 70,000
CompTIA Security+ 68,533
MCSE 2003 - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer 68,449
Cisco CCNA 64,260
MCSA 2000 - Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator 61,302
MCTS - Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist 60,300
MCP- Microsoft Certified Professional 59,987
MCSA 2003 - Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator 59,877
MOS - Microsoft Office Specialist 55,630
MCDST - Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician 49,805
CompTIA Network+ 49,053
CompTIA A+ 41,726