Competitive Position® Salary Survey Reports
Salary Reports for Information Technology Professionals
Salary Results by Position, Skills, Experience and Location
Updated Quarterly - Complete Statistical Documentation
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by Whole Root® Economic Research, Inc.
© April 15, 2008 Whole Root® Economic Research, Inc.
This range is calculated by adding, and subtracting, a factor of the variance to, and from, the Average Salary Offer. The factor of the variance has two parts that are multiplied together: the Standard Deviation, measuring the average difference expected to be found between the salary offer stated in a particular want ad and the Average Salary Offer; and, the point on the t-Distribution of the sample where only 16% of want ads have higher values.
Basic Description of Position:
This position involves application development often focusing on GUI design, database modeling, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), imaging, financial services, enterprise systems and web applications.
Each want ad included in the salary survey required the following qualifications:
Microsoft C#;
C++ or VisualC++;
Microsoft VisualBasic;
Microsoft Windows,
Want ads that state the following keywords either explicitly cite or directly imply the qualification: BackOffice, Commerce Server, ExchangeServer, IIS, Internet Security and Acceleration Server (IS&A), MailServer, MFC, Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MSD), MicrosoftToolKit, MTS, ProxyServer, SiteServer, Small Business Server, SMS, SNAServer, SQLServer, Windows2000, Windows API, WindowsNT, Windows SDK, Windows Server Enterprise Edition, Windows Server Standard Edition or Windows XP;
Developer,
Want ads that state the following keywords either explicitly cite or directly imply the qualification: Analyst, Automate, Code, Customize, Design, Develop, Enhance, Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MSD), Modify, Programmer, Programmer Analyst, Revise, Software Developer, Software Engineer, Update or Write Code;
Microsoft SQL Server.
(Please note that it was only necessary for one of the keywords, which state explicitly or directly imply a qualification, to be found in each of the surveyed want ads.)
The C#, C++ and Visual Basic Developer on the Windows Platform Salary Survey is based on a sample of Want Ads listed in:
The career web sites:
America's Job Bank, CareerBuilder.com, ComputerJobs.com, Dice.com, Monster Jobs and Yahoo! HotJobs; and,
The internet newsgroups:
alt.bestjobsusa.atlanta.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.boston.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.california.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.carolinas.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.chicago.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.cincinnati.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.colorado.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.computer, alt.bestjobsusa.computer.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.dallas.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.detroit.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.houston.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.kansas.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.minneapolis.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.nflorida.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.phoenix.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.sandiego.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.sflorida.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.sfrancisco.jobs, alt.bestjobsusa.stlouis.jobs, alt.computerconsultants.ads, alt.jobs, atl.jobs, austin.jobs, az.jobs, balt.jobs, ca.jobs, ca.san-jose.jobs, chi.jobs, cle.jobs, co.jobs, comp.jobs, comp.jobs.offered, conn.jobs.offered, dc.jobs, dfw.jobs, houston.jobs.offered, il.jobs, kc.jobs, la.jobs, md.jobs, mi.jobs, milw.jobs, misc,jobs, misc.jobs.misc, mn.jobs, nc.jobs, ne.jobs, nh.jobs, nj.jobs, nm.jobs, ny.jobs, nyc.jobs, nyc.jobs.offered, oh.jobs, or.jobs, pa.jobs.offered, pdaxs.jobs.computers, phl.jobs.offered, sac.jobs, sacramento.jobs, sdnet.jobs, seattle.jobs.offered, stl.jobs, tnn.jobs, triangle.jobs, tx.jobs, utah.jobs, va.jobs and vegas.jobs.
Please Note: The career web sites and internet newsgroups, listed above, only act as venues for job postings and are not responsible for the content of the want ads. They are not associated with and do not endorse this Salary Survey.
The sample was collected in the 157 weeks from Wednesday December 1, 2004 to Friday November 30, 2007. In this time period 1,550 Want Ads listed a salary offer, an experience requirement and the qualifications for a C#, C++ and Visual Basic Developer on the Windows Platform. Want ads posted in duplicate within an internet newsgroup in the same month or to more than one internet newsgroup were only recorded and counted once. Want ads posted in duplicate within a career web site in the same month were only recorded and counted once
Select an Information Technology Job Title, a Location and the Number of Years and/or Months of Experience and receive a Salary Survey Report with: the Expected Salary Offer, the specific Inflation Rate (if applicable), the Raise with one more year of experience, the highs and lows in the marketplace and complete statistical documentation. The Salary Survey Reports are updated quarterly.
Fill in the online form choosing from the very precise IT Job Titles and Locations for any Number of Years and/or Months of experience. Then view the 15 to 25 page Salary Survey Report on your web browser and print or save to your computer.
The Salary Survey Reports are precise and useful:
The Salary Survey Reports are thorough and informative:
Searching for a new job? Making your annual position review? Receiving new skill training? The Salary Survey Reports let you know the competitive salary for your skills and experience in your job market.
Trying to fill a new vacancy? Reviewing the performance of your current operation? Preparing a new budget? The Salary Survey Reports let you know the competitive salaries offered by other employers for your position descriptions in your job market.
The Membership Subscriptions allow immediate access with a secure online purchase by credit card or check. Each order involves a subscription to select a quantity of Salary Survey Reports with a membership period for online viewing. Membership Subscriptions with 3, 5, 10 or 30 Salary Survey Reports can be shared as long as access to each Salary Survey Report is restricted to only one individual. Membership Subscriptions for 6 Months or 1 Year of Unlimited Access are available according to the number of information technology individuals within a business, school or association. The list of available Membership Subscriptions:
Purchase orders can be submitted online. Licenses for both small and large institutions are available. The Salary Survey Reports are selected and viewed on your web browser for you to print and/or save to your computer.
Additional information is available on this web page in the sections below:
More detailed information is available on additional web pages:
Expected Salary Offer
and High - Low Range
Current Rate of Inflation per Year
and High - Low Range
1 Year Raise in $ and %
and High - Low Range
Two-Thirds of all Want Ads have a Salary Offer Between:
High - Low
95% of all Want Ads have a Salary Offer Between:
Top - Bottom
Equivalent Experience in an Alternative Position (If Available): qualified candidates for this particular Job Title may also consider a manager, engineer, administrator or support position (whichever, if any, are applicable) with the SAME Expected Salary Offer but a DIFFERENT Number of Years of Required Experience
The Average Experience Requirement for the Job Title
The High and Low Range of Experience Requirements for the Job Title
Required Skills: the specific position and software/hardware skills, and their keyword variants, required for this Job Title
Other Desired Skills: the additional software/hardware skills, and their keyword variants, required in some want ads of this Job Title
Location Details: the cities, counties, municipalities, parishes and towns included in the Location
(Please Note: You do not have to be familiar with statistics to find this information useful. This documentation also provides statisticians with the required test information to substantiate the salary results.)
Information about the want ad sources of the Job Title and Location salary surveys, including: the names of the career web site and internet newsgroup references, the beginning and end dates of the research, and the number of want ads obtained.
A. The Expected Salary Offers: explanation of the regression method and presentation of the regression equation
B. The Expected 95% Probability Range: explanation of the high to low ranges of the salary offers and presentation of the standard deviation, the confidence interval and the t-test of each and every variable in the regression equation
C. The Extreme Limits of a Salary Offer: explanation of the two-thirds and 95% high to low salary ranges and presentation of the standard deviation, R-squared, F-distribution and other statistics of the regression equation
A. The Geographic Adjustment ratio: explanation of the Location regression equations and presentation of the Geographic Adjustment calculation
B. Expected Salary Offers: explanation and presentation of the standard deviations, confidence intervals, t-tests, R-squared, F-distribution and other statistics of the Location regression equations
The Competitive Position® Salary Survey Reports are based on want ads listed in publicly available career web sites and internet newsgroups. Surveyed want ads list a location, qualifications within the IT profession, a salary offer and an experience requirement. Job Title salary surveys are made for the United States of America. Location salary surveys are made for the information technology job markets. Together, the want ad data creates Salary Survey Reports about specific job markets for very detailed IT skills and positions. Want ads are continuously added to the survey to maintain up-to-date Salary Survey Reports.
The information technology skills and positions that employers list in their want ads are the basis for the Job Titles of the Salary Survey Reports. In the survey, a job title is created when a statistically significant number of want ads list a position with identical skills. The positions include project managers, engineers, developers, administrators, support professionals and other specialized computer fields. The software skills encompass programming languages, databases, operating systems, business enterprise and other applications. The hardware skills take account of servers, PC's, main frames, networks, communications and the internet. The job titles are a detailed and specific reflection of the positions and skills in demand.
The locations in the United States of America conform with the metropolitan statistical areas as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). These metropolitan statistical areas are commonly utilized in the statistical reports of government agencies and departments, such as the Statistical Abstract of the United States. The Salary Survey Reports can be utilized with these cost of living and demographic statistical reports to assess the quality-of-life factors of a position.
Any Number of Years and/or Months of Experience can be specified -for each Job Title and Location choice- and a unique Salary Survey Report will be selected. Salary results are available for every Number of Years and/or Months of Experience starting at Entry Level. Each Salary Survey Report contains data and information about the average, high and low experience requirements found in that specific Job Title's job market.
Care should be taken when choosing the level of experience. Please refer only to the number of years and months of direct and specific experience in the selected Job Title. If you are referring to a résumé spanning several job descriptions, note the specific experience associated with each Job Title. When selecting a Salary Survey Report it is best to choose an experience level not greater than the highest ever required in want ads. Before selecting a Salary Survey Report you may view the highest experience requirement of the Job Title.
To find the Salary Survey Report that's right for you please use this Selection Help Form to view: the Job Title and Location Salary Ranges, the detailed list of qualifications of each Job Title; the counties and towns included in each Location; the completion date; and, the specific table of contents of each Salary Survey Report.
Please use the following method to select the appropriate Job Title. First become familiar with the available Job Titles. On the Salary Survey Report Selection Help page, select a Job Title and view its detailed qualifications. The Job Titles are based on the sets of skills most often found together in want ads. The position and hardware/software skills are listed with all of their keyword variants. Please note the qualification keywords that would be found in a job description from your résumé, current position or vacancy. Take account of the position -administrator, developer, engineer, support, etc.- and the hardware/software technology, equipment and tools. Browse through the Job Title qualifications until a match of the principle skills are found.
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Whole Root® Economic Research, Inc. is an independent research company. The Competitive Position® Salary Survey Reports are produced in their entirety without the assistance or endorsement of any other public or private organization. All revenue is earned from the sale of the Salary Survey Reports. No financing or revenue is received from any government or private organization outside of the direct sale of the Salary Survey Reports.
The raw data of the Salary Survey Reports are want ads anonymously obtained from publicly available web sites and internet newsgroups. Whole Root® Economic Research has never requested or obtained customized, altered or proprietary want ads designed explicitly for a salary survey from any individual or any public or private organization. The Salary Survey Reports are prepared according to accepted statistical standards, statistically equivalent results could be reproduced by a qualified individual following the identical methodology.
The first edition of the Competitive Position® Salary Survey Reports examined want ads published from June 1 to December 31, 1995. Since January 1997, editions have been available with secure online purchasing. The software -utilized to generate the Salary Survey Reports from raw data into presentation form- was granted a U.S. Patent in September 1999.
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