Competitive Position® Salary Survey Reports
Salary Reports for Information Technology Professionals
Salary Results by Position, Skills, Experience and Location
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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.
The qualifications of the Job Title, the towns and counties of the Location, and the Completion Dates are presented as they appear in the Salary Survey Report. An explanatory table-of-contents outlines the complete Salary Survey Report available with a Membership Subscription.
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Each salary result in a Salary Survey Report is specified by the Job Title, the Location and the Number of Years and/or Months of Experience.
The Salary Survey Report presents the combined results of a Job Title survey and a geographic adjustment ratio. In the Job Title survey the 'best fit' regression equation between the salary offers and the job characteristics is derived. In the geographic adjustment ratio two Location regression equations are similarly derived. The significance of each regression equation is confirmed by several statistical tests. Details about the specific regression equations are fully documented in each Salary Survey Report. The salary information is calculated by the regression equation for the Job Title and the geographic adjustment ratio at the specified Number of Years and/or Months of Experience.
The Expected Salary Offer is calculated by the Job Title regression equation and the geographic adjustment ratio at the Number of Years and/or Months of Experience. The Expected Salary Offer is: the most likely salary offer made in the marketplace; the average salary offer found in the want ads with the stated job requirements; and, the salary offer that is expected in the marketplace for a candidate well qualified in the requirements for this position.
To construct the 95% Probability Range of the Expected Salary Offer each component of the Job Title regression equation is altered by the product of it's Standard Deviation and the 95% t-Distribution factor. The high, or low, salary offer for each component is added together in such a way to construct two adjusted regression equation calculations that minimize the ranges. The geographic adjustment ratio is applied to both high and low calculations at the Number of Years and/or Months of Experience. There is a 95% probability that the expected salary offer for the entire job market lies within this range.
The Current Rate of Inflation per Year is calculated from the regression equation for the Job Title. The Wage Inflation factor is tabulated for One Year and is then divided by the Expected Salary Offer at the Average number of Years of Required Experience. The inflation factor is the average rate for this position. Since the geographic adjustment ratio is in both parts of the inflation ratio, it factors out of the calculation.
The Raise in Salary Offer with One More Year of Experience is calculated by the Job Title regression equation and the geographic adjustment ratio at the Number of Years and/or Months of Experience plus 1.
The Extreme Limits of a Salary Offer indicate the high and low salary offers at the Number of Years and/or Months of Experience. To construct the Two-Thirds and 95% Probability Ranges each component of the Job Title regression equation is altered by the product of the Standard Deviation and the Two-Thirds or 95% t-Distribution factor respectively. The geographic adjustment ratio is applied to both the Two-Thirds and 95% ranges at the Number of Years and/or Months of Experience.
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The Competitive Position® Salary Survey Reports are based on want ads listed in publicly available sources such as newspapers and internet newsgroups. Surveyed want ads list a location, qualifications within the IT profession, a salary offer and an experience requirement.
The Job Titles are developed empirically, from the want ad data itself. A Job Title is formed when a set of qualifications is required in a significant number of want ads. The Job Titles are an indication of the positions and the associated hardware/software skills in demand. Due to differences in demand, some of the Job Titles have more specific qualifications than others.
A Job Title of a Salary Survey Report refers to a set of information technology qualifications. A position -such as administrator, developer, engineer, programmer or support- is a typical qualification. One or more skills in the use of computer hardware and/or software -such as programming languages, databases, applications, systems, networks, communications and the internet- are usually linked with a position to form a Job Title. For instance the title "C++ and Java Programmer on the UNIX Platform" specifies two programming languages, a position and the computer hardware.
The "Qualifications" section of a Salary Survey Report provides information about the required position and hardware/software skills of a Job Title. Each qualification is listed with a set of keywords that refer to the same skill, describe one aspect of the skill or name a more exact facet of the skill. For example the qualification, "Developer", refers to a set of position, work activity and certification keywords: analyst, programmer, software developer, automate, code, design, develop, enhance, modify, program, update, Microsoft Certified Solution Developer or Sun Certified Java Programmer.
The keywords either explicitly cite or directly imply the qualification. To illustrate, the qualification "Microsoft Windows2000 or WindowsNT Server" is explicitly cited by the phrase "WindowsNT Server" and directly implied by the term "Back Office". Likewise, the qualification "Java" is directly implied by the phrase "Java Naming and Directory Interface" or "JNDI". Effort has been made to list all of the keywords that explicitly cite or directly imply a qualification. A particular skill may be included both in a general and a more detailed qualification. For instance, the skill "AIX" is included both in the "UNIX" qualification and the "AIX UNIX" qualification. More precise Job Titles utilize more exact and restricted sets of keywords.
Please use the Selection Help Form, above, to find the appropriate Job Titles for your Membership Subscription. Choose a Job Title and view its qualification keywords. Browse through the Job Title qualifications searching for the keywords that would be found in a job description of your résumé, job vacancy, want ad or current job. Match the principle skills of your job description to the qualifications of a Job Title.
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A Job Title of a Salary Survey Report refers to a set of information technology qualifications. A position -such as administrator, developer, engineer, programmer or support- is a typical qualification. One or more skills in the use of computer hardware and/or software -such as programming languages, databases, applications, systems, networks, communications and the internet- are usually linked with a position to form a Job Title. For instance the title "C++ and Java Programmer on the UNIX Platform" specifies two programming languages, a position and the computer hardware.
The "Qualifications" section of a Salary Survey Report provides information about the required position and hardware/software skills of a Job Title. Each qualification is listed with a set of keywords that refer to the same skill, describe one aspect of the skill or name a more exact facet of the skill. For example the qualification, "Developer", refers to a set of position, work activity and certification keywords: analyst, programmer, software developer, automate, code, design, develop, enhance, modify, program, update, Microsoft Certified Solution Developer or Sun Certified Java Programmer.
The keywords either explicitly cite or directly imply the qualification. To illustrate, the qualification "Microsoft Windows2000 or WindowsNT Server" is explicitly cited by the phrase "WindowsNT Server" and directly implied by the term "Back Office". Likewise, the qualification "Java" is directly implied by the phrase "Java Naming and Directory Interface" or "JNDI". Effort has been made to list all of the keywords that explicitly cite or directly imply a qualification. A particular skill may be included both in a general and a more detailed qualification. For instance, the skill "AIX" is included both in the "UNIX" qualification and the "AIX UNIX" qualification. More precise Job Titles utilize more exact and restricted sets of keywords.
Please use the Selection Help Form, above, to view the qualifications of a Job Title. Browse through the Job Title qualifications searching for the keywords that would be found in a job description of your résumé, job vacancy, want ad or current job. Match the principle skills of your job description to the qualifications of a Job Title.
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Title Information: View the "Positions, Skills, Locations and Experience" section of Frequently Asked Questions, above.
The "Qualifications" section of a Salary Survey Report provides information about the required position and hardware/software skills of a Job Title. Each qualification is listed with a set of keywords that refer to the same skill, describe one aspect of the skill or name a more exact facet of the skill. For example the qualification, "Developer", refers to a set of position, work activity and certification keywords: analyst, programmer, software developer, automate, code, design, develop, enhance, modify, program, update, Microsoft Certified Solution Developer or Sun Certified Java Programmer.
The keywords either explicitly cite or directly imply the qualification. To illustrate, the qualification "Microsoft Windows2000 or WindowsNT Server" is explicitly cited by the phrase "WindowsNT Server" and directly implied by the term "Back Office". Likewise, the qualification "Java" is directly implied by the phrase "Java Naming and Directory Interface" or "JNDI". Effort has been made to list all of the keywords that explicitly cite or directly imply a qualification. A particular skill may be included both in a general and a more detailed qualification. For instance, the skill "AIX" is included both in the "UNIX" qualification and the "AIX UNIX" qualification. More precise Job Titles utilize more exact and restricted sets of keywords.
Please use the Selection Help Form, above, to view the qualifications of a Job Title. Browse through the Job Title qualifications searching for the keywords that would be found in a job description of your résumé, job vacancy, want ad or current job. Match the principle skills of your job description to the qualifications of a Job Title.
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Please use the following method to select the appropriate Job Title. First become familiar with the available Job Titles. In the Selection Help Form, above, 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. A résumé may qualify for several job descriptions, please note the position and skill keywords for partial matches with alternative Job Titles. Browse through the Job Title qualifications until a match of the principle skills are found.
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The Competitive Position® Salary Survey Reports are based on want ads listed in publicly available sources such as newspapers and internet newsgroups. Surveyed want ads list a location, qualifications within the IT profession, a salary offer and an experience requirement.
The Job Titles are developed empirically, from the want ad data itself. A Job Title is formed when a set of qualifications is required in a significant number of want ads. The Job Titles are an indication of the positions and the associated hardware/software skills in demand. Due to differences in demand, some of the Job Titles have more specific qualifications than others.
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Title Information: View the "Positions, Skills, Locations and Experience" section of Frequently Asked Questions, above.
The Competitive Position® Salary Survey Reports are based on want ads listed in publicly available sources such as newspapers and internet newsgroups. Surveyed want ads list a location, qualifications within the IT profession, a salary offer and an experience requirement.
The Job Titles are developed empirically, from the want ad data itself. A Job Title is formed when a set of qualifications is required in a significant number of want ads. The Job Titles are an indication of the positions and the associated hardware/software skills in demand. Due to differences in demand, some of the Job Titles have more specific qualifications than others.
The want ads are anonymously obtained from publicly available newspapers 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.
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Several thousand different keywords are searched for in the want ads of the salary survey. Position and computer hardware/software terms have been continuously added over the years to form as complete a list as possible.
A dictionary and a "related keyword" database is maintained to keep track of similar products, peripheral skills and different levels of specialization. A wide array of position, programming language, database, operating system, network and hardware keywords are searched for. More precise tasks, tools, versions, protocols and environments are recorded. Enterprise system, modeling, scripting, middleware, quality assurance, web development, and document management software are registered. Industry, education, company size and office characteristics are cataloged.
Please use the Selection Help Form, above, to view the qualifications of a Job Title. Each qualification is listed with a set of keywords that either explicitly cite or directly imply the skill. Browse through the Job Title qualifications to find the keywords listed in information technology want ads.
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The Selection Help Form, above, provides information about the Locations of the Salary Survey Reports. Please view the list of cities, counties, municipalities, parishes, towns and other geographical entities of each Location. 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).
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The Salary Survey Reports are available for locations in the United States of America. Each Location is defined by a list of cities, counties, municipalities, parishes, towns and other geographical entities. The names on this list are stated explicitly in or are within the boundaries of the metropolitan statistical areas as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The Salary Survey Reports can be analyzed in association with other statistical reports that conform with these metropolitan statistical areas. For instance, the Statistical Abstract of the United States includes a table of cost of living data for the same metropolitan statistical areas.
The Selection Help Form, above, provides information about the Locations of the Salary Survey Reports. Please view the list of cities, counties, municipalities, parishes, towns and other geographical entities of each Location.
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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.
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Salary results are available for every Number of Years and/or Months of Experience starting at Entry Level. 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.
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Member Subscribers may view the highest experience requirement of each Job Title before selecting a Salary Survey Report. The "Highest Required Experience" form finds the number of years and months of experience greater than or equal to the experience requested in 97.5% of the want ads in the job market for a Job Title.
While salary results can be found for any desired level of experience, extremely high experience requirements should be considered with care. Most want ads specify only the number of years and months of direct experience within the job description. Total career experience is rarely asked for. It is best to choose an experience level that has a high probability of actually being required for a job vacancy. The "Highest Required Experience" form retrieves this probability limit.
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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. Member Subscribers may view the highest experience requirement of each Job Title before selecting a Salary Survey Report.
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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. Member Subscribers may view the highest experience requirement of each Job Title before selecting a Salary Survey Report.
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For many Job Titles there exists a higher, or lower, grade position for the same hardware/software skills. There are support, administrator and engineer positions for systems professionals as well as project leaders for most types of skills. It can be important to know how experience at one grade transfers into another grade. For instance a support professional may want to know how many years and months of support experience is expected before qualifying as an entry level administrator.
A straight forward economic solution to this problem is taken: equal salary means equal qualification. Different grades of positions with the same hardware/software skills are compared at the identical expected salary offer to find the equivalent Number of Years and/or Months of Experience from one grade to the other. When applicable a Salary Survey Report presents the experience level in each of the other position grades that results in the same expected salary offer. Please be aware that position mobility may require additional training and skills as well as, or instead of, a specific level of equivalent experience.
You can find out whether a Job Title includes an Equivalent Experience number for a specific alternative position in the Selection Help Form, above.
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For many Job Titles there exists a higher, or lower, grade position for the same hardware/software skills. There are support, administrator and engineer positions for systems professionals as well as project leaders for most types of skills. It can be important to know how experience at one grade transfers into another grade. For instance a support professional may want to know how many years and months of support experience is expected before qualifying as an entry level administrator.
A straight forward economic solution to this problem is taken: equal salary means equal qualification. Different grades of positions with the same hardware/software skills are compared at the identical expected salary offer to find the equivalent Number of Years and/or Months of Experience from one grade to the other. When applicable a Salary Survey Report presents the experience level in each of the other position grades that results in the same expected salary offer. Please be aware that position mobility may require additional training and skills as well as, or instead of, a specific level of equivalent experience.
You can find out whether a Job Title includes an Equivalent Experience number for a specific alternative position in the Selection Help Form, above.
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