IT Jobs - Looking Forward


IT Jobs - Looking Forward - The IT Job Forecast has not improved significantly over the past quarters.

IT Job Gains

IT jobs have been on a sustained growth trajectory this year, according to Foote Partners, which bases its growth estimates on four bellwether IT jobs segments. IT employment in the first half of 2013 is averaging 13,500 new jobs per month. In the past 12 months the monthly average was just over 12,000 jobs, and in the year 2012 average growth was only 9,442 per month. That's a 43 percent increase so far this year compared to all of 2012 and that is exactly why it's good to be an IT professional

IT Job Growth
Cummulative IT job growth

Updated with the latest IT Job Market statistics

IT Job Market Growth Stalls in CY 2024

Recent IT Job Market size

For current analysis of this data, go IT Job Market Size to see the historic job market growth trend data
Data as of end of October 2024

IT Salaries Inch Up

On the salary front, the news is positive -- though only marginally. Between June 2012 and June 2013, the total mean compensation for all IT professionals increased 0.45% from $78,759 to $79,112, according to Janco Associates' Mid-Year IT Salary Survey. This puts overall compensation back at the levels they were at in January 2008 and 2007," the firm states. In midsize enterprises, the mean total compensation increased from $75,463 to $75,727, and in large enterprises, median compensation rose from $82,054 to $82,498.

Salary Survey Summary


NOTE: the table below is updated automatically with the latest IT salaries when a new salary survey is published. That happens every January and June. The historical data is available.

Latest Median IT Salaries

Latest Mean IT salaries
For the latest data go to the current IT Salary Survey


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