IT Careers


Enterprise Systems Salary Survey 2010 Part 2: IT Staff Salaries

IT staff salaries perk up; premiums highest in supply chain, SOA, CRM environments

ESJ Salary Survey 2010 Part 1: Management Salaries

Economy continues to weigh on management salaries; supply chain, SOA management skills command high premiums

Careers: Millennials, Gen X-ers, and Baby Boomers Come Together

Is there a generation gap? IT pros of every generation share a surprising amount of common ground.

IT Spending Budgets Not Yet on Upswing

Computer Economics has painted a pessimistic view for IT budgets the near future

Q&A: The Changing Role of the Technical Business Analyst

With so many positions being outsourced, one that remains in-house is the business analyst. We explain how the role of the analyst is changing.

Careers: Where's the Recovery?

The hiring outlook for the next quarter is better than the status quo, but probably not what IT pros had hoped for.

Mainframe Brain Drain Revisited

Although efforts by mainframe boosters to recruit and train new technologists are bearing fruit, there are not yet enough newly-minted pros to offset concerns about brain drain in most shops.



Careers: Hiring Forecast a Bit Brighter

The IT job outlook looks better than it did last year, but 'we're not in the black yet. CIOs are optimistic, and you should be, too.

What Downturn? Shops Still Spending on IT

Seventy percent of CIOs say they'll spend money on new or expanded IT initiatives, including information security, virtualization, and data center efficiency.

Report: IT Workers May See Pay Bump in 2010

IT organizations are budgeting to give employees a small pay increase in 2010 according to a recent report.

Careers: IT Still Seriously Understaffed

Almost half of all IT organizations are understaffed; if or when IT spending comes back, shops may have to scramble to fill these vacancies.

ESJ Salary Survey 2009 Part 1: Management Salaries

Management salaries hold up against the economic storm as bonuses plunge

Careers: Negotiating Full-Time Employment

If you're looking for a full-time foothold in troubled economic times, part-time work -- particularly in project management -- may be a good start.

Careers: IT Hiring Steady but Salaries Down, Surveys Report

The overwhelming majority of CIOs don't plan to make any changes to their staffing levels, but salaries are falling across the board.

Careers: IT is Hiring, But Just Barely

Fully 83 percent of IT chiefs expect to maintain their staffing levels. Among those planning staff reductions, most cite IT budget cuts as the culprit.

Q&A: Going Green Case Study

Green savings can be substantial. The trick, as one firm found, is to have all employees on board.

Everything's Coming up Virtual

In a tough economic climate, IT organizations will look to virtualization to reduce TCO, slash their energy costs, and keep up with competitors

Careers: IT Still Plans to Spend Despite Salary Cuts

Along with IT pay cuts, there's a bona-fide IT spending counter-trend, analysts say, but who will benefit?

Outsourcing Uptick Ahead?

Some industry analysts expect the economic downturn to result in a net gain for outsourcers.

Outsourcing: Where the Jobs Are

Non-traditional players -- such as Thailand, Egypt, and South Africa -- have emerged as offshore contenders.