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EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY
Table of Contents
Table of Contents.......................................................................1
About the 2015 Salary Guide...................................................... 2
Hiring Trends and Retention Strategies........................................3
20 Years of Evolving Technology.................................................7
1994: The Dawn of the Digital Revolution...................................8
Technology Evolution Timeline: 1994-2014.................................9
A Look Ahead: The Next 20 Years.............................................13
Technology Salaries United States ..........................................15
Technology Salaries Canada..................................................19
Local Variances........................................................................23
Glossary of Job Descriptions.....................................................26
About Robert Half Technology...................................................47
Worldwide Locations................................................................49
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IBM computer photograph on the cover Mark Richards. Courtesy of the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif.
Robert Half Technology 2015 Salary Guide | rht.com
1 SALARY CALCULATOR
2 HIRING TRENDS
3 JOB DESCRIPTIONS
4 AND MORE
Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report, Robert Half Technology, June 25, 2014:
http://rht.mediaroom.com/2014-06-25-U-S-CIOs- Reveal-Hiring-Plans-For-Next-Six-Months.
2
Internet of Things Market to Hit $7.1 Trillion by 2020: IDC, by Leon Spencer, ZDNet, June 5, 2014:
http://www.zdnet.com/internet-of-things-market-to-hit-7-1-trillion-by-2020-idc-7000030236/.
1
Mobile
Security
Big Data
Many companies are only just launching
big data initiatives, while others are well
advanced in their efforts to transform raw
data into actionable intelligence for business decision-making, strategy-setting
and innovation. But regardless of where
any organization stands in harnessing
the potential of its ever-growing quantity
of data, it needs skilled professionals
who know how to retrieve, interpret,
analyze and report on that data which
often must be gathered from disparate
sources. Big data-related roles, including data architect, data modeler and
data analyst/report writer, are in high
demand. Skilled business intelligence
analysts are particularly marketable in
the current environment.
Disconnected? More Than One-Quarter of U.S. CIOs Report Their Organization Has No Mobile Technology Strategy,
Robert Half Technology, March 25, 2014: http://rht.mediaroom.com/2014-03-25-Disconnected-More-Than-OneQuarter-Of-U-S-CIOs-Report-Their-Organization-Has-No-Mobile-Technology-Strategy.
Keep burnout under control. Hightech does not have to equal high
stress. Promote realistic workloads,
bring in project professionals when
full-time employees are at capacity,
and tackle morale issues immediately
to help prevent staff from feeling overloaded and unhappy.
Support a culture of innovation.
Whats the number-one reason many
tech professionals prefer to work for a
startup? Less structure, more innovation. Thats what more than one-third
of IT workers surveyed by Robert Half
Technology said.6 Minimizing bureaucracy can help; it was the top obstacle
to innovation cited by 30 percent of
respondents to the same survey.
95%
Medical insurance
92%
89%
Dental insurance
81%
Life insurance
75%
Retirement benefits
57%
45%
35%
Work-at-home options
35%
18%
15%
10%
10%
Source: Robert Half Technology survey of more than 1,100 technology workers. Conducted in June 2014.
Growth in IT Salaries
Software Engineer
$96,000 - $147,250 (2015)
$45,000 - $62,000 (1994)
2015
Database Manager
$112,250 - $160,250 (2015)
$62,500 - $77,500 (1994)
1994
1994
The National Information Infrastructure, Superhighway Summit Keynote Speech by U.S. Vice President Al Gore,
Jan. 11, 1994: http://www.speeches-usa.com/Transcripts/al_gore-internet.html.
8
Tim Berners-Lee, World Wide Web Consortium: http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/.
9
The WorldWideWeb Browser, World Wide Web Consortium: http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/WorldWideWeb.html.
10
Jeff Bezos: The King of E-Commerce, Entrepreneur, Oct. 10, 2008: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/197608#.
11
The First Ever Banner Ad: Why Did It Work So Well? by Joe McCambley, Media Network Blog, The Guardian, Dec. 12, 2013:
http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2013/dec/12/first-ever-banner-ad-advertising.
7
1995
12
1996
1997
1998
1999
All information for Tech Positions in High Demand is based on research from Robert Half Technology.
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Dot-com Casualties Near 5,000, Silicon Valley Business Journal, March 11, 2003: http://www.bizjournals.com/
sanjose/stories/2003/03/10/daily19.html?page=all.
14
Watch the Incredible 70-Year Evolution of the Cell Phone, by Justin Meyers, Business Insider, May 6, 2011:
http://www.businessinsider.com/complete-visual-history-of-cell-phones-2011-5?op=1.
13
10
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
11
2014: There are more than 1 billion websites.15 By the end of the year, there will be
more than 1.7 billion smartphone users.16
We spend most of our mobile media time
using apps like Candy Crush Saga and
Instagram.17 There are 90 million users
of iPads and other tablets in the United
States alone.18 When we work which is
anywhere with a wireless connection we
teleconference and web conference and
video chat with colleagues and customers around the globe. Were using data
visualization tools to extract value from
our big data stores.19
2010
The wearable technology market is growing, and many of us wonder if one day
soon we will actually wear Google Glass.20
Over the past two decades, weve moved
from imagining what the Internet will
bring to wondering how we were able
to live or work without it. The technology
advancements that have happened both
directly and indirectly because of the
Internet have created a world where communication, collaboration and innovation
occur between organizations and people
anywhere, anytime and all the time.
2011
2012
2013
2014
12
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
13
2030
2031
2032
2033
2034
2035
33 Dramatic Predictions for 2030, by Thomas Frey, The Futurist, Dec. 23, 2013: http://www.wfs.org/blogs/
thomas-frey/33-dramatic-predictions-for-2030.
25
20 Predictions for the Next 25 Years, by Naomi Alderman, The Observer, Jan. 1, 2011: http://www.theguardian.com/
society/2011/jan/02/25-predictions-25-years.
24
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Job Title
2014
2015
% Change
$153,000 - $246,750
$157,000 - $262,500
4.9%
$132,250 - $205,750
$137,500 - $220,250
5.8%
$126,750 - $189,750
$134,250 - $204,750
7.1%
$134,750 - $196,750
$138,000 - $210,250
5.1%
Technology Director
$113,500 - $165,000
$118,750 - $174,000
5.1%
$ 99,000 - $142,250
$101,750 - $150,750
4.7%
Manager
$100,500 - $142,250
$103,250 - $150,750
4.6%
Project Manager
$ 88,500 - $131,500
$ 91,250 - $139,250
4.8%
Systems Analyst
$ 76,250 - $108,750
$ 79,500 - $114,500
4.9%
Applications Architect
$109,750 - $148,750
$115,750 - $159,500
6.5%
$ 75,500 - $109,750
$ 79,250 - $116,500
5.7%
$ 80,000 - $109,000
$ 84,500 - $116,750
6.5%
$ 89,500 - $119,750
$ 93,500 - $129,250
6.5%
Developer/Programmer Analyst
$ 69,250 - $122,750
$ 74,250 - $129,000
5.9%
$ 83,750 - $115,250
$ 87,500 - $124,500
6.5%
$ 90,000 - $125,000
$ 94,750 - $132,000
5.5%
$ 94,250 - $130,250
$ 99,750 - $136,750
5.3%
$ 99,750 - $137,750
$106,250 - $148,250
7.2%
$100,000 - $144,000
$107,500 - $161,500
10.2%
Technical Writer
$ 53,000 - $ 83,500
$ 55,000 - $ 85,250
2.7%
Administration
15
Job Title
2014
2015
% Change
Director
$113,750 - $169,500
$119,750 - $178,750
5.4%
Practice Manager
$113,500 - $155,750
$119,250 - $164,750
5.5%
$ 94,500 - $135,500
$ 98,750 - $144,250
5.7%
Staff Consultant
$ 73,750 - $102,750
$ 77,500 - $108,750
5.5%
Senior IT Auditor
$106,750 - $146,750
$111,750 - $155,500
5.4%
IT Auditor
$ 91,500 - $127,000
$ 94,500 - $134,500
4.8%
$110,250 - $152,750
$119,250 - $168,250
9.3%
Database Manager
$107,750 - $149,000
$112,250 - $160,250
6.1%
Database Developer
$ 92,000 - $134,500
$ 98,000 - $144,750
7.2%
Database Administrator
$ 87,500 - $126,000
$ 91,000 - $134,750
5.7%
$ 67,750 - $101,000
$ 70,750 - $108,250
6.1%
Data Architect
$111,750 - $153,750
$119,750 - $164,750
7.2%
Data Modeler
$ 97,250 - $134,250
$101,750 - $145,250
6.7%
$115,250 - $154,250
$119,750 - $163,000
4.9%
$ 99,000 - $133,750
$102,500 - $142,500
5.3%
$101,250 - $142,250
$108,500 - $153,000
7.4%
$ 72,250 - $102,250
$ 74,750 - $108,250
4.9%
Portal Administrator
$ 91,250 - $121,000
$ 92,750 - $127,250
3.7%
16
Job Title
Quality Assurance (QA) & Testing (c)
2014
2015
% Change
QA Engineer Manual
$ 60,750 - $ 83,750
$ 63,750 - $ 88,250
5.2%
QA Engineer Automated
$ 72,000 - $ 99,000
$ 74,250 - $103,750
4.1%
QA/Testing Manager
$ 87,500 - $116,750
$ 90,000 - $122,500
4.0%
QA Associate/Analyst
$ 60,250 - $ 93,500
$ 62,000 - $ 97,500
3.7%
$ 97,750 - $135,250
$104,500 - $144,250
6.8%
Web Developer
$ 70,000 - $113,500
$ 73,500 - $122,000
6.5%
Web Administrator
$ 63,500 - $ 95,750
$ 66,500 - $102,000
5.8%
Web Designer
$ 60,250 - $ 99,000
$ 64,000 - $105,500
6.4%
E-Commerce Analyst
$ 79,500 - $114,750
$ 84,250 - $121,500
5.9%
Network Architect
$109,250 - $156,500
$115,000 - $165,250
5.5%
Network Manager
$ 94,000 - $130,000
$ 98,000 - $137,250
5.0%
Network Engineer
$ 86,250 - $124,250
$ 90,750 - $131,250
5.5%
$ 91,500 - $125,250
$ 99,000 - $137,500
9.1%
Network Administrator
$ 66,750 - $ 99,500
$ 71,250 - $105,750
6.5%
$ 82,750 - $116,750
$ 86,250 - $125,750
6.3%
Telecommunications Manager
$ 82,250 - $111,750
$ 86,000 - $118,500
5.4%
Telecommunications Specialist
$ 56,500 - $ 85,750
$ 59,000 - $ 91,250
5.6%
Manager
$ 64,250 - $ 89,250
$ 65,500 - $ 93,500
3.6%
Computer Operator
$ 33,750 - $ 46,500
$ 34,750 - $ 48,000
3.1%
$ 59,000 - $ 82,000
$ 61,500 - $ 85,000
3.9%
Networking/Telecommunications (e)
Operations
17
Job Title
2014
2015
% Change
$100,500 - $137,250
$106,250 - $149,000
7.4%
$ 95,250 - $131,500
$100,000 - $140,250
6.0%
$ 95,000 - $130,750
$ 99,250 - $138,500
5.3%
$ 99,750 - $131,250
$105,000 - $141,500
6.7%
$115,250 - $160,000
$122,250 - $171,250
6.6%
Product Manager
$ 99,250 - $136,000
$101,750 - $145,000
4.9%
Software Engineer
$ 89,750 - $137,250
$ 96,000 - $147,250
7.2%
Software Developer
$ 80,250 - $127,250
$ 85,500 - $136,250
6.9%
Security (f)
$ 76,500 - $109,000
$ 80,500 - $114,750
5.3%
$ 49,750 - $ 73,000
$ 52,000 - $ 77,000
5.1%
Systems Administrator
$ 62,250 - $ 96,500
$ 65,750 - $100,500
4.7%
Systems Engineer
$ 76,750 - $111,250
$ 80,250 - $117,500
5.2%
Messaging Administrator
$ 68,500 - $ 99,750
$ 72,500 - $105,000
5.5%
$ 53,000 - $ 68,500
$ 55,250 - $ 74,000
6.4%
$ 42,000 - $ 54,500
$ 43,750 - $ 58,000
5.4%
$ 33,000 - $ 44,250
$ 34,000 - $ 47,250
5.2%
Instructor/Trainer
$ 52,250 - $ 83,000
$ 54,250 - $ 87,250
4.6%
PC Technician
$ 32,250 - $ 47,500
$ 33,750 - $ 49,750
4.7%
$ 87,750 - $125,000
$ 92,500 - $132,250
5.6%
18
Job Title
2014
2015
% Change
$ 150,500 - $224,250
$157,000 - $237,000
5.1%
$ 138,250 - $198,500
$143,250 - $209,000
4.6%
$ 126,250 - $208,000
$138,000 - $219,750
7.0%
$ 146,000 - $213,250
$151,000 - $225,000
4.7%
Technology Director
$ 110,500 - $139,250
$115,250 - $147,500
5.2%
$ 104,750 - $137,250
$104,750 - $145,500
3.4%
Manager
$ 106,250 - $140,000
$109,750 - $146,750
4.2%
Project Manager
$ 90,750 - $140,250
$ 95,250 - $147,250
5.0%
Systems Analyst
$ 77,250 - $104,500
$ 81,250 - $108,250
4.3%
Applications Architect
$ 103,750 - $136,250
$110,000 - $143,250
5.5%
$ 87,250 - $121,000
$ 90,750 - $125,000
3.6%
$ 85,500 - $106,000
$ 88,750 - $113,000
5.4%
$ 85,750 - $113,750
$ 89,000 - $120,250
4.9%
Developer/Programmer Analyst
$ 75,250 - $112,250
$ 79,250 - $119,250
5.9%
$ 90,500 - $119,000
$ 95,000 - $125,250
5.1%
$ 94,250 - $135,500
$ 98,000 - $142,750
4.8%
$ 99,000 - $141,250
$102,500 - $145,000
3.0%
$ 92,000 - $127,500
$100,750 - $134,000
6.9%
$ 85,000 - $120,500
$ 93,000 - $132,000
9.5%
Technical Writer
$ 50,500 - $ 79,500
$ 51,750 - $ 82,500
3.3%
Administration
19
Job Title
Consulting & Systems Integration
2014
2015
% Change
Director
$ 115,250 - $151,750
$118,750 - $160,250
4.5%
Practice Manager
$ 99,500 - $144,750
$103,500 - $152,500
4.8%
$ 95,250 - $146,750
$ 99,250 - $149,000
2.6%
Staff Consultant
$ 60,500 - $ 83,500
$ 63,750 - $ 88,500
5.7%
Senior IT Auditor
$ 112,500 - $172,500
$114,000 - $175,000
1.4%
IT Auditor
$ 87,500 - $114,250
$ 90,750 - $117,000
3.0%
$ 100,500 - $129,750
$109,000 - $139,250
7.8%
Database Manager
$ 102,000 - $136,500
$105,500 - $146,500
5.7%
Database Developer
$ 82,750 - $116,500
$ 90,250 - $120,750
5.9%
Database Administrator
$ 81,000 - $110,500
$ 85,000 - $115,500
4.7%
$ 72,250 - $ 99,250
$ 74,500 - $104,000
4.1%
Data Architect
$ 104,000 - $142,000
$111,000 - $149,750
6.0%
Data Modeler
$ 85,750 - $116,750
$ 94,000 - $121,750
6.5%
$ 99,250 - $133,750
$103,000 - $141,250
4.8%
$ 91,000 - $123,750
$ 95,000 - $131,000
5.2%
$ 81,750 - $113,750
$ 89,000 - $120,000
6.9%
$ 69,750 - $ 96,750
$ 73,750 - $101,500
5.3%
Portal Administrator
$ 71,500 - $ 97,250
$ 73,750 - $100,750
3.4%
20
Job Title
Quality Assurance (QA) & Testing (c)
2014
2015
% Change
QA Engineer Manual
$ 64,500 - $ 90,750
$ 70,000 - $ 92,500
4.7%
QA Engineer Automated
$ 69,750 - $ 96,500
$ 75,500 - $ 99,750
5.4%
QA/Testing Manager
$ 80,500 - $107,750
$ 84,750 - $109,750
3.3%
QA Associate/Analyst
$ 67,250 - $ 94,250
$ 69,750 - $ 94,750
1.9%
$ 89,750 - $116,000
$ 95,000 - $124,750
6.8%
Web Developer
$ 65,750 - $ 95,250
$ 69,000 - $102,750
6.7%
Web Administrator
$ 64,500 - $ 84,500
$ 67,500 - $ 89,750
5.5%
Web Designer
$ 69,000 - $ 95,250
$ 71,000 - $102,750
5.8%
E-Commerce Analyst
$ 69,750 - $100,250
$ 74,250 - $106,000
6.0%
Network Architect
$ 97,000 - $143,500
$101,250 - $152,000
5.3%
Network Manager
$ 83,750 - $109,750
$ 87,750 - $116,250
5.4%
Network Engineer
$ 84,750 - $111,250
$ 88,250 - $116,500
4.5%
$ 90,750 - $116,500
$ 94,500 - $127,250
7.0%
Network Administrator
$ 67,250 - $ 88,250
$ 70,500 - $ 94,250
5.9%
$ 88,250 - $109,000
$ 92,000 - $117,750
6.3%
Telecommunications Manager
$ 89,500 - $115,250
$ 93,250 - $121,250
4.8%
Telecommunications Specialist
$ 63,000 - $ 87,750
$ 66,000 - $ 92,500
5.1%
Manager
$ 77,500 - $ 92,250
$ 80,000 - $ 96,250
3.8%
Computer Operator
$ 42,500 - $ 53,500
$ 43,250 - $ 55,750
3.1%
$ 63,500 - $ 88,500
$ 65,750 - $ 91,250
3.3%
Networking/Telecommunications (e)
Operations
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Job Title
2014
2015
% Change
$ 93,000 - $139,000
$ 98,000 - $148,000
6.0%
$ 82,000 - $114,250
$ 87,000 - $120,000
5.5%
$ 90,000 - $125,750
$ 94,500 - $130,000
4.1%
$ 95,000 - $124,500
$ 99,750 - $133,750
6.4%
$ 104,250 - $136,250
$110,500 - $145,250
6.3%
Product Manager
$ 99,250 - $131,250
$105,250 - $139,750
6.3%
Software Engineer
$ 85,500 - $123,250
$ 90,750 - $132,000
6.7%
Software Developer
$ 68,000 - $113,500
$ 76,000 - $116,500
6.1%
Security (f)
$ 82,250 - $110,000
$ 86,250 - $116,000
5.2%
$ 55,000 - $ 75,500
$ 57,000 - $ 79,000
4.2%
Systems Administrator
$ 64,500 - $ 89,500
$ 68,250 - $ 94,500
5.7%
Systems Engineer
$ 75,500 - $ 96,000
$ 81,000 - $104,000
7.9%
Messaging Administrator
$ 67,000 - $ 84,500
$ 69,750 - $ 90,750
5.9%
$ 63,500 - $ 82,750
$ 66,750 - $ 88,250
6.0%
$ 50,250 - $ 62,250
$ 53,750 - $ 65,500
6.0%
$ 39,000 - $ 50,500
$ 41,250 - $ 53,250
5.6%
Instructor/Trainer
$ 55,250 - $ 76,000
$ 57,750 - $ 78,250
3.6%
PC Technician
$ 46,000 - $ 65,000
$ 48,000 - $ 67,750
4.3%
$ 75,500 - $108,000
$ 78,250 - $113,500
4.5%
Alabama
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Local Variances
UNITED STATES
ALABAMA
COLORADO
Birmingham . . . . . . 95.0
Huntsville . . . . . . . . 93.0
Mobile . . . . . . . . . . 86.0
Boulder. . . . . . . . . 115.3
Colorado Springs. . . 90.5
Denver . . . . . . . . . 103.7
Fort Collins. . . . . . . 94.1
Greeley. . . . . . . . . . 84.6
Loveland. . . . . . . . . 91.4
Pueblo. . . . . . . . . . . 78.0
ARIZONA
Phoenix. . . . . . . . . 108.0
Tucson. . . . . . . . . . 102.0
ARKANSAS
Fayetteville . . . . . . . 95.0
Little Rock . . . . . . . . 95.0
CALIFORNIA
Fresno. . . . . . . . . . . 90.0
Irvine . . . . . . . . . . 124.5
Los Angeles. . . . . . 127.0
Oakland. . . . . . . . 127.0
Ontario. . . . . . . . . 115.0
Sacramento. . . . . . 101.5
San Diego. . . . . . . 118.5
San Francisco . . . . 138.0
San Jose. . . . . . . . 135.0
Santa Barbara. . . . 125.0
Santa Rosa . . . . . . 118.1
Stockton . . . . . . . . . 85.0
CONNECTICUT
Hartford . . . . . . . . 116.5
New Haven. . . . . . 112.0
Stamford. . . . . . . . 131.0
DELAWARE
Wilmington . . . . . . 105.0
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington. . . . . . 132.0
FLORIDA
Source: U.S. Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics and Robert Half Technology. City index figures are reflective of all
industries and are not specific to the information technology field.
Note: Please contact a Robert Half Technology account executive for salary information regarding cities not listed in the guide.
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Local Variances
GEORGIA
KANSAS
Atlanta . . . . . . . . . 105.0
Macon . . . . . . . . . . 84.0
Savannah. . . . . . . . 84.0
KENTUCKY
MINNESOTA
Bloomington. . . . . 105.5
Duluth. . . . . . . . . . . 79.6
Minneapolis. . . . . . 106.0
Rochester . . . . . . . 100.5
St. Cloud. . . . . . . . . 82.0
St. Paul. . . . . . . . . 102.0
HAWAII
Lexington . . . . . . . . 90.5
Louisville. . . . . . . . . 92.0
Honolulu. . . . . . . . . 94.0
LOUISIANA
IDAHO
Boise. . . . . . . . . . . . 86.1
ILLINOIS
MAINE
Chicago . . . . . . . . 123.0
Naperville. . . . . . . 112.0
Rockford. . . . . . . . . 80.0
Springfield. . . . . . . . 91.0
Portland . . . . . . . . . 95.0
Lincoln . . . . . . . . . . 85.0
Omaha. . . . . . . . . . 96.0
MARYLAND
NEVADA
INDIANA
Baltimore . . . . . . . 103.0
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston. . . . . . . . . . 133.0
Springfield. . . . . . . 104.0
MICHIGAN
MISSOURI
Manchester/
Nashua. . . . . . . . 112.0
NEW JERSEY
Princeton. . . . . . . . 125.0
Woodbridge . . . . . 126.5
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque. . . . . . 90.5
NEW YORK
Albany . . . . . . . . . . 97.0
Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . 95.0
Long Island. . . . . . 120.0
New York . . . . . . . 139.0
Rochester . . . . . . . . 91.7
Syracuse. . . . . . . . . 90.3
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte. . . . . . . . 101.5
Greensboro. . . . . . 100.0
Raleigh. . . . . . . . . 104.0
OHIO
Akron. . . . . . . . . . . 89.0
Canton. . . . . . . . . . 82.0
Cincinnati. . . . . . . . 97.5
Cleveland. . . . . . . . 95.5
Columbus. . . . . . . . 96.5
Dayton . . . . . . . . . . 87.0
Toledo. . . . . . . . . . . 84.5
Youngstown. . . . . . . 76.0
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