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Some tech skills getting pay boost

Pay linked to specific technology abilities has dropped this year overall, but several hot skills are paying off for workers, according to a report. Whiile salaries paid for non-certified IT skills have fallen 4.2 percent overall, pay for other positions, including certified networking skills has risen 5.9 percent. Pay for non-certified skills in the areas of messaging, e-mail and "groupware" also increased 4.5 percent. Did your salary follow this reported trend?

Yes my Salary changed, it went to 0. This August 1/2 of out IT department was let go, from the head of IT through our Web Developers. This included open positions. My former employer wasn't hitting sales goals so we could not be afforded. The market stinks for managers, my former position, and from what I can tell the folks hiring are still ?Cherry Picking? candidates. If you don't have 100% of the requirements, including the "nice to haves" then you don't get considered. I think I'm off to finding a different career, one where I employ myself. Good luck to those of you are still left!

I have not seen a pay raise since the bubble burst. The status quo at my company is "be happy you have a job". I have been looking locally for two years, but have not found anything higher then my current pay. Not sure if I should pursue my CCNP or CISSP. If I get laid off, then I will take the package and buy a local small company.

We can all talk about the good old days now. I do not see them coming back.

My area of expertise in Information Assurance and computer/network security has increased this year, as have the salaries of my contemporaries. Work is good and plentiful, with lots of room/opportunities for growth.

Enjoy!

The industry sucks around here. I'd like to know where the work is good and plentiful.

When I moved I had to start back at entry level, but my pay and job quickly climbed back up and surpassed what I was making before. It took a few years of dedication and performance, but it was recognized. I am a Systems Analyst. Here that means, "Jack of all trades, master of none" I handle first line response on most technical issues. I take care of about 150 PC's and 30 Automated Teller Machines that I troubleshoot and coordinate service for. I deploy new PC's at an average replacement rate of 30% annually. I can do hardware repair, but for the most part, all PC's worth fixing are under warranty. I simply diagnose and take them to and from the Dell repair shop. I also do basic Cisco router troubleshooting and service coodination on our routers and circuits. Our team also has a VP, Manager, network administrator, data processor, and part-time evening data processor. We work well as a team and can cover for each other in the event the other one is busy. Our financial institution is growing and we will be hiring a programmer next year. We may or may not get a help desk receptionist/dispatcher the following year to field calls and help with simple items like password resets.

We run with less personnel than many other organizations of similar size. We are always looking for new cost effective ways of doing things. Like software packages and services to reduce workload, VPN tunnels over DSL instead of dedicated circuits, etc.

I am not rich, but am happy with the money I make. I have been amply rewarded, recognized, and promoted over these last few years.

I credit my success to the fact that I work hard. I don't know the meaning of the phrase, "It's not my job." If I can't find a solution to a problem, I find someone who will. I always come up with an alternate solution if possible in case the first one doesn't pan out. I'm also not afraid to get my hands dirty and do some heavy work when it's called for. The "good old days" may be gone, but you can still do well with the proper work ethic.

I'm a database analyst and my salary went up almost 30% this year. Still WAY below the national average for the duties I do, but the company is still growing like crazy and I expect pay to increase proportionately.