| IT Pros Get Meager Raises As Median Pay Hits $80,000 Posted: It's long been true that there isn't one monolithic IT job market, but this recession is causing more fragmentation than usual, our annual U.S. IT Salary Survey shows. Skills have always separated the highest paid from the lowest. This year, salaries and raises reveal sharper shifts based on the industries and regions in which IT pros work. Around Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York, the ... |
| Firms Still Planning IT Initiatives Posted: SAN FRANCISCO—Seventy percent of chief information officers (CIOs) say their companies will invest in information technology initiatives over the next 12 months, despite the economic recession, according to the results of a survey conducted in January by consultancy Robert Half Technology. Information security topped the list of projects CIOs expect their firms to invest in, with 43 percent ... |
| Yahoo Cutting 5% Of Jobs Posted: Yahoo's first-quarter profits plummeted 78% compared with the same period last year, and the company plans to cut about 5% of its global workforce. During an earnings conference Tuesday, Yahoo leaders announced that they would cut about 650 employees to eliminate redundancies and streamline the business. The affected employees will receive notices within the next two weeks, Yahoo said. ... |
| Foreign IT Pros Working In U.S. Earning More Than Americans Posted: While opponents of H-1B and L-1 visas have long argued that the temporary work programs encourage employers to hire cheap foreign labor, a new study says noncitizen IT professionals earn pay that's on average 5% to 9% higher than American workers with similar education levels and IT experience. The report, "Does High-Skill Immigration Make Everyone Better Off? United States' Visa Policies And ... |
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