Employment in IT

Salary & Employment In Information Technology Year ending 2006

Employment

Overall employment in Information Technology finally surpasses 2000 level. Employment in software development has remained flat in the USA since 2003 around 2.9 million.

Salaries

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics salaries for computer professionals are barely keeping up with inflation from 2005 to 2006. Management saw the largest gain in salaries of 4.5% and computer programmers recieved the least at 2.5%. The following table lists the decrease in salaries by occupations related to software development from 2005 to 2006.

Occupation	Percent Increase
Computer and information systems managers	4.5%
Computer programmers	2.5%
Computer software engineers, applications	3%
Computer software engineers, systems software	3%
Computer support specialists	1%
Computer systems analysts	2.5%
Database administrators	3%
Network and computer systems administrators	3%
Network systems and data communications analysts	3%

The following table lists the average annual salary by major occupation.

Occupation	Annual Salary
Computer and information systems managers	$107,610
Computer programmers	$65,900
Computer software engineers, applications	$82,000
Computer software engineers, systems software	$87,250
Computer support specialists	$44,350
Computer systems analysts	$72,230
Database administrators	$67,460
Network and computer systems administrators	$65,260
Network systems and data communications analysts	$67,460

source: Bureau of Labor Statistics USA