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2009 IT Salary Survey: Meager Raises, Solid Prospects

Murphy, Chris | 04/24/09
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Raises are notably smaller than a year ago, and the pay shifts track the industries and regions hardest hit during this recession. Job security's shrinking, and concerns are rising again about the IT career path. In all, though, IT careers are looking safe

Raises are notably smaller than a year ago, and the pay shifts track the industries and regions hardest hit during this recession. Job securitys shrinking, and concerns are rising again about the IT career path. In all, though, IT careers are looking safe

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2009 IT Salary Survey: Meager Raises, Solid Prospects

Chris Murphy is editor of InformationWeek, where he has worked as an editor and writer since 1999. Before joining InformationWeek, he was editor of the Budapest Business Journal, a business weekly in Hungary, and a daily newspaper reporter in Grand Rapids, Mich. Chris holds a BA in Economics and Journalism from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Virginia.

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