A record number of respondents - 4123 - across all major industries took part in ITWeb`s 2005 IT Salary Survey.
Salary Survey got the low-down on what certifications are worth these days, and how much you should be earning in a spread of job titles.
Three-quarters of contractors surveyed say they are more than happy with their job. And with salaries looking good, why shouldn`t they be?
The days of the guaranteed 13th cheque and annual pay rise appear to be over.
More survey respondents love their jobs, and financial compensation plummets down the list of job satisfaction factors this year.
Fewer IT professionals want to leave the country. Those who do plan to emigrate say they are leaving to advance their careers, rather than because of crime.
For the first time in six years, money is rated the South African IT professional`s number one job satisfaction factor. By Tracy Burrows
The 2004 survey captured over 3000 responses from a cross-industry sample of SA IT professional at all levels - executive managers, operational managers and IT staff.
Database development has taken over from software development as the most highly paid IT field, but a shift towards business-oriented processes has resulted in a corresponding shift in remuneration patterns. By Warwick Ashford
ITWeb`s Salary Survey 2004 confirms earlier reports - there`s little risk of an IT brain drain as professionals choose to stay home.
The demand for senior execs has pushed up salaries at the top end. At the lower end, the reported salaries remained much the same as last year, although most respondents received an annual increase between 6 and 8 percent.
Of the 3 112 respondents in the survey, whites made up almost 75 percent, and only just over 17 percent were women. This may, of course, be more indicative of ITWeb`s readership than the true picture in South African IT.