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2006 Salary Survey
Contractors and Consultants: By the Numbers
Key statistics on salaries for consultants and contractors, from the 2006 Computerworld Salary Survey.
Average annual hourly rate:
$64 per hour (2005: $61 per hour)
Base: 389
Average annual base salary:
$87,675 (2005: $85,904)
Base: 179
How has your 2006 base salary or hourly rate changed from one year ago?
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47% No change in base salary or hourly rate from one year ago. |
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12%, on average by 16%. Salary or hourly rate has decreased from one year ago. |
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41%, on average by 18%. Salary or hourly rate has increased from one year ago. |
| Base: 567 |
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Areas of specialization:
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22% Software design/development |
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12% Project management |
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9% Network administration |
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8% Information systems design |
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6% Database development |
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5% Business intelligence |
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4% Quality assurance |
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4% ERP implementation |
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2% Data warehousing/data mining |
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1% CRM implementation |
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1% Storage |
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1% Mobile/wireless |
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23% Other |
| Base: 566 |
Current job title:
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18% IT/IS contractor - independent contractor |
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16% Senior consultant |
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15% Senior IT/IS contractor - full-time employee of contracting firm |
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11% Staff IT/IS contractor - full-time employee of contracting firm |
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8% Project manager |
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8% Analyst |
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4% Director |
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4% Partner/vice president |
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2% Manager |
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2% Staff consultant |
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1% Practice manager |
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1% Package integration/implementation specialist |
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10% Other contractor/consultant-level title |
| Base: 567 |
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