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Raises for some IT pros could jump 8% in 2023, exceeding inflation
The ongoing shortage of qualified IT pros, an improving economic picture, and inflation pressures could push salaries up by 8% for some tech workers this year, according to a new report from business consultancy Janco Associates.
The new way to hire tech workers: from the bottom up
As a dearth of tech talent continues to plague business, companies are getting more creative in how they find and train workers to fill key roles. Apprenticeships are among the fastest growing trends in discovering hidden talent.
Are in-office mandates killing productivity?
Worker productivity dropped precipitously in the first half of 2022, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, and some are blaming corporate return-to-office mandates for the downturn. At a time when unemployment is low and...
Compensation chasms remain for women, minorities — even as salary gaps close
While pay for employees has normalized over the past few decades, when it comes to gender and race, total compensation gaps are still wide — especially in technology fields.
Inflation pushes some workers to new jobs — and some regrets
For some, the ‘Great Resignation’ has become the Great Regret. A new survey shows one in four workers who recently quit now regret their decisions, but most still believe they can make more money by switching jobs.
Remote work spurs a national wage leveling in tech
As more workers choose to work remotely, organizations face a dilemma: do they pay remote workers the same as those living in high-cost metropolitan regions? For some companies, that conundrum is already a reality.
Salary surveys find these are golden days for Aussie skilled IT professionals
Hays and Robert Half salary guides for Australia have found employees are still struggling to find skilled talent and reveal the top five IT jobs in demand in Australia.
IT salaries aren't keeping up with inflation — but that may soon change
Pay for IT workers was generally slack in 2021 and the first quarter of 2022, according to surveys of large and mid-sized companies. But that trend is expected to turn around as CIOs face talent shortages and try to attract and retain...
In IT, Boomers are out, raises are rising — and change is coming
As Gen Xers and Yers take over key IT roles within enterprises, they're demanding not just higher pay, but better working conditions -- and more attentive managers.
No end in sight for the Great Resignation; workers keep quitting for better pay, benefits
A record 4.5 million American workers quit their jobs in November, and a survey by a job search site found nearly three-quarters of full-time employees might follow suit over the next year seeking higher pay and better benefits.
2021 IT salary trends in Australia, city by city
Hays’s latest salary guide report found record levels of IT hiring across the country and that 37% of technology staff expect a salary increase of more than 6%.
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