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The 1,117 IT staffers and 889 IT managers with primary job function of application development in our survey continue to demand compensation solidly above that of the typical IT pro. Pay increases remain at about the rate of inflation.

App dev staffers earn a median of $102,000 in total compensation, and managers earn $137,000. Other data points:

>> Application development staffers report a median total compensation rise of 1.5%, and managers an increase of 2.3%.

>> 65% of developer staff and 67% of managers are satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs overall, including compensation, benefits, and other factors.

>> Nine out of 10 developers feel secure or very secure in their jobs, with only 11% of staffers and 10% of managers saying they feel insecure.

>> Only about two in five staffers and one in four managers in the development field have had more than two jobs during the last 10 years.

>> Men earn far more than women, particularly on the staff level. Male staffers earn $104,000 in median total compensation, while female staffers make $89,000; it’s $137,000 for male managers versus $133,000 for female managers.

Respondent breakdown: 43% work for organizations with 5,000 or more employees; 26% have over 20,000.

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Median salary: App dev staff vs. managers


Median compensation trends


Base salary changes: Staff vs. management


Compensation changes


Salary trends: QA vs. developers vs. engineers


Compensation trends: QA vs. developers vs. engineers


Salary changes: QA vs. developers vs. engineers


Compensation changes: QA vs. developers vs. engineers


Compensation: Male vs. female


Compensation: Male vs. female, staff vs. manager


Salary based on company revenue


Salary changes over time


Bonuses are the norm


Performance drives bonuses


Non-IT experience: Staff vs. management


About 1/5 have worked in ops


Most focus on IT functions


Staff non-IT duties


Management non-IT duties


Key skills: Staff vs. management


Highest staff salaries: Pacific


Regional salary changes: Staff


Highest management salaries: Pacific


Regional salary changes: Management


Top perks: Health insurance, 401(k) match


Wanted: tech-specific training


Continuing education


Management pay more for training


Staff: Base pay is most important


Managers: Base pay is most important



19- 20 years in IT


7-8 years at present company


Loyalty: Few hop jobs


Compensation satisfaction: Staff vs. management


Compensation satisfaction over time: Staff


Compensation satisfaction over time: Management


Job satisfaction: Staff vs. management


Job satisfaction over time: Staff


Job satisfaction over time: Management


Most are challenged


Job security: Staff vs. management


Job security over time: Staff


Job security over time: Management


IT as a career: Staff vs. management


IT career path trend: Staff


IT career path trend: Management


Job security: Staff vs. management


Biggest event in last year: Raises


Most employers outsource some IT jobs


Outsourcing hits job availability, morale


Outsourcing affects few personally


Most aren’t looking for a new job


Those looking want more money


Job satisfaction matters


Types of testing


Types of toolsets used


Life cycle management tools


Highest degrees


Mostly males


Management trends older


Most have revenue over $100 million


A quarter have more than 20,000 employees


Variety of industries represented


Research SynopsisSurvey Name InformationWeek 2014 US IT Salary Survey: Application Development

Survey Date February 2014

Region United States

Number of Respondents 2,315 application development and software engineering professionals, composed of 1,426 staffers and 889 managers with a job function of application development or a job title of QA/software test engineer/analyst, software engineer, or software developer

Purpose To track IT salary and compensation trends from the perspective of those on the front lines, InformationWeek conducts an annual US IT Salary Survey. Now in its 17th year, it’s the largest employee-based IT salary survey in the country. This year, 11,662 full-time IT professionals completed the Web-based survey. The goal of this trendable study is to measure various aspects of compensation, benefits, and job satisfaction. This report focuses on the 2,315 application development and software engineering professionals who participated in the survey.

Methodology The survey was designed by InformationWeek and fielded online. The survey was promoted in InformationWeek’s daily and weekly newsletters. In addition, email invitations with an embedded link to the survey were sent to qualified IT professionals from UBM Tech databases. The survey was fielded from November 2013 to February 2014.

The information within this report is based on responses from 2,315 application development and software engineering professionals. Unemployed and part-time workers were excluded from these results, as were respondents from outside the United States. This report uses median rather than mean or average figures for salary and percentage salary changes to eliminate distortions caused by extremes at the high and low ends of the responses.

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