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The 353 staff- and 296 managerial-level insurance IT pros in our survey saw modest bumps in compensation. While over three-quarters of both staffers and managers got raises within the past 12 months, just 23% of staff and 31% of management report increases of 5% or more. Other data points:

>> 90% of managers and 78% of staffers expect to receive bonuses in 2014.

>> 62% of staff attended company-paid training in the past 12 months; 61% of managers say the same.

>> 32% of managers hold an MBA or other master’s degree (31%) or PhD (1%).

>> 21% of managers seeking new jobs say they want less stress.

>> 9% of both staffers and managers feel insecure in their jobs.

Respondent breakdown: 41% work for insurance firms with 5,000 or more employees; 25% have over 20,000.

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Networking base salaries


Data center vs. networking salaries


Data center salaries are rising


Networking salaries are rising


Base salary trends: Data center


Base salary trends: Networking


Staff total compensation rises


Data center, networking compensated about the same


Data center management compensation flattening


Networking compensation rising


Men make more money


Female managers’ compensation has fallen


Staff, management salaries closer at small companies


Ages 46-55 earn the most


Most expect bonuses in 2014


Personal performance usually bonus reason


Staff: more non-IT experience than mangement


Past non-IT jobs vary widely


Most job duties are IT focused


Staff non-IT activity: mostly spent with peers


Management non-IT work: spent with peers, non-IT managers


Managing network infrastructure most critical skill


Staff base pay highest in Pacific


Staff base pay stagnated in Mountain region


Manager base pay the highest in South Atlantic


Manager base pay changes most in Midwest


Health insurance, 401(K) match top rewards expectations


Technology-specific training is most desired


Most training is company paid


Median out-of-pocket training expenses is $1,000


Staffers: Job stability matters most


Managers also want job stability


Benefits less important to managers than staffers


Staff, management: Long-time IT professionals


Median time at company: 7-9 years


About a quarter of employees job hop


Most are ‘satisfied’ with compensation


Compensation satisfaction has grown slightly


Management compensation satisfaction levels stay the same


Management more satisfied overall than staff with total compensation


Staff happy overall with job


Management also happy overall with job


More management than staff finds job stimulating


Management feels more job security


Staff job security feelings improving


Management feelings of job security edges up 6%


Management more optimistic about career path than staff


Staff career path optimism growing


Career path optimism also growing among management


Most believe IT career is just as secure as other jobs


Staff: IT is more secure career than 2 years ago


Management: IT is more secure career than 2 years ago


Most raises less than 5%


Half of companies don’t outsource IT


Outsourcing hurts staff more than management


Most careers not affected by outsourcing


Most are not looking for a new job


Job seekers’ biggest reason: more money


Increased job satisfaction best reason to take a lower position


Network staff: Troubleshooting most time-consuming task


Network management spends most time monitoring


Data center staff: most time spent on systems management


Data center managers’ jobs are mostly managing personnel


Data center consolidation increases workload the most


Data center managers collaborate most with contractors


Networking pros are working more with contractors, too


Most have bachelor’s degree


Sexes represented equally in staff, management


Managers are older than staffers


Respondent company revenue ranges from $1M to $10B


Most have at least 1,000 employees


Most companies in healthcare, government


Research SynopsisSurvey Name InformationWeek 2014 US IT Salary Survey: Networking and Datacenter Management

Survey Date February 2014

Region United States

Number of Respondents 953 networking and datacenter management professionals composed of 491 staff and 462 managers

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 953 networking and datacenter management 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 953 networking and datacenter management 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 response scale.

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