Security is a hot area for IT job openings. While the need for some tech skills waxes and wanes as IT churns through its constant overhaul, the need to protect the infrastructure seems only to increase. And, security jobs can’t be shipped overseas. Businesses need a vigilant staff scanning for intrusions right on premise. Do […]
Security is a hot area for IT job openings. While the need for some tech skills waxes and wanes as IT churns through its constant overhaul, the need to protect the infrastructure seems only to increase. And, security jobs can’t be shipped overseas. Businesses need a vigilant staff scanning for intrusions right on premise.
Do a search for IT security jobs and you’ll certainly see results: JustTechJobs brings up 1,070 openings for IT security jobs and CareerBuilder shows thousandsof openings.
Given the demand, it’s no surprise that the salaries for IT security professionals are healthy. This first set of salary figures comes from Janco Associates. (Here’s more IT salarydata from Janco.)
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: [no data]
2005: $141,154
2006: $146,524
2007: $152,806
2008: $152,563
2009: $152,563
Mid-sized Company IT Salary:
2004: [no data]
2005: $141,154
2006: $145,637
2007: $151,094
2008: $148,859
2009: $148,117
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $78,929
2005: $77,748
2006: $78,938
2007: $82,486
2008: $82,503
2009: $85,801
Mid-size Company IT Salary:
2004: $67,283
2005: $64,440
2006: $70,362
2007: $73,539
2008: $69,200
2009: $74,460
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $93,483
2005: $94,103
2006: $98,190
2007: $94,588
2008: $94,583
2009: $94,534
Mid-size Company IT Salary:
2004: $84,635
2005: $73,541
2006: $75,827
2007: $79,466
2008: $81,408
2009: $82,864
Large Company IT Salary:
2004: $90,554
2005: $93,097
2006: $95,666
2007: $94,108
2008: $94,431
2009: $81,758
Mid-size Company IT Salary:
2004: $67,237
2005: $66,580
2006: $68,213
2007: $69,755
2008: $71,900
2009: $61,136
Next Page: More IT Salary levels for Security Pros
The following salary data is courtesy of Robert Half Technology. (Here’s a more extensive list of IT salary levelsfrom Robert Half.)
2008: $76,250 – $104,400
2009: $80,500 – $109,250
2008: $73,500 – $103,500
2009: $78,000 – $108,000
2008: $72,750 – $103,000
2009: $77,500 – $106,250
2008: $88,000 – $127,250
2009: $96,250 – $130,500
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