
By Naked CIO
Published: Monday 24 November 2008
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Radical Meldrew
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Only the the top or specialised tier of IT have still sustained higher than average wages. Newer IT employees are not highly paid and would possibly have to take a further cut to take up the same position in another company. in the future. IT wages have been falling for the last 5 years - its only the huge sums available to a few that distort 'average' salary figures.
I do have a slight confession however -some employees are still carrying a 'weighting' on their salary from as far back as the 90s when employers payed over the odds to secure certain skills, me included Are these the people you are now targeting? Most of us havn't got much time left now - management are getting rid of us all now that we're replacable for less money. Bless 'em. That'll secure them a profit bonus for next year for sure and they don't even pause to consider that they are overpaid too.
Perhaps Ricardo Semler has the answer here. Don't...
Michael Saunby
Where are all these high paying IT jobs, I only ea...
Anonymous
I think the purpose of this article must be to sti...
Jeff Roberts
Only the the top or specialised tier of IT have st...
Radical Meldrew
I'll do a deal with you. You cut the cost of livin...
Karen Challinor
Terribly naive. Outsourcing more often than not de...
Stewart MacDuff
well this outsourcing nonsense has created the rea...
Majito Querido
Bring down the salaries of the Board Members who t...
Anonymous
This is an issue in all of the industrialised nati...
Kevin Dee
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