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your numbers.Dice Tech Salary Survey ResultsReleased January 24, 2012

$97,800

$113,200

$86,600

$72,000

$68,900



Dice Salary Survey MethodologyThe Dice Salary Survey was administered online with 18,325 employed technology professionals

responding between September 19 and November 21, 2011. Respondents were invited to

parcipate in the survey through a nocaon on the Dice home page, and registered technology

professionals were sent an email invitaon. A cookie methodology was used to ensure that there

was no duplicaon of responses between or within the various sample groups, and duplicate

responses from a single email address were removed.

Table of Contents

Five-year trend in tech salaries ................................... page 3

Bonus trend ................................................................. page 3

Salary by employment type ......................................... page 3

Markets with above average salary growth ................page 4

Salary sasfacon........................................................ page 4

Salary by experience.................................................... page 5

Salary by metro ........................................................... page 6

Salary by region ........................................................... page 6

Earning power by changing employers ....................... page 7

Salary by job tle......................................................... page 7

Salary for popular tech skills and experience .............. page 8

Salary by company size ................................................ page 10

Salary by educaon level............................................. page 10

Employee movators................................................... page 10

Biggest career concerns .............................................. page 11

Salary by industry ........................................................ page 11

$72,000Web

Developer



Dice Tech Salary Survey ResultsReleased January 24, 2012

Tech professionals see pay jump.

Bonus popularity on the rise.

Technology professionals enjoyed their largest

annual salary growth since 2008, according to

the latest Dice Tech Salary Survey. Aer two

straight years of wages remaining nearly at, tech

professionals on average garnered salary increases

of more than 2%, boosng their average annualwage to $81,327 from $79,384 in 2010.

A more considerable jump was noted in both size of

average bonuses, up 8% to $8,769, and the number

of technology professionals receiving bonuses: 32%

in 2011, compared with 29% in 2010 and 24% in 2009.

The industries most likely to pay out bonuses: Telecom,

Hardware, Banking, Ulies/Energy and Soware.

“Finally! Compensaon has mustered some momentum,

as more and more top tech markets are notchingincreases in pay. Silicon Valley’s compensaon moved

rst and wrote the playbook for highly qualied tech

professionals to ask for more – whether that be in

Seale, Houston or Raleigh,” said Tom Silver, SVP, North

America at Dice. “The increasing popularity of bonuses

shows companies are rewarding their top performers. While everyone loves a bonus, anyone who

has been through a cycle knows that bonuses both reward and punish. In fast-changing markets, it’s

imperave for highly skilled tech professionals to capitalize on their career and compensaon opons.”

$90,000

$80,000

$70,000

$60,0002007 2008 2009 2010 2011

$74,570

$78,035 $78,845 $79,384$81,327

Five-year trend in average U.S. tech salaries

Average salary by employment type

2010 2011 Yr/Yr Change

U.S. Average $79,384 $81,327 2.4%

Full-Time Workers $77,361 $78,308 1.2%

Consultant $98,266 $99,807 1.6%

Consultant (Base Rate Per Hour) $61.11 $62.55 2.4%

Tech professionals receiving bonuses

2010 2011

$8,120

$8,769

29%

32%

$109,000Data

Architect



Six-gure Silicon ValleyIn Silicon Valley, annual tech salaries

topped six gures for the rst me

since the survey began about a

decade ago. The highest in the naon,

Silicon Valley’s annual salary of

$104,195, increased 5% year/year. In

addion, bonuses are both faer and

more frequent in Silicon Valley – with

38% of tech professionals receiving

bonuses at an average of $12,450.

While the Valley’s resurgence is well

documented, other tech markets didexceponally well too. In fact, 12 of

the top 20 cies for tech jobs had

above average wage growth. Ausn

had a 13% jump in pay to average

$89,419. Portland showed an annual

wage increase of 12% to $82,055;

Houston saw 7% growth ($89,307);

and Washington D.C./Balmore

experienced nearly 6% growth

($94,317).

Chicago and Seale each garnered

5% increases in average tech salaries,

Denver and Dallas/Ft. Worth managed

4% growth, while New York, Los

Angeles and Raleigh, North Carolina

each increased 3%.

“Convenonal wisdom says that

as Silicon Valley goes, so goes the

tech world. That’s true, and Silicon

Valley is going well, but it doesn’t

tell the enre story when it comes

to tech employment,” added Mr.

Silver. “Naonally, we’re seeing ser

compeon and higher salaries for

tech pros with the right skill sets and

the right experience level.”

35%22%

14%

17%12%

Tech salary sasfacon

Top tech markets with above average salary growth

Neither SasedNor Dissased

Avg. Salary $79,677

Somewhat Dissased Avg. Salary $71,119

Somewhat Sased Avg. Salary $86,730

Very Sased Avg. Salary $99,622Very Dissased

Avg. Salary$59,354

Ausn

$89,419

Portland

$82,055

Houston

$89,307

Washington DC/Balmore

$94,317

Silicon Valley

$104,195

Chicago

$83,970

Seale

$90,362

Denver

Dallas/Ft Worth

$86,590

$84,589

New York

$90,042

Los Angeles

$87,183

Raleigh

$79,830

0 7% 14%



Dierence makers: skills and experienceWhile salaries are on the rise among technology professionals, entry-level salaries connue to be

pushed downward, according to the survey. The professionals who generally saw their wages increase

were those with 11 or more years of experience in their eld.

The skills that commanded six-gure salaries and had above average year/year growth are:

2011 Avg. Salary Yr/Yr Growth

ABAP – Advanced Business Applicaon Programming $109,157 3%

SOA – Service Oriented Architecture $108,210 6%

ETL – Extract Transform and Load $106,521 6%

WebLogic $103,702 5%

JDBC – Java Database Connecvity $102,630 5%

UML – Unied Modeling Language $102,579 6%

JBoss $102,184 5%WebSphere $100,348 7%

“This looks like a push towards enterprise java — with WebSphere, JBoss

and WebLogic showing outsized gains,” said Alice Hill, Managing Director,

Dice.com. “Not to menon, a connuaon of the trends we’ve seen toward

tech professionals helping their companies gain more insight into their cost

structures, customer behavior and emerging trends. If tech professionals

spark companies to win by harnessing their data, that’s when the tech

department is no longer seen as a cost center, but a strategic partner in

meeng companies’ goals.”

Average salary by experience


Less than 1 year $41,996 $40,821 -2.8%

1 - 2 years $46,720 $44,121 -5.6%

3 - 5 years $57,313 $55,969 -2.3%

6 - 10 years $72,458 $69,376 -4.3%

11 - 14 years $86,211 $87,088 1.0%

More than 15 years $95,399 $99,250 4.0%

$72,000Web

Developer

$113,200IT Director



Average salary by metro area

2010 2011 Yr/YrChange

Silicon Valley $99,028 $104,195 5.2%

Washington D.C./Balmore $89,149 $94,317 5.8%

Seale $86,168 $90,362 4.9%

New York $87,298 $90,042 3.1%

Ausn $79,375 $89,419 12.7%

Houston $83,625 $89,307 6.8%

Boston $86,782 $88,657 2.2%

Harord $81,172 $88,546 9.1%

Los Angeles $84,551 $87,183 3.1%

Sacramento $82,237 $87,114 5.9%

Denver $83,168 $86,590 4.1%

San Diego $85,617 $85,841 0.3%

Charloe $82,825 $84,795 2.4%

Dallas/Ft. Worth $81,579 $84,589 3.7%

Chicago $79,933 $83,970 5.0%

Atlanta $82,944 $82,235 -0.9%

Portland, OR $73,096 $82,055 12.3%

Philadelphia $81,986 $81,041 -1.2%

Minneapolis $81,683 $80,767 -1.1%

Raleigh $77,825 $79,830 2.6%

Miami $68,008 $77,960 14.6%

Columbus $74,615 $76,522 2.6%

Kansas City $66,878 $75,387 12.7%

Phoenix $77,141 $74,950 -2.8%

Tampa $69,711 $72,802 4.4%

St. Louis $71,539 $71,686 0.2%

Cincinna $69,610 $71,644 2.9%

Detroit $71,445 $71,455 0.0%

Cleveland $66,725 $68,519 2.7%

Pisburgh $65,449 $64,519 -1.4%

Average salary by region


Pacic (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) $88,208 $91,102 3.3%

New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) $83,194 $86,324 3.8%

South Atlanc (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) $79,150 $81,966 3.6%

Mid. Atlanc (NJ, NY, PA) $82,003 $81,938 -0.1%

Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) $76,005 $78,272 3.0%

South Central (AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX) $73,951 $77,751 5.1%

North Central (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) $72,578 $73,762 1.6%



Average salary by job tle


IT Management (CEO, CIO, CTO, VP, Dir., Strategist, Architect) $112,386 $113,162 0.7%

Informaon Architecture $111,098 $112,670 1.4%

Systems Architect n/a $111,985 n/a

Data Architect $108,842 $108,961 0.1%

Project Manager $100,143 $104,398 4.2%

Security Engineer n/a $97,809 n/a

Developer: Systems $91,487 $95,664 4.6%

Network Design n/a $94,898 n/a

MIS Manager $89,142 $94,255 5.7%

Soware Engineer $89,419 $93,142 4.2%

Developer: Database $85,218 $92,662 8.7%

Database Administrator $88,443 $91,769 3.8%

Developer: Applicaons $85,075 $86,627 1.8%

Business Analyst $87,055 $85,979 -1.2%

Developer: Client/Server $84,909 $85,850 1.1%

Security Analyst $78,288 $78,396 0.1%

Programmer/Analyst $75,427 $76,965 2.0%

Technical Writer $72,512 $76,114 5.0%

Quality Assurance (QA) Tester $72,542 $75,498 4.1%

Network Engineer $70,681 $74,687 5.7%

Web Developer/Programmer $69,621 $71,962 3.4%

IT Technical Training $64,288 $69,123 7.5%

Systems Administrator $69,311 $68,900 -0.6%

Web Administrator n/a $65,192 n/a

Network Manager $60,134 $61,444 2.2%

Web Designer n/a $61,307 n/a

Technical Support $50,318 $50,913 1.2%

Desktop Support Specialist $48,247 $46,752 -3.1%

Help Desk $40,102 $40,245 0.4%

PC Technician $38,973 $37,236 -4.5%

26%

35%

38%

Within the next year, do you ancipate earning more money by changing

employers vs. staying where you are?

NoAvg. Salary $89,589N/A - Business owner

Avg. Salary $104,097 - 1%

YesAvg. Salary $75,140

Not sure - Don’t knowAvg. Salary $80,903



Average salary for popular tech skills and experience


ABAP - Advanced Business Applicaon Programming $105,887 $109,157 3.1%

SOA - Service Oriented Architecture $101,827 $108,210 6.3%CMMI - Capability Maturity Model Integraon n/a $107,558 n/a

ETL - Extract Transform and Load $100,983 $106,521 5.5%

Informaca $101,898 $104,223 2.3%

WebLogic $98,403 $103,702 5.4%

JDBC - Java Database Connecvity $98,100 $102,630 4.6%

UML - Unied Modeling Language $96,538 $102,579 6.3%

Azure n/a $102,510 n/a

JBoss $96,916 $102,184 5.4%

Fortran n/a $101,148 n/a

Scrum n/a $100,843 n/a

WebSphere $94,163 $100,348 6.6%

Glasssh n/a $100,226 n/a

SDLC - Systems Development Life Cycle $93,757 $99,802 6.4%

Business Intelligence $95,999 $99,763 3.9%

ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning $95,286 $99,668 4.6%

JSP - Java Server Pages $93,813 $99,656 6.2%

SOX - Sarbanes Oxley $95,439 $99,618 4.4%

Solaris $94,429 $99,493 5.4%

Agile n/a $99,299 n/a

FCoE - Fibre Channel over Ethernet $92,494 $98,894 6.9%

Teradata n/a $98,777 n/a

AIX $93,684 $98,608 5.3%

SOAP - Simple Object Access Protocol $97,929 $98,311 0.4%

ITIL - Informaon Technology Infrastructure Library $93,118 $98,159 5.4%

Korn Shell $96,886 $98,042 1.2%

Rexx n/a $97,611 n/a

Siebel $89,851 $97,528 8.5%

Change Management $91,263 $96,749 6.0%

HP-UX $92,662 $96,706 4.4%

SaaS - Soware as a Service $94,188 $95,998 1.9%

TOAD - Tool for Applicaon Developers $94,400 $95,813 1.5%

Tomcat $89,989 $95,677 6.3%

Sybase $92,855 $95,661 3.0%

Objecve C n/a $95,571 n/a

EMC $91,079 $95,563 4.9%

Data Warehouse $96,613 $95,287 -1.4%

Hitachi n/a $94,967 n/a

JD Edwards $91,786 $94,964 3.5%

Oracle DB $90,914 $94,897 4.4%

Amazon S-3 n/a $94,843 n/a

DB2 $89,159 $94,490 6.0%

Load Balancers n/a $94,367 n/a

Perl $94,210 $94,045 -0.2%

Cognos $87,383 $93,915 7.5%

MVS - Mulple Virtual Storage n/a $93,787 n/a

z/OS n/a $93,721 n/a



Average salary for popular tech skills and experience (connued)


Informix n/a $93,714 n/a

Six Sigma n/a $93,621 n/aC $90,346 $93,316 3.3%

Cloud Compung $88,995 $92,830 4.3%

PowerBuilder n/a $92,780 n/a

NetApp $87,920 $92,647 5.4%

Microso Project $88,816 $92,117 3.7%

Ruby on Rails $89,973 $92,020 2.3%

Salesforce.com n/a $91,846 n/a

Wan Opt n/a $91,830 n/a

Java/J2EE $91,060 $91,728 0.7%

Fibre Channel $87,161 $91,598 5.1%

Visual C++ $88,227 $91,311 3.5%

Postgres n/a $91,276 n/a

Red Hat $88,223 $90,915 3.1%

IMS - IP Mulmedia Subsystem n/a $90,898 n/a

PL/SQL $89,742 $90,834 1.2%

PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect n/a $90,716 n/a

SAP $87,350 $90,357 3.4%

QA / Quality Assurance $86,456 $90,217 4.4%

CRM - Customer Relaonship Management $88,602 $90,205 1.8%

Unied Communicaons $89,862 $90,183 0.4%

C# $85,501 $89,996 5.3%

Tivoli n/a $89,965 n/a

C++ $86,648 $89,862 3.7%

Amazon Web Services n/a $89,833 n/a

Visio n/a $89,802 n/a

MPLS - Mul Protocol Label Switching $89,476 $89,731 0.3%

Python $90,208 $89,474 -0.8%

Compellent n/a $89,463 n/a

Ajax $85,016 $89,410 5.2%

Shell $88,918 $89,372 0.5%

TSO/ISPF $84,503 $89,190 5.5%

Unix n/a $89,065 n/a

Disaster Recovery $85,460 $89,053 4.2%

CICS - Customer Informaon Control System $85,581 $88,950 3.9%

vCloud n/a $88,854 n/a

Oracle Applicaon Server $88,063 $88,850 0.9%

SharePoint / Frontpage $84,747 $88,296 4.2%

SUSE $85,032 $88,292 3.8%

Metro Ethernet $84,100 $88,261 4.9%

Telepresence $89,217 $88,243 -1.1%

XML - eXtensible Markup Language $87,022 $88,093 1.2%

RPG n/a $87,990 n/a

COBOL $85,847 $87,882 2.4%

CL n/a $87,759 n/a

HIPAA n/a $87,727 n/a

Lawson n/a $87,681 n/a



Average salary by educaon level

2010 2011 Yr/Yr ChangeVocaonal/Tech School $60,116 $59,729 -0.6%

Some College $69,927 $72,197 3.2%

College Graduate (4-Year) $78,788 $81,536 3.5%

Master’s Degree $93,465 $98,911 5.8%

Doctoral Degree $100,120 $112,775 12.6%

Average salary by company size


Less than 50 employees $69,658 $69,424 -0.3%

50 - 99 employees $71,264 $73,249 2.8%

100 - 499 employees $74,906 $76,739 2.4%

500 - 999 employees $77,433 $77,602 0.2%

1,000 - 4,999 employees $81,203 $82,860 2.0%

5,000 or more employees $88,075 $90,533 2.8%

What was the primary movator your employer provided you in 2011?

38%

None - No motivator provided

Other

More interestingor challengingassignments

Increasedcompensation

Flexiblework hours

Promotion or new title

Training andcertification courses

High level recognition - 1%

N/A - Business owner - 1%

18%

16%

11%

5%

4%

6%

$68,900Systems

Administrator



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For 2012, what’s the biggest concern you have about your career?

Finding an appropriate new posion for my skill set 19%

Keeping skills up-to-date / being valuable to employer 15%Posion eliminaon 14%

Increased workload 13%

No concerns at this me 11%

Lower salary increases / lower billing rates 10%

Cancelled projects / fewer projects 8%

Increased outsourcing 5%

Posion relocaon 2%

Other 3%

$86,600ApplicatonDeveloper

Average salary by industry2010 2011 Yr/Yr Change

Bank / Financial / Insurance $88,553 $91,267 3.1%

Aerospace & Defense n/a $88,232 n/a

Computer Soware $83,724 $86,708 3.6%

Medical / Pharmaceucal / Biotechnology n/a $84,361 n/a

Telecommunicaons $82,420 $83,748 1.6%

Government n/a $79,605 n/a

Healthcare Providers n/a $79,200 n/a

Computer Hardware $75,426 $78,789 4.5%

Manufacturing $74,900 $78,053 4.2%

Internet Services $76,898 $75,495 -1.8%

Retail / Mail Order / E-Commerce $75,047 $75,495 0.6%

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