IT salaries to oncrease 0.5% on average in 2005

According to Robert Half Technology 2005 Salary Guide, average base pay for IT professionals overall will rise 0.5% in 2005, with larger increases expected in high-demand specialties such as information security and quality assurance. This compares to a 1.6% decline in starting compensation that was projected for 2004.

Projected Average Salaries for IT Occupation
Occupation	2005	% growth from 2004
Systems auditor	$63,250-$81,750	5.1%
Pre- and post- sales consultant	$53,500-$78,250	3.9%
Programmer/analyst	$52,500-$83,250	3.6%
Instructor / trainer	$43,250-$65,500	2.6%
Network security administrator	$63,750-$90,500	2.3%
Data security analyst	$68,250-$93,000	2.2%
Quality assurance / testing manager	$64,750-$86,750	2.2%
Disaster recovery specialist	$60,500-$90,750	2.2%
Internet / intranet developer	$51,750-$74,250	2.0%
Business systems analyst	$56,000-$80,500	1.9%
Source: Robert Half Technology

p/s: Im not feeling well today and damn tired..sigh