As we brace ourselves for an
IT job boom, here's a
ZDNet Asia report on
IT employment trends in the region.
According to the report, the top 5 skills in demand are:
Quote:
- Project management
- Business analysis
- Microsoft .NET
- J2EE (Java Enterprise Edition)
- General programming skill
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Not surprisingly, the top industry is
Legal & Finance, with an average annual salary of about $76,000 (SGD), followed by
Government, Education & Health ($66,000),
Manufacturing & Services ($63,000),
IT, Web & Telecom ($60,700), and
Media, Marketing & Sales ($59,500).
I hope the
much-touted Digital Media industry is not part of "
Media, Marketing & Sales" which earns the least.
The average annual income of an IT professional is $38,600 (SGD) if he has less than 5 years of experience, $61,700 if he is 5 to 10 years into IT, and a comfortable $98,500 if he is at least a 10-year veteran.
The "job function" that earns the most is
IT Management, followed by
Project Development, and then
Systems Development.
I guess
IT Management refers to being in the senior management positions overseeing IT operations and IT development in big companies. Whatever it means, I'm quite sure that being too technical (geeky) doesn't get you far in terms of earning power.
You wanna make big money, you gotta be in management!
http://www.salary.sg/2007/it-salary-benchmarks/