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By Devin Hornick, Partner, KORE1 KORE1 ranks first among IT staff augmentation companies in 2026, scoring 8.44 out of 10 on the Placement Authority Score. Kforce ranks second for its KNOWLEDGEforce platform and decade of Forbes recognition. Robert Half, TEKsystems, and Apex Systems round out the top five for enterprise scale and longevity. Rankings use … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President, KORE1 NetSuite developers in the U.S. earn a base near $114,000 on average in 2026, with total compensation closer to $133,000 once bonus and additional pay are counted, and senior SuiteScript specialists clearing $160,000. Base isn’t the story here. The story is which market you think you’re buying … Read more
By Mike Carter, Director of Partnership Success at KORE1 Strong NetSuite developer interview questions in 2026 center on one skill above all, writing SuiteScript that finishes real work without exceeding NetSuite’s governance limits. They do one job, and that is it. Certifications and a tidy résumé tell you almost nothing next to that. What follows … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President, KORE1 NetSuite administrators in the U.S. make a median base of about $111,000 in 2026. The middle of the market runs roughly $85,000 to $140,000, and a certified admin holding together a multi-subsidiary OneWorld instance clears $150,000 without much argument. That median hides something specific, though, and it … Read more
By Mike Carter, Director of Partnership Success at KORE1 The best NetSuite administrator interview questions test whether a candidate can run an instance somebody else built, through two forced upgrades a year, while every department asks for one more custom field. That is the job. It is not a smaller version of the implementation consultant … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President, KORE1 In 2026, U.S. Workday consultants earn a median base near $115,000, with most offers landing between $95,000 and $165,000, and senior functional and integration specialists who have carried a live deployment clearing $175,000 and up. One title, several jobs that barely resemble each other. The module bends … Read more
By Mike Carter, Director of Partnership Success, KORE1 In 2026, U.S. product owners earn a median base near $115,000, with most offers landing between $95,000 and $155,000, and senior product owners who own a roadmap, stakeholder alignment, and a scaled-agile program clearing $160,000 and up. Two people put “Product Owner” at the top of a … Read more
By Devin Hornick, Partner, KORE1 Kore1 ranks #1 among tech staffing agencies in Seattle for 2026 — with a 4.7 Glassdoor score, documented AI sourcing, and a 17-day average IT fill time that no competitor on this list publicly matches. Kforce earns the #2 spot for finance-adjacent IT hiring. TEKsystems is the strongest call for … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, President & Senior Partner, KORE1 The Workday consultant interview questions that predict a strong hire in 2026 test configuration judgment under pressure, not memorized terminology. Hand a candidate a business process that routes to the wrong approver and watch them reason toward the fix. Ask why an integration failed overnight with payroll … Read more
By Tom Kenaley, Senior Partner and President, KORE1 In 2026, U.S. penetration testers earn a median base near $130,000, with most offers landing between $95,000 and $180,000, and senior red-team operators who can prove real exploitation clearing $200,000 in total pay. One job title, and hiding under it a pay range that would make your … Read more
