IT Salary

Successfully Navigate Any Hiring Market with KORE1’s Comprehensive 2024 Salary Guide

By Kore1 on December 22, 2023 in IT Salary, Job Search, recruiting

 

While recent years saw a booming jobseeker’s market, the latest data from the U.S. Labor Department suggests things are cooling down. Despite more job openings than unemployed individuals (a hallmark of a strong market), signs point towards a shift in dynamics. Based on the data found in our guide, if we’re not already back to […]

 

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Successfully Navigate Any Hiring Market with KORE1’s Comprehensive 2023 Salary Guide

By Kore1 on May 15, 2023 in IT Hiring, IT Salary

 

With a hiring market that continues to feel chaotic, it’s crucial for business leaders and professionals (regardless of industry or specialty) to continuously reference hard facts and data-backed trends. But there are so many varying forecasts for the current state of the U.S. job market depending on who you turn to. To help you navigate […]

 

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The Hiring & Salary Guide to Get Ahead of the 2020 Landscape

By Kore1 on November 18, 2019 in Information Technology, IT Hiring, IT Salary

 

In an employment market where candidates have the upper hand, there’s no such thing as being too prepared. A number of things could happen in the coming year: unemployment may continue to fall, technological advancements could widen the already-extensive national skills gap, an economic downturn might even turn the entire workforce on its head – […]

 

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Prepare for the New Year with Your 2019 Salary Guide

By Kore1 on December 3, 2018 in IT Salary

 

As the market continues to boom and unemployment remains low, open positions are steadily outnumbering available professionals and impacting compensation figures. Determining the right salary to attract top industry talent without overpaying is becoming increasingly challenging. It’s equally challenging for candidates to understand the worth of their skills. Our 2019 Salary Guides are here to […]

 

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How Increasing IT Salaries Impact Budgets and Hiring

By Robert Ardell on April 25, 2017 in IT Hiring, IT Salary

 

The trend of rising IT salaries has picked up so much pace that many organizations now accept it as a cost of doing business. But what is that cost? The allure of higher salaries is a major factor driving tech pros to new jobs, and subsequently has employers across the U.S. expecting to raise salary […]

 

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8 of the Highest Paying Tech Jobs in 2017

By Steve Quarles on March 27, 2017 in IT Hiring, IT Salary

 

When it comes to rising IT compensation, a perfect storm has quickly crossed the country and changed tech landscapes everywhere. The national IT unemployment rate sits at 2.8%, setting the stage for a shortage of tech workers. In Chicago, there’s been a 34.9% increase in tech positions since 2010, which indicates healthy demand. Meanwhile, in […]

 

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Here’s Your 2017 IT & Creative Salary Guide

By Kore1 on January 30, 2017 in Creative Hiring, IT Salary

 

Did you know 37% of IT professionals plan on searching for a new job this year? And 59% of those professionals say they’re underpaid. On the creative side, there are six open positions for every active candidate. The marketing and advertising industry is the second fastest growing sector in Inc. 5000 companies. Those are eye-opening […]

 

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4 Realistic Tactics for Negotiating Salary in Your Next IT Job

By Devin Hornick on March 24, 2016 in IT Salary

 

We often notice two distinct types of people in our searches for the right IT candidates. The first are candidates who are uncomfortable talking about money, so they don’t. The others are overly confident about how much they think they’re worth and hastily skip ahead to salary negotiation without much forethought or preparation. Either way, […]

 

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2016 IT Salary Guide for Southern California

By Steve Quarles on February 10, 2016 in IT Salary

 

Demand in Southern California continues to grow while the tech industry maintains its driving force in the region. Despite this upward trajectory, it appears that the supply of available IT professionals simply falls short. This has led to stiff competition between companies, increased average salaries, and creative tactics to overcome the challenge of this talent […]

 

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