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Starting Salaries for IT Professionals Projected to Rise in 2006

Information technology (IT) professionals in the United States can expect starting salaries in 2006 to increase an average of 3 percent over 2005, according to the Robert Half Technology 2006 Salary Guide that was just released.

Larger increases in base compensation are expected in high-demand specialties such as IT auditor, lead applications developer and network security administrator. This compares to the 0.5 percent average increase in base compensation that was projected this time last year.

The annual salary survey is based on an in-depth analysis of thousands of job orders managed by the company’s U.S. offices. "Recent gains in IT employment activity, teamed with a shallow candidate pool, are fueling competition for highly skilled individuals. As a result, hiring managers are reassessing their compensation packages," said Katherine Spencer Lee, executive director of Robert Half Technology. "In addition, companies are accelerating the hiring process to avoid losing top candidates to competing employers."

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