Job titles: Web developer

by Loretta W. Prencipe

May 7, 2001 —

According to the Information Technology Association of America, demand for Web developers will decline from 161,301 in 2000 to 120,982 in 2001.

Compensation

Salary

Average salary: $92,833

Percent who do not feel fairly compensated: 44%

Raises

Percent whose salary rose over past year: 76.8%

Average salary increase: 20.3%

Percent received increase due to training: 22.5%

Percent received merit increase: 51.6%

Percent received increase with new employer: 16%

Percent received increase for promotion with current employer: 16%

Percent whose salary decreased in past year: 11.9%

Average salary decrease: 13.3%

Top three motivation factors

1. Working with cutting-edge technologies

2. Compensation

3. Recognition from end-users and managers

Vital statistics

Experience

Average number of years in IT: 10.7

Percent in IT for 1 year or less: 4

Percent in IT for 5 years to 9 years: 41

Average number of years at current company: 5.4

Percent with current company 5 years to 9 years: 23.3k

Percent with current company 10 years to 19 years: 18

Place in organization

Average number of direct/indirect reports: 0.6

Reports to IT manager: 29.1%k

Reports to programming/application development manager: 23%

Highest level of education completed

Associate's degree: 9.8%

Bachelor's degree: 60.7%

Master's degree: 16.9%

Time on/time off

Average hours worked per week: 45.2

Percent who always receive time off when workload is less demanding: 1.8%

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