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Our company has been using Foote Partners IT Salary and Skills Pay Survey Reports since 2003. Our organization has found them to not only be the most accurate, but also the most reliable source for our area of expertise.
Director of Finance & Administration, Large IT Professional Services Firm
We have been using Foote Partner salary survey data for a very long time because they provide the most up-to-date and in-depth IT salary data in the market place. Their data allows us to feel comfortable that our IT jobs stay competitive in the ever changing IT market place.
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Foote Partners Analyst ViewpointS
Why pay for tech certifications is declining
by David Foote
Newly highly-validated data from 3,305 employers reveals that the average cash market value for hundreds of tech certifications is at it's lowest point since 2015.
The IT skills gap is a reality, but doesn’t have to be
by David Foote
Many businesses face a looming skills gap in IT, but, according to research from Foote Partners, many of the wounds are self-inflicted.
Here's why the skills gap may be killing your digital transformation
by David Foote
In part one of a three-part interview, Foote explains what most IT leaders get wrong about hiring, how it's holding their organizations back, and how to get it right.
News from Foote Partners
Foote Partners News Release: Q3 2019 Update of IT Skills Demand and Pay Trends Report
October 2019
Summary of the latest trends in extra cash awarded by employers to talented tech professionals for 1,070 non-certified and certified tech related skills. 53 pages of graphs, tables, and detailed analysis of:
--Winners and losers: Which certified and non-certified tech skills are earning the highest cash pay premiums? Which have gained or lost the most market value, and by how much?
--Which are paying well above average and still gaining in market value?
--2019 Tech Skills VOLATILITY INDEX latest results.
--Discussion of latest tech labor trends and our forecast of what to expect in the next 12-24 months.
Foote Partners News Release: Q2 2019 Update of IT Skills Demand and Pay Trends Report
July 2019
Summary of the latest trends in extra cash awarded by employers to talented tech professionals for 1,033 non-certified and certified tech related skills. 53 pages of graphs, tables, and detailed analysis of:
--Winners and losers: Which certified and non-certified tech skills are earning the highest cash pay premiums? Which have gained or lost the most market value, and by how much?
--Which are paying well above average and still gaining in market value?
--2019 Tech Skills VOLATILITY INDEX latest results.
--Discussion of latest tech labor trends and our forecast of what to expect in the next 12-24 months.
Foote Partners News Release: Q1 2019 Update of IT Skills Demand and Pay Trends Report
April 2019
Summary of the latest trends in extra cash awarded by employers to talented tech professionals for 1,017 non-certified and certified tech related skills. 51 pages of graphs, tables, and detailed analysis of:
--Winners and losers: Which certified and non-certified tech skills are earning the highest cash pay premiums? Which have gained or lost the most market value, and by how much?
--Which are paying well above average and still gaining in market value?
--2019 Tech Skills VOLATILITY INDEX latest results.
--Discussion of latest tech labor trends and our forecast of what to expect in the next 12-24 months.