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      <image:title>Volatility in cash pay premiums for 1,340 IT skills and certifications reported in Foote Partners’ IT Skills and Certification Pay Index spiked upwards to its highest level since 2016.</image:title>
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      <image:title>The gap in average cash pay premiums between certified and non-certified IT skills is now at its widest point in 24 years according to new tech compensation survey research published by Foote Partners.</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-06-01T16:42:31-04:00</lastmod>
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