NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: AMY SCHURR ON IT LEADERSHIP 10/28/04 Today's focus: Sysadmin salary hikes
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Find everything your small business needs regarding Security, Networking, Broadband, Hardware, Software, and Wireless and Mobile technology at: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=85526 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Sysadmin salary hikes By Amy Schurr New research from the Systems Administrators Guild (SAGE) shows that professionals in this field benefited from healthy pay raises and strong employment last year. Close to three-fourths of those polled received pay hikes in 2003 and the average raise was 8.18%, according to the organization's 2004 salary survey. SAGE, a special interest group of USENIX, focuses on advancing the status of the system administration profession. "All in all, the job outlook for system administration appears to be robust," says Rob Kolstad, SAGE executive director. However, he also notes that respondents' complaints about misunderstood job functions are a perennial issue. The membership society's Web site prominently defines the system administrator as "one who, as a primary job function, manages computer and network systems on behalf of another, such as an employer or client." The survey results are based on more than 4,000 responses. Here are some of the highlights: * Nearly three-fourths (74.6%) of respondents received salary ��increases in 2003. * The average increase was 8.18%, while the median was 6.06%. * Reasons for salary increases included performance, goal ��achievement, standard raises/cost-of-living adjustments, ��increased responsibilities, hard work, system stability and ��high-profile projects. * More than 905 of respondents were steadily employed throughout ��2003. * Nearly 70% of respondents thought that professional ��certifications have at least a somewhat positive impact on their ��careers. For more information, go to SAGE's site at <http://www.sage.org/>. There you'll also find details about LISA 2004, the group's annual conference taking place next month in Atlanta. _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Amy Schurr Amy Schurr is an editor for Network World's Management Strategies and Features sections. If you have any career topics you'd like her to cover or want to comment on this newsletter, you can reach her at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Nokia NW Special Report: Preparing an Infrastructure for Mobile Applications. Mobility, properly done, increases productivity and decreases operating costs. 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