Flat IT Salaries for 2010?

According to this year's U.S. IT Salary Survey from InformationWeek, technology pros shouldn't get too optimistic when asking for a pay raise in 2010 - because it's pretty unlikely that they're going to receive one.

The survey found that the median pay raise for IT pros in 2010 is zero percent. That's right – zilch – and unfortunately, it applies to both base salaries and total compensation, including bonuses.

Here are just a few of the other findings of the survey, based on responses from 20,492 IT pros who participated between November 2009 and January 2010:

• 40 percent said they've had their pay frozen, versus 26 percent who said the same last year;
• 15 percent have received pay cuts, while six percent experienced this in 2009;
• 29 percent saw their benefits cut back, while last year 17 percent reported the same.
• 23 percent said their careers have not been impacted by the economy, compared to 34 percent who said the same thing in 2009.

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