See the 2010 average starting salary for IT positions, with regional differences in IT salary levels and the value of specialty tech skills including Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology Manager, Developer/Programmer Analyst, Lead Applications Developer, Software Engineer, Systems Administrator, Database Manager, Senior Web Developer, Network Engineer, Project Manager/Senior Consultant, Systems Security Administrator, and Help Desk Manager. As one commentator wrote, "In your opinion, does 2010 bode well for Systems Architects? Not wanting to shoulder the yoke of the played out title of analyst (and never being paid for the arduous research, understanding and wasted effort of architecting solutions in a very complex multi-business environment), I am wondering if this the "systems architect" direction is a wise direction."

The link for this article located at Datramation is no longer available.