IT (information technology) pay soared during the dot.com bubble, only to flatten, stall and eventually fall back in line with the rest of the labor market in the years since. Now, IT pay appears to be on the move again, perhaps in a serious way. I have no research or numbers to support extraordinary movement here (though I am on the lookout for such), but the difficulty of attracting and retaining employees from this particular pool of talent is a hot topic for virtually every organization I've connected with in the last couple of months.
I'd be interested to hear whether my fellow compensation and HR compatriots out there are finding this to be true in their marketplaces. Anyone?
I think it depends on the market. In Atlanta, I have not seen much difficulty, but in Miami, wow - very tough.
Posted by: Kathy Quigley | November 19, 2007 at 01:46 PM