The tech job market is good and IT pros are reaping the benefits. According to a recent survey, salaries rose 7.7 percent year-over-year in 2015.
Tech Salaries
In 2015, tech pros saw the largest year-over-year increase in average salaries ever, up 7.7 percent to $96,370 annually. A sign of a strong tech job market, 62 percent of respondents reported receiving a higher salary in 2015. Nearly 50 percent reported the increase as a result of upward mobility at the same company, with 38 percent receiving a merit increase and 10 percent receiving an internal promotion. Changing employers accounted for another 23 percent of respondents who reported a salary increase.