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While workers in most industries are still laboring in fear of joining the unemployment line, information security professionals are calmly testing the job market for better benefits and higher salaries — not because they have to, but because they can. Some stats:

>> 70% of staffers say outsourcing has had no impact on their career paths.

>> 50% of managers say they’re challenged intellectually with the projects they are working on.

>> 18% of staffers say they’re very satisfied with their jobs.

>> 17% of managers received raises of more than 10% in the past year.

Respondent breakdown: 49% work for companies with 5,000 or more employees; 28% are at companies with more than 20,000. Banking, the federal government, and consulting and business services are well-represented.

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Salaries trend up


Management compensation on the rise


Base salary increases vary


Total compensation trends down in 2014


Salaries by gender


Total compensation by gender


Base salary, company revenue


Over 55 earn most


Most expect bonus


Personal performance earns bonus


Half have worked outside IT


Past non-IT responsibilities


Responsibilities outside IT


Staff describes non-IT role


Managers describe non-IT role


Most critical skills


Pacific region offers top staff salaries


Midwest tops 2014 staff pay increases


Manager base salaries vary by region


South Central region tops 2014 management pay increase


Rewards expected


Most valuable training


Actual training


Non-reimbursed training expenses


Staff: Base pay matters most


Managers: What matters most?


Base pay matters most


18 years in IT


5 years at present company


How many companies have you worked at?


Compensation satisfaction


Staff: Half are satisfied with compensation


Management compensation satisfaction


Management vs. staff: job satisfaction


Staff: overall job satisfaction


Management: overall job satisfaction


Management vs. staff: intellectual challenge


Management vs. staff: job security


Staff: Most feel secure


Management: Jobs are secure


Career path: generally promising


Staff: Half are optimistic about career path


Management: largely optimistic on career path


How secure is IT career?


Job events this year


Does your company outsource?


How outsourcing affects IT pros


How outsourcing affects career


Who is job hunting?


Job hunters seek higher pay


Would you take a lower position?


Many hold security certifications


Few employers have suffered security breaches


Security generally considered crucial


Compliance is priority for most


Security certification = higher salary


Salary, compensation, and security breaches


Salary, compensation, and security prioritization


Salary, compensation, and compliance prioritization


Staff vs. Management: Education


Most are men


Staff vs. Management: Age


Employer revenue


How many employees?


Industries represented


Research SynopsisSurvey Name InformationWeek 2014 US IT Salary Survey: Security

Survey Date February 2014

Region United States

Number of Respondents 621 IT security professionals composed of 369 staff and 252 managers

Purpose To track IT salary and compensation trends from the perspective of those on the front lines, InformationWeek conducts an annual US IT Salary Survey. Now in its 17th year, it’s the largest employee-based IT salary survey in the country. This year 11,662 full-time IT professionals completed the web-based survey. The goal of this trendable study is to measure various aspects of compensation, benefits, and job satisfaction. This report focuses on the 621 IT security professionals who participated in the survey.

Methodology The survey was designed by InformationWeek and fielded online. The survey was promoted in InformationWeek’s daily and weekly newsletters. In addition, email invitations with an embedded link to the survey were sent to qualified IT professionals from UBM Tech databases. The survey was fielded from November 2013 to February 2014.

The information within this report is based on responses from 621 IT security professionals. Unemployed and part-time workers were excluded from these results, as were respondents from outside the United States. This report uses median rather than mean or average figures for salary and percentage salary changes to eliminate distortions caused by extremes at the high and low ends of the responses.

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