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US survey reports salaries increase for Cisco technical professionals

TCPmag.com Releases 2004 Salary Survey Report on Cisco Certification in the U.S.

Salaries of Cisco-certified technical professionals in the U.S. are trending upward, according to the annual salary survey released this week by TCPmag.com. Fifty seven percent of U.S. respondents have seen increases in their annual compensation, with an average raise of $3,976 in the last 12 months.

The largest boon has been enjoyed by Cisco Certified Internetworking Experts (CCIEs), who hold the company's top-tier certification. The average raise reported by the 57 percent of CCIE respondents who had received one was $9,480.

Sixty one percent of those who hold the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), the entry point for Cisco certification, report an average increase of $4,875.

Overall, Cisco professionals are secure about their job prospects. Fifty four percent say they expect their organizations to hire additional technical professionals over the next year. That's up from 40 percent in TCPmag.com's 2002 survey.

However, the survey findings don't suggest that job recovery in the tech sector is a foregone conclusion. About a tenth of respondents said they've lost their jobs in the last 12 months. Only a third of those have found new employment. The average length of unemployment has lasted five months, a month longer than the average reported in the 2002 survey.

"What interested us in this year's results was that salaries for specific certifications are lower than they were two years ago, when we last did this survey," said Dian Schaffhauser, editorial director and author of the report. "Yet people are upbeat about their job prospects, most have enjoyed raises recently, and most expect to pursue additional job training over the next 12 months in new areas - with security being a major focus."

This report is based on data from 689 U.S.-based Cisco professionals. Along with salary and bonus data, the survey looks at how earnings have changed in the last 12 months, the most common job benefits, expectations for hiring, and other information of use to those who possess Cisco technical certifications and to those who employ technical people.

External link

The report is available online at TCPmag.com.

TCPmag.com is a Web-based publication for Cisco internetworking experts providing news and insights relevant to Cisco certification, equipment and technologies. Cisco® is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems Inc. CCIE and CCNA are trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc.

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