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Tech Workers by the Numbers

51%

Portion of IT workers who receive extra pay for specific certified and uncertified skills, according to a study released Aug. 2 by Foote Partners.

12.3%

Tech company turnover in Q2 2006. Comparatively, nontech company turnover was at 19.3 percent in Q2, according to a survey released July 24 by Radford Surveys and Consulting.

29,226

Job cuts in the tech sector in Q2 2006, down from 39,379 in Q1 and the lowest number in six years, according to a July 13 report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a global outplacement consultancy.

2%

Percentage of overall company revenue in 2006 allocated to IT operational budgets. Thats up from 1.7 percent in 2005, according to a survey released July 10 by research company Computer Economics.

74%

Portion of the IT work force happy with their jobs in July, up from 71 percent in June, according to Hudson Employment Index for IT Workers data released Aug. 2.

$50 million

Combined salaries of the Top 10 CIOs, according to Baselines 2006 CIO Compensation Ranking, released Aug. 1.

Source: eWEEK reporting

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