The Information Technology Salary Survey Process

First Quarter

The survey questionnaires are mailed to the participating companies.

Consultants schedule on-site visits.

Client meetings are completed.

Survey input data due.

Second Quarter

Survey data is edited. Perlin Associates contacts clients to resolve any outstanding issues identified by the editing system.

When all the data corrections are completed, the survey processing system produces the final reports.

Survey results mailed to participants.

Third Quarter

When required, client reviews are scheduled and completed.

Market Trend questionnaire distributed.

Fourth Quarter

Market Trend survey results distributed to participants.

Next year's questionnaires updated.

Results Overview

The benchmark reports that are common to the IT Executive Survey, the IT Professional Survey and the HR Survey are listed below. 

Common Report Summary

Market Analysis I (sample report)

Market Analysis I reports display market rates determined from all participants' input data. 

Market Analysis II (sample report)

Market Analysis II reports are similar to Market Analysis I but exclude the individual client company's data. 

Company Reports

Each participating company receives a customized set of reports which show its position in the marketplace relative to all other companies in the survey.  These reports are immediately useful because every surveyed job is identified with the company's own titles, so no translation from survey titles to company titles  is necessary.  Percentile reports are provided for each job, and companies can choose their own percentile measure if they require a statistic other than the 75th percentile, which is the default.  Company reports are provided for each of the eight standard report categories (Base, Total Cash, Total Compensation, Bonus Dollars, Bonus Percent, Long Term Dollars, Long Term Percent, and Midpoint).

Base Compensation - annual compensation not including bonus, incentive or other remuneration.

Total Cash Compensation - annual compensation plus any cash bonus/incentive award.

Total Compensation - total cash compensation plus any long term award.

Bonus Dollars - the dollar value of the bonus award.

Bonus Percent - the bonus award as a percent of base salary.

Long Term Dollars - the dollar value of long term compensation.

Long Term Percent - long term dollars as a percent of base salary.

Salary Range Midpoint - the midpoint of the formal salary range of the position.

The information displayed by position for the Base, Total Cash Compensation, Total Compensation and Midpoint reports is as follows:

Companies Reporting - the number of firms matching the job and reporting data.

Total Incumbents - the total number of incumbents reported.

Incumbent Weighted - average of the values reported.

Job Match Weighted - average of the values reported weighted by degree of job match.

Percentiles - the value below which a given percentage of data falls (e.g., 10, 25, 50, 75, 90 percent).

The information displayed by position for the Bonus Dollars and Bonus Percent Reports includes:

Companies Reporting - the number of firms matching the job and reporting data.

Total Incumbents - the total number of incumbents reported.

-Incumbent Weighted-

            Base Dollars - average base salary for incumbents receiving bonuses.

            Bonus Dollars - average bonus dollars for incumbents receiving bonuses.

            Bonus Percent - average bonus percent for incumbents receiving bonuses.

-Job Match Weighted-

Base Dollars - average base salary for incumbents receiving bonuses weighted by job match.

            Bonus Dollars - average bonus dollars for incumbents receiving bonuses weighted by job match.

            Bonus Percent - average bonus percent for incumbents receiving bonuses weighted by job match.

Percentiles - the value below which a given percentage of data falls (e.g., 10, 25, 50, 75, 90 percent).

IT EXECUTIVE

The reports and analysis provided in these surveys will immediately become part of the salary planning process for your information technology staff.  Additional features include:

Job-by-job and overall position analyzed for each participant for all surveyed jobs.

Graphs showing cumulative probability associated with base and total compensation pay rates for each  position.

IT PROFESSIONAL

For over 25 years companies have relied upon the information reported by this essential annual salary survey of information technology professional positions. The report is organized into 31 job families ranked from entry-level through first-line management with a total of 163 positions

This salary survey has become the essential compensation management tool for many of our clients because the survey reports are reliable, informative and clear. With over 70,000 incumbent data sets, our statistics permit useful comparisons by incumbent, by job and job-family with the market.

The reports and analysis provided in these surveys will immediately become part of the salary planning process for your information technology staff.  Additional features include:

Job-by-job and overall position analyzed for each participant.

Graphs showing cumulative probability associated with base and total compensation pay rates for each position.

HUMAN RESOURCES

An annual survey of human resources professional positions organized into ten job families extending from executive level through entry level positions. A total of 45 positions are analyzed.

For the last 17 years Edward Perlin Associates has been meeting the compensation management needs of Human Resources professionals at many of the nation's leading companies. Given the pressures associated with corporate reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions and downsizing, the information in the HR Survey enables HR professionals to gain valuable insights about the marketplace value of these essential services.

Key Benefits

1. The reports are immediately useful without any additional analysis.

2. Percentile reporting enables each participating company to rank its salaries relative to the marketplace.

3. For company-specific reports, each company's unique job titles are shown on the report.

4. Job-by-job and overall position analyzed for each participant.

5. Graphs showing cumulative probability associated with base and total compensation pay rates for each position.