As tech leaders find their place in the upper echelons of organisations, the question surfaces whether their salaries are comparable to that of other senior management, such as the CEO or CFO.
How do you rank the combination of technical and management skills which CIOs and IT managers bring to a business?
Few companies expect their IT executives to stay in the back room and just deal with the technical issues facing an organisation.
Many CIOs I've spoken with in recent months emphasise their involvement in the strategic planning within their respective organisations, and how they have input into business decisions.
They describe the role of a CIO or CTO as much more strategic than technical, and few seem to be personally involved in the day-to-day hands-on work of the IT division.
In this way a number of IT professionals have found their voice in boardrooms around the country--they get to have their say not only on how IT fits into company's goals, but also on more general business and financial decisions being made.
MBAs, along with other management qualifications, have also begun showing up on the CVs of Australia's IT professionals. Rather than building up a wider range of technical skills, often tech leaders prefer to concentrate on management and financial qualifications as they progress in their careers.
As you gain these qualifications and broaden your skill base, how do you figure out how much you're worth? Should CIOs and IT managers be assessing salary expectations based on what other IT professionals in their sector are earning, or by comparing themselves to other managers?
How have you dealt with salary expectation issues? What sort of salary packages do you think CIOs should be asking for? E-mail us your tips at edit@zdnet.com.au or talkback below.
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