By Gillian Shaw – Vancouver Sun
Published: September 17th, 2008
Salaries in British Columbia's tech sector saw the highest increase of anywhere in North America this year, according to the 2008 tech salary survey released in Vancouver today by the Human Resources Technology Group. Tech specialists - covering careers ranging from software engineers to animators to marketers - enjoyed an average increase of 4.5 per cent in their paycheques, a jump that topped the Canadian average by almost a full percentage point.
B.C.'s sought-after tech workers also topped the average increase in U.S. tech sector wages of 3.7 per cent over the same period. The survey, conducted by the HR Tech Group in partnership with Watson Wyatt Data Services, found a growing talent shortage in the industry here with an anticipated 10,000 new jobs expected to be added this year if expansion plans are carried out. For the full story, click <here>
