Annual State of the CIO study shows increases in compensation, CEO reporting relationships across organizations of all sizes in research on 558 heads of IT.
CIO-We¡¯ve just completed the research for next year¡¯s "State of the CIO" issue, and some interesting data has emerged vis ¨¤ vis the strength of the position. CIOs are making more money than ever before (regardless of company size); more top IT execs hold the CIO title; and more report to the CEO than to any other position
This data is based on responses from 558 heads of IT (regardless of title) from a broad range of industries and company sizes. With a 4.2% margin of error, the data provides an excellent snapshot of the state of the CIO position. (Notably, this report shows a different result from a recent Society of Information Management study, which cited a significant drop¡ªfrom 45% to 31%--reporting to the CEO had a smaller respondent base of primarily mid-market companies and a margin of error of +/- 8.3%.) Here¡¯s the data:
CIO Salaries Rising
CIO salaries are rising steadily across organizations of all sizes
Organization size |
Less than $100 Million |
$100 to $999.9 Million |
$1 Billion or more |
2008 |
$148,300 |
$213,500 |
$344,400 |
2007 |
$134,200 |
$184,000 |
$281,900 |
2006 |
$130,023 |
$193,561 |
$283,553 |
More CIOs Heading IT
Data show that more heads of IT (60%) have the CIO title than ever before.
|
2008 |
2007 |
2004 |
CIO |
60% |
50% |
49% |
CTO |
4% |
6% |
3% |
VP/IT |
11% |
13% |
13% |
Director |
18% |
23% |
29% |
Other |
6% |
8% |
6% |
CIOs Reporting to the CEO
More CIOs report to the CEO than to any other position.
|
2008 |
2007 |
2004 |
CEO |
41% |
41% |
40% |
COO |
16% |
14% |
13% |
CFO |
23% |
24% |
30% |
Corp. CIO |
7% |
5% |
4% |
Other |
13% |
15% |
13% |
|
