There are some worrisome signs too. Foremost among them is a dip in median pay for those age 25 and under--precisely the people the industry is working so hard to attract and keep. And the mostly upbeat salary numbers come against a backdrop of slow U.S. IT job growth in recent years. The country employs 3.49 million IT pros of all types, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics--just 1% more people than in the heyday of 2001 and 5% more than in recession-racked 2004.
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