Even as the economy has stumbled, insurers' confidence in growth opportunities has led to shifting staffing needs and slightly higher salaries for insurance IT staff as carriers resume large-scale projects aimed at increasing efficiency and improving the customer experience, according to the 2012 InformationWeek U.S. IT Salary Survey. Check out many of the study's other revelations and view detailed charts on topics including the long-term view of insurance IT as a career and the growing gender gap in the sector.
July 20, 2012
5. The Value of Training
A wide majority (79%) of insurance IT staff and 47% of IT management participants in the survey said they consider technology-specific training most valuable to their career development. A majority of survey participants said they received some company training in the past 12 months.
