Cautious Optimism Abounds in Light Reading's 2010/2011 Salary Survey

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Salaries in the global telecom industry are inching upward, employer loyalty is high, and layoffs look to be tapering off, according to the results of the 2010/2011 Salary Survey, published by UBM TechWeb's Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), the largest research-led media company serving the global communications marketplace.

Light Reading's 2010/2011 Salary Survey is available free to registered users at: www.lightreading.com/salarysurvey

As part of its annual salary survey, Light Reading polled 1,685 telecom professionals, including nearly 500 service providers. "This survey provides career trends based on feedback from service providers around the world," says Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief of Light Reading. "This data helps us get a sense of what's really happening out there – what jobs are in high demand, what positions are getting pay increases, and where telecom firms are placing their bets."

Of those surveyed in Light Reading's global audience, it's clear that most folks aren't expecting significant pay raises this year or next:

• 26 percent expected a 1 percent to 5 percent pay increase this year over 2009
• Nearly one third thought they'd make the same amount this year as they did in 2009
• 29 percent say they expect their compensation to stay flat into 2011
• More than one third say they expect a 1 percent to 5 percent pay bump in 2011

The salary report is now available to all registered members of Light Reading. You can become a registered member of Light Reading by visiting: http://www.lightreading.com/register.asp

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Press Contact:

Jennifer Baker

Marketing Director, Light Reading Communications Network

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About Light Reading

Founded in 2000, Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), is the leading online media, research, and event focused company serving the $3 trillion worldwide communications market and is the largest research-led media company serving the global communications marketplace. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for technological and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. Light Reading's research arms, Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research, provide the most comprehensive communications research, market data, and technology analysis in close to 100 markets around the world. Light Reading produces nearly 20 targeted communications events including TelcoTV, and TelcoTV Asia, Ethernet Expo New York and Ethernet Europe, and The Tower Summit @ CTIA, as well as focused one-day events tailored for cable, mobile, and wireline executives in the US, Europe, India, and China. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005 and operates as a unit of TechWeb.

About UBM TechWeb
UBM TechWeb (http://www.ubmtechweb.com/), the global leader in technology media and business information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology.  Through its core businesses – media solutions, marketing services, and professional information – UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands, applications, and services in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs, IT and IT Support managers, Web and digital professionals, software and game developers, government decision makers, telecom providers and business executives) actively participate in UBM TechWeb's communities. UBM TechWeb brands include: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Game Developers Conference (GDC), Web 2.0, Black Hat, and VoiceCon; large-scale online networks such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Gamasutra; research, training, and certification services, including HDI, Pyramid Research, and InformationWeek Analytics; and market-leading magazines such as InformationWeek and Wall Street & Technology.  UBM TechWeb is part of UBM, a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

SOURCE Light Reading Communications Network