Tech skills pay getting a boost from retention fears, aggressive consulting industry hiring.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-2 December 2004-Foote Partners: Tech skills pay getting a boost from retention fears, aggressive consulting industry hiring(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12022004 New Canaan, CT - Following a prolonged period of decline, premium pay tied specifically to information technology skills is now getting a big boost from widespread retention concerns and an increase in competition for IT consulting talent, according to a new study published by Foote Partners involving 45,000 IT workers and 1,860 North American and European employers.

"Our research has found unmistakable evidence of a turnaround in pay for several skills over the past six months, in particular those associated with networking, messaging, groupware, and applications...