Top It Jobs and Salaries

There area many reasons IT contract professionals choose this independent style of work; flexibility, ability to choose assignments, earning potential and tax advantages to name just a few. But with all these advantages there is also a downside. They have to stay current in their field of expertise and keep their skills up to date in order to be competitive and land the jobs. The days are typically long and many don't get paid until the project is completed. Seemingly when the pluses and minuses are weighed, the pluses win because the number of independent contractors continues to grow.

Some 3900 IT professionals were surveyed and the results show billing profiles, top rates, hours billed per year and income for 5 of the top contract jobs.

Source: IT Contractor