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Just as IT salaries and bonuses are in a growth stage, uncertainty about the economy has begun to cast a pall over the employment market

Most IT professional and management positions saw, at a minimum, modest year-to-year increases in base salaries, a trend that began mid-decade as the industry pulled out of the post-dot-com slump. Bonuses in the last two to three years have been quite healthy as well. This may be a contributing factor in helping to boost satisfaction levels among both IT staff professionals and managers in this year’s survey.

However, the uncertainty that has shaken parts of the economy over the past year has also given rise to some anxiety over job security.

Along with salaries and bonuses, the latest Enterprise Systems survey of 691 enterprises covered general attitudes toward pay scales and jobs. While last year’s survey showed a greater willingness to move to new positions or companies that have greater opportunities, more IT managers and professionals are showing a tendency to stay put this year. The average length of time respondents have been employed in their current position is 7.9 years, up from 6.3 a year ago. The average stay with their current employer is close to 11 years, up from eight years in the 2007 survey.

There has also been less moving up the ladder as well. About 74 percent of respondents say they are in the same position as a year ago, up from 67 percent at the same time a year ago, and 65 percent the year before that. About 15 percent report that they have moved up or have been promoted in their organizations, down from 20 percent a year ago and 19 percent the year before. Another seven percent report they made a lateral move — down from nine percent last year and 11 percent in the 2006 survey.