Tech Salaries Flat, But Jobs Still Hot

You probably won't find a lot of sympathy for technology professionals who are disheartened because they had to endure a second straight year of nearly flat salaries -- especially since they garnered, on average, salary increases of about 1 percent*, which brought the average annual salary to $79,384, up from $78,845 in 2009. That's according to the 2011-2010 Annual Salary Survey from Dice.com, a career site for technology and engineering professionals.

At least half of of those polled said that they appreciate the fact that they have jobs, even if they're not getting raises. The survey found that 50 percent were "somewhat" or "very satisfied" with their compensation, an increase from 46 percent of respondents who felt that way last year.