The Culpepper eBulletin Compensation Trends RSS Feed provides articles with current trends and practices based on our research of IT, technology, cleantech, life science and healthcare markets. http://www.culpepper.com/eBulletin/default.asp en-us Copyright 2012 Culpepper and Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The 2012 Culpepper Salary Budget Update Survey is an update to a survey we published in the fall. It covers base salary increases, salary structure adjustments, promotional increases, and variable incentive budgets for 2012, with breakouts by job level, job function, job performance, industry sector, and country. http://www.culpepper.com/surveys/practices/SalaryBudget/default.asp While the labor market continues to add jobs at a modest rate, demand for tech jobs is strong. The competition for top technical talent is forcing companies to examine and redesign compensation plans for their tech employees. Short-term cash incentives are a popular and effective tool to attract, motivate, and retain employees needed to drive organizational success. This article examines short-term incentive eligibility and targets for technology jobs. We show how short-term incentives can vary by a number of factors including job level, function, and specialization. http://www.culpepper.com/ebulletin/2011/STITech.asp