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tonyg
In question #20 (“What kind of work did you do before getting involved in the web?”), the choice of answers makes it seem like if one didn’t come from an IT/Web background, then one’s background is necessarily “non-technical” (specially since there is no “other” option). The work that I did was that of a scientific researcher at a biotech company, which is HIGHLY technical. I worked with all kinds of complex equipment and specialized software (even did some coding) on a daily basis. So none of the answers apply to me (I didn’t come from a IT background, design/advertising/art, OR non-technical). Perhaps “non-web/IT” would be a better option than “non-technical.”
I’d be fascinated to see all members of a digital agency fill in the skills bit of that survey. My suspicion is that web design and development has a big crossover, whereas most Social Media Experts and SEO Experts seem to have very few web-based skills.
Thanks for collecting and sharing the data from this survey. I was recently asked to prepare a title and salary comparison report for US Web related positions. The data for that subset from the 2009 Survey was comprehensive and easy to work with. Thanks.
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tonyg
In question #20 (“What kind of work did you do before getting involved in the web?”), the choice of answers makes it seem like if one didn’t come from an IT/Web background, then one’s background is necessarily “non-technical” (specially since there is no “other” option). The work that I did was that of a scientific researcher at a biotech company, which is HIGHLY technical. I worked with all kinds of complex equipment and specialized software (even did some coding) on a daily basis. So none of the answers apply to me (I didn’t come from a IT background, design/advertising/art, OR non-technical). Perhaps “non-web/IT” would be a better option than “non-technical.”
Tilápia
Wendel indicated me :)
Richard, Leeds Designer
Just filled it in.
I’d be fascinated to see all members of a digital agency fill in the skills bit of that survey. My suspicion is that web design and development has a big crossover, whereas most Social Media Experts and SEO Experts seem to have very few web-based skills.
cschoaff
Thanks for collecting and sharing the data from this survey. I was recently asked to prepare a title and salary comparison report for US Web related positions. The data for that subset from the 2009 Survey was comprehensive and easy to work with. Thanks.
WE Design Fort Lauderdale
I enjoyed it and found it useful fo web desingers
Arena do Pavini
Great research. I’ll pass on to my colleagues.