Competition heats up for IT-trained graduates

On the luring of more students and graduates to the IT sector, an SMU spokesperson noted that survey data from 2011 to 2013 show that IT salaries have been progressively increasing. SMU information systems management graduates earned a median of $3,300 to $3,725 last year. In 2012, they earned $3,000 to $3,775. At NUS, graduates of some IT-related courses earned a median monthly pay of $3,000 to $3,400 last year, compared with $2,880 to $3,300 in 2012. For NTU graduates in similar disciplines, salaries have stayed mostly flat, at a median of about $3,100 to $3,400 last year, from $3,200 to $3,400 in 2012. The numbers come from the universities' surveys of students who graduated and started work last year. The SMU spokesperson said that the most popular career choices for its School of Information Systems graduates include IT project manager, business consultant and software, Web and multimedia developer.