Monday, March 10, 2008

USD VS INR Comparisons over Years




Year Value of one Rupee (units per US$)
1970 7.576
1975 8.409
1980 7.887
1985 12.369
1990 17.504
1995 32.427
1996 35.433
1997 36.313
1998 41.259
1999 43.055
2000 45.000
2006 48.336
2007 40.126
2007 (OCT) 39.6
2008 (NOV) 39.3
2009 (DEC) 39.6
2008 (JAN) 39.3
2008 (FEB) 39.3
2008 (MAR) 40.0

Friday, March 7, 2008

IT Highest/Lowest Pay Masters



Indian IT managers ahead only of Vietnam, Bulgaria and the Philippines.Want to earn more ? move to Switzerland

India, the global face of the information technology industry, is the fourth lowest paymaster, according to a global survey of IT managers.

Indian IT managers make an average of $25,000, ahead only of Vietnam, Bulgaria and the Philippines.
Switzerland ranked first in the survey with a salary of $140,960, followed by Denmark, Belgium and the United Kingdom. The United States ranked sixth with $107,500 in the global survey of IT staff at 6,545 companies in 35 countries conducted by Mercer.

IT Managers:

Lowest paymasters countries

1 Vietnam $15,470
2 Bulgaria $22,240
3 Philippines $22,280
4 India $25,000
5 Indonesia $31,720
6 China (Shanghai) $33,770
7 Malaysia $35,260
8 Czech Republic $35,880
9 China (Beijing) $36,220
10 Argentina $43,180


IT Managers:

Top paymasters countries

1 Switzerland $140,960
2 Denmark $123,080
3 Belgium $121,170
4 UK $118,190
5 Ireland $108,230
6 US $107,500
7 Germany $106,730
8 Canada $93,860
9 Hong Kong $90,340
10 Australia $88,850