According to a survey by recruitment firm Robert Half, a slight increase in wages is related to the explosion that the sector experienced before the crisis.

The average salary of professional information technology (IT) in 2009 have not been many changes over the past year. The small variations observed are related to labor disputes and replacement of inflation.

Survey by recruitment firm Robert Half this year shows a slight variation in the largest amount received by an IT coordinator for small and medium-sized businesses with a turnover of 500 million reais. The maximum remuneration comes to real 7500, while in 2008 reached 7,000 reais.

This picture of stability that is seen positively by market experts. Especially for the remuneration has virtually remained the pre-crisis levels, while the salaries of IT professionals were inflated, reflecting a heated economy.

"The crisis did not result in devaluation of the IT professional," says Fernando Mantovani, director of Robert Half in Brazil. "What happened was a readjustment of the existing teams for technology projects more compatible with the current reality," he says.

In this environment, companies shelved plans to integrate large and caused departments to produce small projects more easily understood and measured, with a focus on lower costs. "Companies began to think of better use than they already had, without cause, however, impact on the remuneration of professionals," says Mantovani.

According to director of Robert Half, companies that have need to strengthen their teams changed the profile of the positions. Instead of searching for engineers, experts in a very specific area, rather hired managers with more general education, the role they can play up to three coordinators.

Despite the increased demand, it failed to push up the wages of managers, not only by the explosion in wages before the crisis, but also by the input profile of the professionals. "In this case, firms began to recruit junior level, with a lower salary range," says Mantovani.