 By Sajal Kayan
IT companies in Thailand pay double of India!An interesting research done by ZDNet Asia titled "Asia: Hotbed for IT jobs " reveals interesting statistics that IT personel are a shortage in Asia, resulting in higher wages.
The survey was conducted on the Internet between Aug. 25 and Nov. 6, 2006, and drew 5,090 respondents from key industry sectors such as government, health care, IT, services, telecommunications, legal and finance. The study covered Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Among the key findings: IT professionals command the highest pay in Hong Kong, with an overall average annual salary of HK$404,144 (US$51,964), followed by Singapore at S$64,943 (US$41,601). Surprisingly, Thailand is in third place with an average of THB 994,203 (US$27,044).
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