Project Leader, IT Salary

IT project leaders are in charge of facilitating and coordinating group projects relating to information technology that advance an organization's goals and values in an effective manner. Most of the time IT project leaders set performance standards among project/team members to ensure strong group cohesion and productivity. As such, project leaders must have impeccable written and oral communication skills to be able to interpret and execute different ideas and solve problems. Their expertise in technical matters is also crucial to making sure their projects are successful.

IT project leaders provide direction and key advice when dealing with unexpected changes. They also help find resolutions to any technical or personal issues that may arise during a project's development cycle. Some of IT project leaders' most important responsibilities include reviewing and approving completed work and giving the authorization to make any adjustments. They should have creative and logical skills to provide innovative solutions while maintaining security and business goals in mind.

Among other duties, they need to safeguard their IT systems by providing security policy standards and guidelines and identifying possible improvement areas to make processes more efficient. Many entry level and professional IT workers report to IT project leaders on a regular basis to ask for guidance and improvement tips. At the same time, IT project leaders generally report to an IT manager or the president of IT operations to deliver completed assignments. Most IT project leaders work in an office setting, with a regular 9-5 weekday schedule. A bachelor's degree in IT or a related field is usually needed for this type of position, and additional IT, leadership and management certifications are generally considered to be a plus. (Copyright 2017 PayScale.com)

Project Leader, IT Tasks

• Hire, review, and fire non-management employees.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate the development.
• implementation, deployment and operation of information systems and techonology solutions for business needs.
• Plan, direct and coordinate daily activities of a department/group/team.

IT Project Leaders will find that Washington offers an impressive pay rate, one which exceeds the national average by 22 percent. IT Project Leaders can also look forward to large paychecks in cities like Baltimore (+12 percent), Charlotte (+10 percent), Boston (+7 percent), and Atlanta (+5 percent). IT Project Leaders' salaries are heavily influenced by location — IT Project Leaders in Pittsburgh bring in salaries that are 24 percent lower than the national average. Not at the bottom but still paying below the median are employers in Houston and Phoenix (16 percent lower and 15 percent lower, respectively).