Business Strategists on the Rise

CIOs don’t just lead IT shops. The best are business strategists. The CIO position continues to grow in stature in the business world. At more companies, the person leading the information technology organization has the CIO title. More CIOs are reporting to CEOs than in the past. And compensation rates overall continue to climb. That’s the big picture. Read on to drill down into the data from our seventh annual “State of the CIO” study, which asked 558 heads of IT about their organizations and careers. Find specifics about salaries, IT spending, outsourcing and more. And find more coverage at CIO.com.

The CIO Title Dominates

What’s in a name? A lot, when there’s a “chief” in the title. More heads of IT sport the CIO title than ever before, while “director” falls out of favor.

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CIO Title Dominates

	2004	2007	2008
CIO	49	50	60
CTO	3	6	4
VP/IT	13	13	11
Director	29	23	18
Other	6	8	6

Source:CIO Research

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