Exactly 2,370 of the 2,130 information technology professionals employed in Kansas, work in Ottawa. There has been a 91% decline in the number of information technology professionals in Ottawa between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of information technology professionals in Ottawa has decreased, overall employment in Ottawa has increased.

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In Ottawa, salaries for information technology professionals have increased. Ottawa information technology professionals made $106,720 per year, on average, in 2010. Information technology professionals in Ottawa made a yearly average salary of $67,309, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Ottawa.

Information technology professionals in Ottawa make a median yearly salary of $102,890. The difference in pay between the information technology professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 112%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $70,020 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $148,770 per year.

Information technology professional salaries in Ottawa are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited information technology school in the city. Many of Ottawa's information technology professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in information technology offered by Ottawa's information technology school.

In 2010 approximately 3 students completed information technology courses.