
Cognos - San Diego, CA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cognos
Business Intelligence
United States Location
San Diego
CA
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 6/1/21 to 5/31/22
Salary Average
$103,262
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 6 Months
Raise +1 Year
$3,658 at 3.54%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 6 Months: $103,262 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $96,804 & $109,721; and, 5% of Jobs top $119,155.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.
$310,588 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 6/1/21 to 5/31/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $122,287 |
5% | $119,155 |
10% | $115,592 |
25% | $109,721 |
33% | $107,338 |
50% | $103,262 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 6 Months Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
---|---|---|
Low Salary | High Salary | |
10% | $102,061 | $104,464 |
25% | $100,216 | $106,309 |
33% | $99,187 | $107,338 |
50% | $96,804 | $109,721 |
67% | $93,917 | $112,608 |
95% | $84,238 | $122,287 |
Salary Average =
$103,262
Mid Point between each Low/High pair.
Percent of Job Market =
Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 6 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
5 Years and 6 Months | $99,687 | $3,575 at 3.59% |
6 Years and 6 Months | $103,262 | $3,658 at 3.54% |
7 Years and 6 Months | $106,920 | $3,715 at 3.47% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary remains constant regardless of experience.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average remains relatively constant with experience: $89,080 at the low experience of 2 Years and 1 Month; $103,262 at the average experience of 6 Years and 6 Months; and, $120,084 at the top experience of 11 Years.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 3 Months = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 6/1/21 to 5/31/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 2 Years and 1 Month | $89,080 | $2,646 at 2.97% |
Average | 6 Years and 6 Months | $103,262 | $3,658 at 3.54% |
Top | 11 Years | $120,084 | $3,822 at 3.18% |
Qualifications
Description
Business Intelligence, with IBM Cognos, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- IBM Cognos;
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- Business Intelligence (BI),
- Business Intelligence (BI), Report Developer, Report Analyst, Reports Writer, Reporting Specialist or SQL Reporting.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Project Lead,
- Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
- 6.1% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 75.8% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 98.5% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 4.5% of job descriptions;
- SAP Hana,
- 72.7% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft SQL Server,
- 10.6% of job descriptions;
- Oracle PL/SQL (Procedural Language / Structured Query Language),
- 7.6% of job descriptions;
- IBM DB2,
- 6.1% of job descriptions;
- OLAP (Online Application Programing),
- 9.1% of job descriptions;
- Tableau,
- 84.8% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 4.5% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 3% of job descriptions.
Location
San Diego, CA
- California,
- Alpine, Carlsbad, Casa de Oro, Chula Vista, Coronado, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Fellbrook, Imperial Beach, La Jolla, La Mesa, Lakeside, Lemon Grove, National City, Oceanside, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, San Marcos, Santee, Spring Valley and Vista.
These locations are all included in the San Diego, CA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).