A survey of 172 CIOs conducted by recruitment firm Harvey Nash Co. and was sponsored by KPMG LLP, Made the following findings

80% of CIO's think their roles are becoming more strategic to their companies, compared with only 63% who said that last year.

43% of CIOs said they have responsibilities outside of the IT organization

72% said they play a primary role in business continuity.

37% also said they'd like to expand their roles with greater decision-making capabilities.

Nearly 6 in 10 CIOs said they work 46 to 55 hours a week, while 20% said they work between 56 and 65 hours a week. About 4% said they work more than 65 hours a week. Only 14% said they work fewer than 45 hours a week.

CIOs received an average salary of $163,000 over the last 12 months. While 75% of the CIOs said they also received bonuses in addition to salary over the last year, one in four said they got bonuses ranging between 26% and 50%. However, most of the others received bonuses between 1% and 25%.

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Prashanth Rai