a couple things,
the salary survey isn’t randomized, so take it for what it is.
And for someone with such a deep understanding, being “savvy” is pretty off the cuff advice.
YO, it’d only take a few minutes to create a top skills list that re-orders itself over time. In-school design is all about presentation skills. mid-level might be all about managing expectations. and senior-level could be organizational development…I’m not really an expert but all these factor in at each level and shift in importance as a career advances.
I think we’ve all made enough flowcharts of the design process, to be able to create a career skills roadmap…didn’t Rita Sue have one a long time ago?