South African Salaries of Information Technology Skills

The financial worth of your Information Technology skills and experience in the job market is constantly changing, and the South African Salaries of Information Technology (IT) Skills may depend on experience, company location and contract.

Below are Information Technology Skills and the Popular Jobs that require these Skills.

Tech Jobs, Skills, Salaries.

SQL:

Database Administrator. Salary per year: R507,542
SQL Developer. Salary per year: R369,190
Business Intelligence Analyst. Salary per year: R397,547

Data Analysis:

Data Analyst. Salary per year: R320,978
Business Intelligence Analyst. Salary per year: R397,547
Data Scientist. Salary per year: R678,918

C# Programming Language:

Software Developer. Salary per year: R406,754
.NET Developer. Salary per year: R359,101
Senior Software Engineer. Salary per year: R675,840

Windows Operating System General Use:

Desktop Support Technician. Salary per year: R173,203
IT Support Specialist. Salary per year: R221,248
System Administrator, Windows Server. Salary per year: R308,418

Troubleshooting:

Technical Support Specialist. Salary per year: R204,576
IT Support Specialist. Salary per year: R221,248
Desktop Support Technician. Salary per year: R173,203

Java:

Java Developer. Salary per year: R358,758
Software Developer. Salary per year: R406,754
Senior Software Engineer. Salary per year: R675,840

JavaScript:

Front-End Developer. Salary per year: R353,214
Web Developer. Salary per year: R303,411
Full Stack Developer. Salary per year: R463,433

Network Management / Administration:

Network Administrator. Salary per year: R270,137
Network Engineer. Salary per year: R390,275
Network Manager. Salary per year: R552,212

Information Technology (IT) Support:

IT Support Specialist. Salary per year: R221,248
Technical Support Specialist. Salary per year: R204,576
Desktop Support Technician. Salary per year: R173,203

Microsoft SQL Server:

SQL Server Database Administrator. Salary per year: R507,542
SQL Server Developer. Salary per year: R395,258
Business Intelligence Analyst. Salary per year: R397,547

.NET:

Software Developer. Salary per year: R407,253.
Full Stack Developer. Salary per year: R434,000.
Solutions Architect. Salary per year: R994,164.

HTML:

Web Developer. Salary per year: R241,204.
Front End Developer. Salary per year: R307,508.
User Interface (UI) Designer. Salary per year: R337,680.

Windows NT / 2000 / XP Networking:

Network Engineer. Salary per year: R280,000.
IT Support Technician. Salary per year: R142,103.
Systems Administrator. Salary per year: R296,558.

Python:

Data Scientist. Salary per year: R517,211.
Python Developer. Salary per year: R391,835.
Machine Learning Engineer. Salary per year: R682,291.

Requirements Analysis:

Business Analyst. Salary per year: R421,413.
Systems Analyst. Salary per year: R444,152.
Project Manager, Information Technology (IT). Salary per year: R668,184.

C++ Programming Language:

Software Engineer. Salary per year: R485,980.
Game Developer. Salary per year: R412,680.
Embedded Software Engineer. Salary per year: R372,186.

Systems Troubleshooting:

Technical Support Specialist. Salary per year: R208,350.
Network Support Engineer. Salary per year: R259,090.
Help Desk Technician. Salary per year: R150,000.

Linux:

Linux System Administrator. Salary per year: R420,000.
DevOps Engineer. Salary per year: R636,428.
Cloud Engineer. Salary per year: R592,285.

ASP.NET Framework:

.NET Web Developer. Salary per year: R404,758.
Full Stack .NET Developer. Salary per year: R557,979.
Software Developer. Salary per year: R424,293.

System Administration:

IT Manager. Salary per year: R529,230.
Systems Administrator. Salary per year: R295,862.
DevOps Engineer. Salary per year: R636,428.

Network Support

Network Support Technician. Salary per year: R 199,356.
Network Engineer. Salary per year: R 342,550.
Senior Network Administrator. Salary per year: R 498,354.

Visual Basic (VB)

Software Developer. Salary per year: R 374,994.
Application Developer. Salary per year: R 316,417.
Systems Analyst. Salary per year: R 453,282.

Cisco Networking

Network Engineer. Salary per year: R 342,550.
Network Administrator. Salary per year: R 255,954.
Senior Network Administrator. Salary per year: R 498,354.

Computer Hardware Technician

Computer Technician. Salary per year: R 137,614.
IT Support Technician. Salary per year: R 155,904.
Senior IT Support Technician. Salary per year: R 234,000.

Web Development

Front End Web Developer. Salary per year: R 299,820.
Full Stack Web Developer. Salary per year: R 394,677.
Senior Web Developer. Salary per year: R 617,200.

Help Desk / Desktop Support

Technical Support Specialist. Salary per year: R 199,356.
Help Desk Analyst. Salary per year: R 165,811.
Desktop Support Technician. Salary per year: R 153,359.

Microsoft Access

Database Developer. Salary per year: R 339,482.
Data Analyst. Salary per year: R 264,000.
Senior Software Engineer. Salary per year: R 684,277.

Help Desk / Desktop Support (Tier 2)

Help Desk Technician Tier 2. Salary per year: R 255,954.
Desktop Support Technician Tier 2. Salary per year: R 276,000.
IT Support Analyst. Salary per year: R 326,849.

PHP

PHP Developer. Salary per year: R 321,619.
Web Developer. Salary per year: R 299,820.
Senior Web Developer. Salary per year: R 617,200.

Internet Information Server (IIS)

Systems Administrator. Salary per year: R 356,722.
Senior Systems Administrator. Salary per year: R 542,580.
Network Administrator. Salary per year: R 255,954.

System Testing

Quality Assurance Tester. Salary per year: R 300,000 – R 600,000.
Software Tester. Salary per year: R 180,000 – R 480,000.
Test Engineer. Salary per year: R 200,000 – R 700,000.

IT Security & Infrastructure

Information Security Analyst. Salary per year: R 240,000 – R 720,000.
Network Security Engineer. Salary per year: R 240,000 – R 960,000.
Cybersecurity Consultant. Salary per year: R 400,000 – R 1,200,000.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Web Developer. Salary per year: R 120,000 – R 420,000.
Front-End Developer. Salary per year: R 180,000 – R 720,000.
UI/UX Designer. Salary per year: R 180,000 – R 540,000.

Microsoft Exchange

Exchange Administrator. Salary per year: R 300,000 – R 780,000.
Messaging Engineer. Salary per year: R 240,000 – R 780,000.
Email Systems Engineer. Salary per year: R 240,000 – R 780,000.

Product Management

Product Manager. Salary per year: R 420,000 – R 1,200,000.
Technical Product Manager. Salary per year: R 600,000 – R 1,440,000.
Product Owner. Salary per year: R 360,000 – R 960,000.

Microsoft Active Directory

Active Directory Administrator. Salary per year: R 360,000 – R 720,000.
Active Directory Engineer. Salary per year: R 300,000 – R 900,000.
Directory Services Specialist. Salary per year: R 240,000 – R 720,000.

Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence Analyst. Salary per year: R 300,000 – R 900,000.
Business Intelligence Developer. Salary per year: R 360,000 – R 960,000.
Data Analyst. Salary per year: R 180,000 – R 540,000.

IT Management

IT Manager. Salary per year: R 600,000 – R 1,800,000.
Chief Information Officer (CIO). Salary per year: R 1,200,000 – R 3,600,000.
Technical Project Manager. Salary per year: R 480,000 – R 1,200,000.

Agile Software Development

Scrum Master. Salary per year: R 480,000 – R 960,000.
Agile Coach. Salary per year: R 840,000 – R 1,800,000.
Product Owner. Salary per year: R 360,000 – R 960,000.

Regression Testing

Test Engineer. Salary per year: R 200,000 – R 700,000.
Quality Assurance Analyst. Salary per year: R 240,000 – R 660,000.
Software Tester. Salary per year: R 180,000 – R 480,000.

Software Test:

Software Test Engineer. Salary per year: R345,000.
Test Analyst. Salary per year: R326,000.
QA Engineer. Salary per year: R264,000.

Test Planning:

Test Manager. Salary per year: R741,000.
Test Lead. Salary per year: R456,000.
Senior Test Analyst. Salary per year: R472,000.

Oracle:

Oracle Database Administrator. Salary per year: R470,000.
Oracle Developer. Salary per year: R372,000.
Oracle Technical Consultant. Salary per year: R561,000.

HTML5:

Front End Developer. Salary per year: R386,000.
Web Developer. Salary per year: R332,000.
UI Developer. Salary per year: R357,000.

Software Development:

Software Engineer. Salary per year: R398,000.
Full Stack Developer. Salary per year: R449,000.
Java Developer. Salary per year: R392,000.

Data Modeling:

Data Modeler. Salary per year: R651,000.
Data Analyst. Salary per year: R318,000.
Business Analyst. Salary per year: R431,000.

C Programming Language:

Embedded Software Engineer. Salary per year: R408,000.
C++ Developer. Salary per year: R500,000.
Firmware Engineer. Salary per year: R501,000.

UNIX:

UNIX System Administrator. Salary per year: R392,000.
UNIX Developer. Salary per year: R460,000.
UNIX Engineer. Salary per year: R525,000.

Machine Learning:

Machine Learning Engineer. Salary per year: R740,000.
Data Scientist. Salary per year: R617,000.
Research Scientist. Salary per year: R840,000.

Test Automation:

Automation Test Engineer. Salary per year: R356,000.
QA Automation Engineer. Salary per year: R449,000.
Software Developer in Test (SDET). Salary per year: R501,000.

IT Consulting:

IT Consultant. Salary per year: R 462,997
IT Strategy Consultant. Salary per year: R 711,195
IT Security Consultant. Salary per year: R 489,794

Program Management:

Program Manager. Salary per year: R 1,005,914
Technical Program Manager. Salary per year: R 1,203,551
Senior Project Manager, Program Management. Salary per year: R 1,081,203

Telecommunications:

Telecommunications Engineer. Salary per year: R 439,000
Network Engineer, Telecommunications. Salary per year: R 455,547
Telecommunications Analyst. Salary per year: R 437,833

MySQL:

MySQL Database Administrator. Salary per year: R 450,000
MySQL Developer. Salary per year: R 359,935
MySQL Database Administrator, Senior. Salary per year: R 744,000

Software Architecture:

Solutions Architect. Salary per year: R 986,416
Enterprise Software Architect. Salary per year: R 1,158,394
Senior Software Architect. Salary per year: R 1,002,767

ETL (Extract, transform, load):

ETL Developer. Salary per year: R 461,423
Data Analyst, ETL. Salary per year: R 367,491
ETL Architect. Salary per year: R 933,734

Java/J2EE:

Java Developer. Salary per year: R 366,395
Java Software Engineer. Salary per year: R 475,980
Senior Java Developer. Salary per year: R 758,000

React.js:

Front End Developer. Salary per year: R 449,768
React Developer. Salary per year: R 478,191
Senior Front End Developer. Salary per year: R 845,361

VB.Net:

VB.Net Developer. Salary per year: R 329,115
Software Developer, VB.Net. Salary per year: R 322,348
Senior .NET Developer, VB. Salary per year: R 754,920

Database Administration:

Database Administrator. Salary per year: R 395,800
Senior Database Administrator. Salary per year: R 800,000
Database Administrator, SQL Server. Salary per year: R 450,000

Cyber Security

Cyber Security Analyst. Salary per year: R 424,938.
Information Security Manager. Salary per year: R 719,326.
Penetration Tester. Salary per year: R 367,692.

Angular

Front-End Developer. Salary per year: R 354,011.
Web Developer. Salary per year: R 291,982.
Software Developer. Salary per year: R 383,658.

Switching and Routing

Network Engineer. Salary per year: R 356,927.
Network Administrator. Salary per year: R 274,336.
Network Technician. Salary per year: R 194,118.

Systems Engineering

Systems Engineer. Salary per year: R 578,775.
Senior Systems Engineer. Salary per year: R 814,111.
Systems Engineering Manager. Salary per year: R 1,076,766.

Microsoft Power BI

Business Intelligence Developer. Salary per year: R 474,320.
Data Analyst. Salary per year: R 371,858.
BI Analyst. Salary per year: R 447,079.

PL/SQL

Database Administrator. Salary per year: R 454,918.
Oracle Developer. Salary per year: R 372,983.
SQL Developer. Salary per year: R 327,913.

Spring

Java Developer. Salary per year: R 394,708.
Software Engineer. Salary per year: R 458,609.
Senior Java Developer. Salary per year: R 791,767.

Windows Support

Desktop Support Technician. Salary per year: R 153,793.
IT Support Specialist. Salary per year: R 227,518.
Technical Support Engineer. Salary per year: R 268,559.

Product Support

Product Support Engineer. Salary per year: R 358,930.
Technical Support Engineer. Salary per year: R 268,559.
Customer Support Specialist. Salary per year: R 236,331.

SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

SAP Consultant. Salary per year: R 749,620.
SAP Business Analyst. Salary per year: R 479,243.
SAP Project Manager. Salary per year: R 1,097,758.

Amazon Web Services (AWS):

AWS Cloud Architect. Salary per year: R 1,000,000.
AWS Solutions Architect. Salary per year: R 800,000.
AWS DevOps Engineer. Salary per year: R 700,000.

Data Management:

Data Manager. Salary per year: R 600,000.
Data Analyst. Salary per year: R 400,000.
Data Scientist. Salary per year: R 800,000.

Data Analyst. Salary per year: R 400,000.
R Developer. Salary per year: R 500,000.
R Programmer. Salary per year: R 550,000.

Salesforce:

Salesforce Developer. Salary per year: R 650,000.
Salesforce Administrator. Salary per year: R 400,000.
Salesforce Consultant. Salary per year: R 800,000.

Big Data Analytics:

Big Data Engineer. Salary per year: R 900,000.
Big Data Analyst. Salary per year: R 600,000.
Big Data Architect. Salary per year: R 1,100,000.

Google Analytics:

Digital Marketing Analyst. Salary per year: R 400,000.
Digital Marketing Manager. Salary per year: R 700,000.
Web Analytics Manager. Salary per year: R 900,000.

Cloud Computing:

Cloud Solutions Architect. Salary per year: R 1,200,000.
Cloud Engineer. Salary per year: R 800,000.
Cloud Consultant. Salary per year: R 1,000,000.

Node.js:

Node.js Developer. Salary per year: R 500,000.
Node.js Engineer. Salary per year: R 600,000.
Node.js Programmer. Salary per year: R 550,000.

e-Commerce:

e-Commerce Manager. Salary per year: R 500,000.
e-Commerce Marketing Manager. Salary per year: R 700,000.
e-Commerce Analyst. Salary per year: R 400,000.

WordPress:

WordPress Developer. Salary per year: R 400,000.
WordPress Designer. Salary per year: R 350,000.
WordPress Engineer. Salary per year: R 450,000.

Windows Server 2012 R2

Systems Administrator. Salary per year: R 298,116.
IT Support Engineer. Salary per year: R 215,232.
Infrastructure Engineer. Salary per year: R 460,623.

ScrumMaster

ScrumMaster. Salary per year: R 672,677.
Agile Coach. Salary per year: R 1,003,542.
Project Manager. Salary per year: R 669,702.

jQuery

Front-End Developer. Salary per year: R 312,579.
Web Developer. Salary per year: R 250,000.
Full-Stack Developer. Salary per year: R 482,326.

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

ETL Developer. Salary per year: R 540,848.
Data Integration Specialist. Salary per year: R 480,000.
BI Developer. Salary per year: R 543,330.

Enterprise Solutions

Solutions Architect. Salary per year: R 1,100,000.
Enterprise Architect. Salary per year: R 1,200,000.
IT Manager. Salary per year: R 792,366.

Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP)

ASP.NET Developer. Salary per year: R 441,000.
Web Developer. Salary per year: R 277,181.
Software Developer. Salary per year: R 386,201.

Scrum

ScrumMaster. Salary per year: R 672,677.
Agile Coach. Salary per year: R 1,003,542.
Project Manager. Salary per year: R 669,702.

Angular.js

Front-End Developer. Salary per year: R 312,579.
Web Developer. Salary per year: R 250,000.
Full-Stack Developer. Salary per year: R 482,326.

Data Warehouse

Data Warehouse Developer. Salary per year: R 543,241.
Data Warehouse Analyst. Salary per year: R 540,107.
Business Intelligence Analyst. Salary per year: R 562,526.

Network Architecture / Design

Network Engineer. Salary per year: R 348,000.
Network Administrator. Salary per year: R 271,292.
Solutions Architect. Salary per year: R 1,100,000.

System Architecture:

Senior Solutions Architect. Salary per year: R1,208,056.
IT Architect. Salary per year: R840,564.
Enterprise Architect. Salary per year: R1,303,067.

Integration Testing:

Quality Assurance (QA) Tester. Salary per year: R314,768.
Test Automation Engineer. Salary per year: R441,050.
Software Tester. Salary per year: R259,686.

Security Testing and Auditing:

Information Security Analyst. Salary per year: R471,930.
Penetration Tester. Salary per year: R476,062.
Security Consultant. Salary per year: R597,193.

Help Desk / Desktop Support (Tier 1):

Technical Support Specialist. Salary per year: R177,215.
IT Support Technician. Salary per year: R169,978.
Desktop Support Technician. Salary per year: R180,000.

Software Installation & Upgrade:

Software Deployment Specialist. Salary per year: R311,143.
Systems Administrator. Salary per year: R319,950.
Network Administrator. Salary per year: R299,122.

Microsoft Azure:

Cloud Solutions Architect. Salary per year: R1,115,802.
Azure Cloud Engineer. Salary per year: R543,417.
Azure DevOps Engineer. Salary per year: R822,131.

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS):

SQL Server Developer. Salary per year: R449,616.
Business Intelligence (BI) Developer. Salary per year: R536,046.
Data Analyst. Salary per year: R404,207.

Development Operations (DevOps):

DevOps Engineer. Salary per year: R767,102.
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE). Salary per year: R811,877.
Infrastructure Engineer. Salary per year: R616,944.

VMware ESX:

Virtualization Engineer. Salary per year: R629,402.
VMware Administrator. Salary per year: R390,000.
Network Virtualization Engineer. Salary per year: R800,000.

Acceptance Testing:

Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst. Salary per year: R312,942.
Software Tester. Salary per year: R259,686.
User Acceptance Tester. Salary per year: R336,271.

The above Salaries of Information Technology Skills are obtained from Payscale as of April 2023 and may, at this current time, be outdated or still relevant.

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