Mondo's 2016-2017 IT Salary Guide points to steady increases in tech salaries across 12 verticals. Mondo tracks the salaries of popular technology jobs to see how the annual compensation range increases year over year.
This most recent It Salary Guide by Mondo shows salary increases in nearly every tech job evaluated.
DevOps/SDN
These jobs are a cornerstone to developing quality software by keeping every aspect of the user in mind to create the best experience possible. It's a growing field, especially as more businesses decide to deploy mobile, desktop, and Web apps either internally or externally, and that demand can be seen in the annual salary increases for job titles in this category.
Quality assurance
According to Dice, there will be an estimated 100,000 new positions by the year 2022 in this field, especially as Q&A becomes a vital part of any engineering team. Titles under this category have seen a significant increase in the average salary range, and Dice predicts that growth won't slow down anytime soon.
Network administration
This field will grow 8 percent by the year 2024, with an additional 30,200 jobs on top of the 382,600 jobs recorded in 2014.
Security
The jobs in this field will grow 18 percent by the year 2024 in response to the demand for cybersecurity professionals.
Big data/cloud
Just like security, big data has become a major priority for businesses across the country, and it's created a demand for qualified data and cloud professionals.
PMO
Technical writer and business analyst jobs in this field are expected to grow 10 percent and 14 percent, respectively, by the year 2024.
Technical support/system administration
The jobs in this field will grow 12 percent by the year 2024, adding 88,800 jobs to the 766,900 positions recorded in 2014.
Web development/interactive/e-commerce
This role is slated to grow 27 percent by 2024, adding an additional 39,500 jobs to the market.
Business intelligence
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs in business intelligence are expected to grow 14 percent by 2024, adding an additional 103,400 jobs onto the 758,000 jobs recorded in 2014.
Database administrator/development
This field will see an 11 percent increase in growth by the year 2024, adding an additional 13,400 jobs on top of the 120,000 jobs recorded in 2014. It's a growing field as data becomes vital to nearly every industry, and as businesses need a way to store and protect vast amounts of digital information.
Application/software development
A 17 percent growth in software development jobs by 2024 is predicted. As of 2014, there were 1,114,000 software development jobs in the United States, and by 2024 there will be a predicted additional 186,600 openings.
Business application development
There is a rising trend in the average salary in category.
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