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Salary survey sheds light on how much South African IT professionals get paid
A recent survey conducted by employment portal Careers24 aimed to shed some light on how much South Africans take home every month.
According to the survey the average salary in South Africa is R 16 586.00 per month. Woman earned on average R 13 692 per month while men took home substantially higher amounts with an average salary of R 19 912 per month.
Individuals working in the fields of Information Systems, Electronics and Telecoms Technologies earned a higher than average monthly salary of R 19 435 per month. In this field females earned R 16 442 per month while males on average earned R 21 141 per month.
In the Information Systems, Electronics and Telecoms Technologies market under 25’s earn an average of R 11 300 per month while the 46 to 50 year olds were the highest earners at an average of R 29 230 per month.
Unskilled IT workers earned an average monthly salary of R 9 897 per month while semi-skilled workers earned slightly more at R 10 681 per month. Skilled employees took home an average salary of R 15 243 per month whilst professionals earned R 25 656 per month.
The top earners were senior managers and top managers earning monthly salaries of R 28 811 and R 34 025 respectively.
When it came to qualifications, degreed workers earned substantially more than employees with only a Matric, a Certificate or Diploma. Top earners were professionals with a Masters degree earning an average salary of R 34 413 per month.
Workers in the Mining Sector earned the highest average monthly salary at R 25 487, followed by the Forest Industry at R 23 832 and the Energy Sector at R 22 973.
IT salaries – are you getting paid enough?
