Go and Ruby the highest-paying programming languages in South Africa

[Daniel Puchert]

Highest-paying programming languages in South Africa

Software developers using niche programming languages, such as Go and Ruby, are more likely to earn higher salaries throughout their careers than those using other languages.

This is according to OfferZen’s 2025 Developer Nation report, which is based on the survey responses from over 3,000 developers across South Africa.

 

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Career wise, what is an essential concept to grok is, why the language that has the highest average salary is so different from the average language used by those with the highest salaries.