{"id":582850,"date":"2025-02-19T10:03:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T08:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=582850"},"modified":"2025-02-19T10:03:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T08:03:51","slug":"south-africas-real-tech-salaries-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/582850-south-africas-real-tech-salaries-in-2025.html","title":{"rendered":"South Africa&#8217;s real tech salaries in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Analytico&#8217;s latest tech salary survey found that IT professionals earn well above the average salary in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analytico&#8217;s 2025 South African tech salary survey was conducted in February 2025 and marketed to IT professionals and executives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 2,500 people responded to the survey, answering questions about their experience, position and salary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most respondents were ICT professionals working as developers, networking professionals, systems administrators, and executives at South African companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the highlights from the 2025 Salary Survey include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>47% of IT professionals received a salary increase in 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>55% of IT professionals received a bonus last year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>60% of IT professionals think they are being paid fairly, around 40% believe they are underpaid, and less than 1% feel overpaid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The average monthly salary among respondents working full-time is R88,635, while the average among part-time workers is R44,336.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This compares very well to the average salary in South Africa, which is unsusprising as IT professionals and skilled and sought-after workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Statistics South Africa released their <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/804137\/this-is-the-average-salary-in-south-africa-right-now-13\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/804137\/this-is-the-average-salary-in-south-africa-right-now-13\">Quarterly Employment Statistics survey results<\/a> for Q3 2024 on 12 December. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This survey put the average earnings paid to employees in South Africa at R28,220.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average salary is a good measure of how the overall market is changing, but it is less useful when benchmarking your salary against your peers, as experience and seniority are not considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The data is broken down in the table below by different jobs and levels and should be interpreted as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Entry-level \u2014 Qualified professional with little relevant experience (10th percentile).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experienced \u2014 Professional with relevant experience (25th percentile).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mid-level \u2014 Professional with 5\u201310 years relevant experience (median).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior \u2014 Professional who has progressed to a senior level (75th percentile).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High-end \u2014 Someone very senior and well-paid (90th percentile).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The results also contain salaries from small businesses to large companies, which can also influence salary levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone working for a large corporation in Gauteng or Cape Town can expect to earn more than someone working for a small enterprise in a small town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Job<\/th><th>Entry-level<\/th><th>Experienced<\/th><th>Mid-level<\/th><th>Senior<\/th><th>High-end<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>C-level executive<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>R55,500.00<\/td><td><strong>R120,000.00<\/strong><\/td><td>R156,500.00<\/td><td>R220,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Programming and software development<\/td><td>R39,000<\/td><td>R55,000<\/td><td><strong>R79,000<\/strong><\/td><td>R105,000<\/td><td>R150,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Consultant<\/td><td>R12,000<\/td><td>R30,000<\/td><td><strong>R70,000<\/strong><\/td><td>R105,000<\/td><td>R156,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Analyst<\/td><td>R34,000<\/td><td>R44,966<\/td><td><strong>R62,000<\/strong><\/td><td>R105,500<\/td><td>R140,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>IT management<\/td><td>R25,500<\/td><td>R37,500<\/td><td><strong>R61,500<\/strong><\/td><td>R98,160<\/td><td>R133,200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Communications and media<\/td><td>R19,550<\/td><td>R25,000<\/td><td><strong>R61,000<\/strong><\/td><td>R109,375<\/td><td>R131,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Project management<\/td><td>R23,000<\/td><td>R37,500<\/td><td><strong>R55,000<\/strong><\/td><td>R84,000<\/td><td>R109,200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Security<\/td><td>R21,500<\/td><td>R31,325<\/td><td><strong>R45,000<\/strong><\/td><td>R99,500<\/td><td>R109,616<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Database design and administration<\/td><td>R22,000<\/td><td>R24,500<\/td><td><strong>R40,000<\/strong><\/td><td>R73,000<\/td><td>R120,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Systems administration<\/td><td>R15,986<\/td><td>R25,000<\/td><td><strong>R39,000<\/strong><\/td><td>R60,000<\/td><td>R76,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sales and marketing<\/td><td>R11,900<\/td><td>R19,500<\/td><td><strong>R38,000<\/strong><\/td><td>R58,500<\/td><td>R82,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Web development<\/td><td>R15,750<\/td><td>R20,000<\/td><td><strong>R35,000<\/strong><\/td><td>R63,500<\/td><td>R74,400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Design and animation<\/td><td>R10,300<\/td><td>R14,750<\/td><td><strong>R31,000<\/strong><\/td><td>R40,000<\/td><td>R45,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Education, training, research<\/td><td>R8,800<\/td><td>R25,000<\/td><td><strong>R30,000<\/strong><\/td><td>R47,554<\/td><td>R69,920<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tech support<\/td><td>R12,000<\/td><td>R17,000<\/td><td><strong>R26,000<\/strong><\/td><td>R37,800<\/td><td>R50,545<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Networking<\/td><td>R14,000<\/td><td>R18,350<\/td><td><strong>R25,250<\/strong><\/td><td>R44,498<\/td><td>R91,050<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African IT professionals earn well above the average salary according to the latest Analytico 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