IT salaries in South Africa

 ·28 Feb 2014

The CareerJunction Index released its latest salary review, providing insight into the average salaries of IT professionals in South Africa.

The report is based on the latest salary offerings collected from CareerJunction’s website, which currently serves over 2,000 recruiters who advertise an average of 25,000 jobs every month.

“The latest Salary Review serves as a good indicator for job seekers and professionals in the South African job market of potential monthly earnings by occupation,” the report states.

“The salary information can also be used by employers and recruiters as a useful guide to determine reasonable remuneration packages across various occupations.”

IT salaries in South Africa

The following table provides an overview of the average IT salaries in South Africa.

It should be noted that these are average salaries based on advertised posts, which means that younger (junior) IT professionals are likely to earn less than the quoted figures. Older (senior) employees in turn are likely to earn more that the salaries below.

IT salaries by profession

IT salaries by profession

The salary scale below demonstrates the regional percentage difference in salary offerings within the Information Technology sector. Percentages can be used to calculate location specific salaries across various occupations.

Results indicate that Gauteng pays the best, followed by the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

IT salary differences per region

IT salary differences per region

Telecoms salaries

The following table provides an overview of the average telecommunications salaries in South Africa.

It should again be noted that these are average salaries based on advertised posts, which means that younger telecoms professionals are likely to earn less than the quoted figures, while senior employees will earn more that the salaries below.

Telecoms salaries

Telecoms salaries

The salary scale below demonstrates the regional percentage difference in salary offerings within the telecommunications sector. Percentages can be used to calculate location specific salaries across various occupations.

Results indicate that Gauteng pays the best, followed by the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

Telecoms salary differences per region

Telecoms salary differences per region

This article first appeared on MyBroadband

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