{"id":122119,"date":"2016-05-02T19:30:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T17:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=122119"},"modified":"2016-04-29T18:42:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T16:42:03","slug":"biggest-salary-increases-in-south-africa-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/122119\/biggest-salary-increases-in-south-africa-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest salary increases in South Africa in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Data from CareerJunction&#8217;s salary index shows which South African jobs saw the biggest jump in offered salary between 2015 and 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The CJ salary review is compiled exclusively for the South African workforce and HR\/recruitment professionals, and is based on over 30,000 job listings on the CareerJunction website.<\/p>\n<p>The review is published annually, presenting the opportunity to track year-on-year changes in market-related pay across 10 sectors in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, most jobs covered by CareerJunction saw an increase in average salaries, with 71 of 107 careers seeing pay climb. However 36 jobs saw the average salary offered drop &#8211; by as much as 60%.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest climber in salaries were for investment bankers, where a skilled employee saw offered salaries jump from a maximum of R23,058 per month to R39,659 per month.<\/p>\n<p>On the other end of the scale, packers and packagers in the warehousing sector saw the biggest drop in salary offered for skilled workers &#8211; a 60% drop from R16,484 per month in 2015, to just R6,535 in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The tables below show the salary changes in each sector, looking at the maximum salaries offered to skilled employees between 2015 and 2016, as reported by CareerJunction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Admin, Office and Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Job<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2015 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2016 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Change (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Client and Customer support<\/td>\n<td>R11 411<\/td>\n<td>R13 748<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+20.5%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Data Capturing<\/td>\n<td>R10 261<\/td>\n<td>R11 885<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+15.8%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Secretary<\/td>\n<td>R18 292<\/td>\n<td>R20 672<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+13.0%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Office Management<\/td>\n<td>R21 410<\/td>\n<td>R22 136<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+3.4%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Call center operator<\/td>\n<td>R13 404<\/td>\n<td>R13 631<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+1.7%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Switchboard &amp; Reception<\/td>\n<td>R10 552<\/td>\n<td>R10 690<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+1.3%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Admin Clerk<\/td>\n<td>R12 583<\/td>\n<td>R12 277<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-2.4%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Teller &amp; Cashier<\/td>\n<td>R6 489<\/td>\n<td>R6 189<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-4.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Health, Safety &amp;\u00a0Environment<\/td>\n<td>R22 402<\/td>\n<td>R21 254<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-5.1%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Personal Assistant<\/td>\n<td>R19 176<\/td>\n<td>R18 091<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-5.7%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Human Resources officer<\/td>\n<td>R25 003<\/td>\n<td>R22 990<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-8.1%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Messenger &amp; postal service<\/td>\n<td>R11 087<\/td>\n<td>R9 917<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-10.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Call center supervisor<\/td>\n<td>R18 333<\/td>\n<td>R14 929<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-18.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Building and Construction<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Job<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2015 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2016 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Change (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Quality Control\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Assurance<\/td>\n<td>R20 537<\/td>\n<td>R25 678<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+25.0%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Draughtsman<\/td>\n<td>R24 495<\/td>\n<td>R27 408<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+11.9%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Electrician<\/td>\n<td>R20 757<\/td>\n<td>R22 985<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+10.7%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Structural Engineering<\/td>\n<td>R46 569<\/td>\n<td>R49 742<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+6.8%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Civil Engineering<\/td>\n<td>R39 918<\/td>\n<td>R42 153<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+5.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plumber Pipe &amp;\u00a0Steam Fitting<\/td>\n<td>R18 700<\/td>\n<td>R19 390<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+3.7%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Artisan<\/td>\n<td>R25 414<\/td>\n<td>R23 243<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-8.5%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Quantity Surveying<\/td>\n<td>R33 846<\/td>\n<td>R29 583<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-12.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Architecture<\/td>\n<td>R37 500<\/td>\n<td>R23 973<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-36.1%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Design, Media and Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Job<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2015 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2016 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Change (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Industrial design<\/td>\n<td>R15 500<\/td>\n<td>R19 986<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+28.9%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TV \/ Video \/ Movie operator<\/td>\n<td>R14 916<\/td>\n<td>R18 868<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+26.5%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Web Design \/\u00a0Multimedia \/ 3D<\/td>\n<td>R21 402<\/td>\n<td>R25 891<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+21.0%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Journalism \/ Writing \/ Editing<\/td>\n<td>R24 387<\/td>\n<td>R24 628<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+1.0%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Graphic \/ Print \/ Packaging Design<\/td>\n<td>R18 854<\/td>\n<td>R18 391<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-2.5%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interior Design<\/td>\n<td>R24 917<\/td>\n<td>R22 188<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-11.0%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Job<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2015 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2016 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Change (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Industrial Engineering<\/td>\n<td>R36 968<\/td>\n<td>R44 024<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+19.1%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Structural Engineering<\/td>\n<td>R46 569<\/td>\n<td>R49 742<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+6.8%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Civil Engineering<\/td>\n<td>R39 918<\/td>\n<td>R42 153<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+5.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Electrical Engineering<\/td>\n<td>R45 697<\/td>\n<td>R46 446<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+1.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mechanical Engineering<\/td>\n<td>R51 606<\/td>\n<td>R49 439<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-4.2%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mining Engineering<\/td>\n<td>R68 125<\/td>\n<td>R63 095<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-7.4%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Electronic Engineering<\/td>\n<td>R40 056<\/td>\n<td>R37 007<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-7.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Project Engineering<\/td>\n<td>R49 890<\/td>\n<td>R36 105<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-27.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Finance<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Job<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2015 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2016 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Change (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Investment Banking<\/td>\n<td>R23 058<\/td>\n<td>R39 659<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+72.0%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Treasury Management<\/td>\n<td>R34 408<\/td>\n<td>R55 083<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+60.1%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Credit &amp;\u00a0Loan Management<\/td>\n<td>R22 346<\/td>\n<td>R29 721<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+33.0%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Insurance Admin &amp;\u00a0Sales<\/td>\n<td>R18 736<\/td>\n<td>R24 641<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+31.5%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Taxation<\/td>\n<td>R34 182<\/td>\n<td>R44 038<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+28.8%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Underwriting<\/td>\n<td>R23 632<\/td>\n<td>R29 010<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+22.8%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Financial Advisory<\/td>\n<td>R27 106<\/td>\n<td>R33 189<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+22.4%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Risk Management<\/td>\n<td>R42 067<\/td>\n<td>R48 675<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+15.7%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cost Accounting<\/td>\n<td>R36 832<\/td>\n<td>R40 500<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+10.0%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Asset Management<\/td>\n<td>R31 820<\/td>\n<td>R33 881<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+6.5%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Credit Control<\/td>\n<td>R16 212<\/td>\n<td>R17 010<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+4.9%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Actuary<\/td>\n<td>R34 475<\/td>\n<td>R35 978<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+4.4%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accounts Payable &amp;\u00a0Receivable<\/td>\n<td>R20 317<\/td>\n<td>R21 073<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+3.7%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Management Accounting<\/td>\n<td>R40 701<\/td>\n<td>R42 096<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+3.4%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Auditing<\/td>\n<td>R30 705<\/td>\n<td>R31 490<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+2.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bookkeeping<\/td>\n<td>R18 806<\/td>\n<td>R18 842<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+0.2%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chartered Accounting<\/td>\n<td>R46 403<\/td>\n<td>R46 425<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+0.1%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Financial Management<\/td>\n<td>R49 025<\/td>\n<td>R48 843<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-0.4%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accounting<\/td>\n<td>R33 603<\/td>\n<td>R33 147<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-1.4%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Internal Auditing<\/td>\n<td>R38 473<\/td>\n<td>R37 824<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-1.7%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Payroll &amp;\u00a0Wages<\/td>\n<td>R20 959<\/td>\n<td>R20 413<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-2.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Insurance Advisory<\/td>\n<td>R18 175<\/td>\n<td>R16 961<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-6.7%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Acquisitions &amp;\u00a0Leverage Management<\/td>\n<td>R35 396<\/td>\n<td>R33 028<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-6.7%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portfolio Management<\/td>\n<td>R34 516<\/td>\n<td>R30 364<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-12.0%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Purchasing and Procurement<\/td>\n<td>R29 961<\/td>\n<td>R23 568<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-21.3%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>ICT<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Job<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2015 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2016 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Change (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Radio &amp;\u00a0Satellite Technology<\/td>\n<td>R21 572<\/td>\n<td>R30 711<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+42.4%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Technical &amp;\u00a0Business Architecture<\/td>\n<td>R43 929<\/td>\n<td>R56 477<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+28.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Software Development<\/td>\n<td>R34 415<\/td>\n<td>R37 278<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+8.3%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Systems &amp;\u00a0Network Admin<\/td>\n<td>R25 705<\/td>\n<td>R27 671<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+7.7%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Systems Analysis<\/td>\n<td>R39 625<\/td>\n<td>R42 532<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+7.3%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Network Planning, Design &amp;\u00a0Installation<\/td>\n<td>R25 324<\/td>\n<td>R26 757<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+5.7%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Data Analysis &amp;\u00a0Warehousing<\/td>\n<td>R34 876<\/td>\n<td>R36 792<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+5.5%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>UX &amp;\u00a0GUI Design<\/td>\n<td>R31 910<\/td>\n<td>R33 659<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+5.5%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IT Management<\/td>\n<td>R44 569<\/td>\n<td>R46 893<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+5.2%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Business Analysis<\/td>\n<td>R40 505<\/td>\n<td>R41 726<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+3.0%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Database Design, Development &amp;\u00a0Admin<\/td>\n<td>R33 756<\/td>\n<td>R34 285<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+1.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IT Project Admin &amp;\u00a0Management<\/td>\n<td>R39 869<\/td>\n<td>R37 019<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-7.2%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Marketing<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Job<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2015 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2016 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Change (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Communications &amp;\u00a0Public Relations<\/td>\n<td>R26 266<\/td>\n<td>R31 144<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+18.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Events Coordinating &amp;\u00a0Planning<\/td>\n<td>R18 375<\/td>\n<td>R20 463<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+11.4%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brand Management<\/td>\n<td>R34 211<\/td>\n<td>R37 452<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+9.5%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Product Management<\/td>\n<td>R36 121<\/td>\n<td>R39 060<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+8.1%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Marketing Management<\/td>\n<td>R36 089<\/td>\n<td>R36 400<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+0.9%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Market Research &amp;\u00a0Analysis<\/td>\n<td>R36 767<\/td>\n<td>R36 967<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+0.5%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Marketing Assistance<\/td>\n<td>R17 375<\/td>\n<td>R16 169<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-6.9%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Advertising<\/td>\n<td>R20 951<\/td>\n<td>R18 100<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-13.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Manufacturing and Assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Job<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2015 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2016 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Change (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Assembly &amp; Fabricating<\/td>\n<td>R13 958<\/td>\n<td>R21 965<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+57.4%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tool &amp;\u00a0Die Making<\/td>\n<td>R14 682<\/td>\n<td>R22 162<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+51.0%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Artisan<\/td>\n<td>R16 506<\/td>\n<td>R20 681<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+25.3%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Process Control<\/td>\n<td>R20 790<\/td>\n<td>R25 343<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+21.9%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Quality Control &amp;\u00a0Assurance<\/td>\n<td>R15 256<\/td>\n<td>R17 901<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+17.3%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plant &amp;\u00a0Production Control<\/td>\n<td>R19 599<\/td>\n<td>R22 690<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+15.8%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Materials Control<\/td>\n<td>R22 019<\/td>\n<td>R25 486<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+15.8%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Food Processing &amp;\u00a0Tech<\/td>\n<td>R20 048<\/td>\n<td>R22 407<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+11.8%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Metallurgy &amp;\u00a0Boiler Making<\/td>\n<td>R19 328<\/td>\n<td>R21 500<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+11.2%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Machinist<\/td>\n<td>R21 017<\/td>\n<td>R22 781<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+8.4%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Printing<\/td>\n<td>R16 273<\/td>\n<td>R15 875<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-2.5%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plant Management<\/td>\n<td>R48 333<\/td>\n<td>R40 238<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-16.8%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Sales<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Job<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2015 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2016 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Change (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Travel Agent<\/td>\n<td>R13 587<\/td>\n<td>R15 444<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+13.7%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Real Estate &amp;\u00a0Property Agent<\/td>\n<td>R21 604<\/td>\n<td>R24 262<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+12.3%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Short-term Life &amp;\u00a0Medical Insurance Broking<\/td>\n<td>R16 258<\/td>\n<td>R17 419<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+7.1%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sales Management<\/td>\n<td>R28 587<\/td>\n<td>R30 331<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+6.1%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Representative Sales Consulting<\/td>\n<td>R17 805<\/td>\n<td>R18 556<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+4.2%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Account Management<\/td>\n<td>R29 487<\/td>\n<td>R29 010<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-1.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Telesales &amp;\u00a0Telemarketing<\/td>\n<td>R11 653<\/td>\n<td>R10 302<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-11.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Merchandiser, Product Promoter &amp;\u00a0Demonstrator<\/td>\n<td>R19 156<\/td>\n<td>R15 486<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-19.1%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Retail<\/td>\n<td>R17 119<\/td>\n<td>R13 741<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-19.7%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Warehousing and Logistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"40%\">Job<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2015 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2016 Salary<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Change (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dispatch &amp;\u00a0Receiving<\/td>\n<td>R12 858<\/td>\n<td>R18 176<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+41.4%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Route Management &amp;\u00a0control<\/td>\n<td>R17 288<\/td>\n<td>R20 683<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">+19.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Warehouse Operations<\/td>\n<td>R15 251<\/td>\n<td>R13 995<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-8.2%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Distribution \/ Courier Services<\/td>\n<td>R14 347<\/td>\n<td>R10 967<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-23.6%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Logistics Management<\/td>\n<td>R42 952<\/td>\n<td>R23 748<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-44.7%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Packing &amp;\u00a0Packaging<\/td>\n<td>R16 484<\/td>\n<td>R6 535<\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-60.4%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on salaries<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Banking salaries in South Africa: CEOs get massive pay hike\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/banking\/121579\/banking-salaries-in-south-africa-ceos-get-massive-pay-hike\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Banking salaries in South Africa: CEOs get massive pay hike<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to State department defends R6 million salaries\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/120155\/state-department-defends-r6-million-salaries\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">State department defends R6 million salaries<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to South African salaries in 2016: what people earn\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/119113\/south-african-salaries-in-2016-what-people-earn\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">South African salaries in 2016: what people earn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Government vs private sector salaries in South Africa\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/114026\/government-vs-private-sector-salaries-in-south-africa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Government vs private sector salaries in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data from CareerJunction&#8217;s salary index shows which South African jobs saw the biggest jump in offered salary between 2015 and 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":121021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11121,9880],"tags":[26,1439],"class_list":["post-122119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance","category-wealth","tag-headline","tag-salaries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122119"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122141,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122119\/revisions\/122141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}