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<\/a><\/p>\n“Developers are, by the very nature of their work, at the cutting edge of technology and they\u2019re telling us that ML and AI are not going to be on the edge for very long,” said Stephen van der Heijden, vice president of Growth at OfferZen.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s going to be right in the middle of what we do and what we build \u2013 even more so than they already are.\u201d<\/p>\n
JavaScript remains the most used language by SA developers \u2013 62% of responses indicate it is the most used language by local developers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat makes this super interesting is that we also asked developers to rate what they think are the most promising industries. When you see the results, it\u2019s pretty clear that our industry is shifting to the data, cloud computing and AI world, and it\u2019s doing so fast,\u201d van der Heijden said.<\/p>\n
Salaries\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n When it comes to salaries, the survey found that developers in the FinTech and cloud technology industries earn the highest salaries.<\/p>\n Junior developers earn between R23,000 and R35,000 per month in FinTech, while those in cloud-based engineering earn between R27,000 and R33,000.<\/p>\n Intermediate developers with 4+ years experience earn between R45,000 and R58,000 in FinTech, and between R44,000 and R60,000 in cloud-based engineering.<\/p>\n Developers with niche coding languages, such as Go and Ruby, can command higher salaries. The starting salary for a Ruby developer is R30,000 with developers who have 10+ years experience earning over R86,000 per month.<\/p>\n \u201cDespite the pandemic and companies rethinking their immediate priorities, we\u2019re still seeing growth in the tech industry and OfferZen\u2019s platform activity is at an all-time high.<\/p>\n “Change is upon us, and I\u2019m excited about the data we have that can give us an indication of where the industry is heading,\u201d\u00a0 said van der Heijden.<\/p>\n