Developers: Heres how much your programming skills are worth right now
Summary
The average tech salary broke six figures for the first time in 2021, according to a report by Dice, highlighting the "continued and sustained" demand for digital talent across all industries. Dice said this reflected the increased demand for developers "capable of structuring, maintaining and scaling tech stacks in a variety of environments." "The onset of the pandemic only stoked the fire as organizations of all types and sizes were required to move to virtual work environments and, in many cases, accelerate digital transformation projects to match the changing landscape." While programming languages remain hot, Dice found that technologists with expertise in cloud and data platforms typically took home higher salaries on average. Dice said that while programming languages such as Ruby ($128,689), JavaScript ($109,833) and Python ($116,498) didnt typically command the same salaries as specialist cloud and data platforms, they remained equally vital to the operations of businesses when it came maintaining code and building new apps and services.