Best paid jobs, based on median salary, were reported as:
- Enterprise architect (R38 717)
- Software architect (R37 527)
- Data warehouse manager (R36 169)
- Project manager (R36 103)
- Business development manager (R35 019)
On the worst paid side were reported:
- Helpdesk specialist (R9 583)
- Technician (R9 667)
- Call centre specialist (R10 458)
- Web designer / developer (R12 000)
- Network administrator (R12 405)
On the middle management side, they reported:
- IT manager (median R29 167, max R80 000)
- Project manager (median R31 667, max R100 000)
- e-Learning / training manager (median R20 833, max R41 200)
- Network manager (median R25 100, max R62 500)
- Helpdesk / support manager (median R21 000, max R60 000)
- Call centre technical manager (median R24 500, max R46 000)
Then you'll not be surprised to learn that Education, as a sector employing IT types, clocked in at 4th worst, with a median reported at R17 083 (above Business services / consulting (non-ICT related); Other (non-ICT related); and Legal). IT types do better, financially, even in the notoriously cash-strapped bleeding heart sector, with NGOs reporting a median salary of R17 708.
If you want to follow the money, head for the Finance sector, with a median salary of R29 583, followed by Manufacturing, Telecomms or ICT distribution.
Right - now that you're thoroughly depressed (or, if you're on the Helpdesk, affirmed and valued) - stop wasting the University's time reading this blog, and get back to what you're paid so generously to do....