The demand for IT expertise continues to surge regardless of economic headwinds. A distinctive IT role combines technical, leadership, and business-oriented skills.

As per a recent report by Dice, “2023 The Dice Tech Salary Report“, the average tech salary accelerated 2.3% in 2022 to USD 111,348, displaying solid demand for tech talent amidst economic uncertainties and budget issues with organizations.

While technology continues to dominate, there is an increased requirement for technical professionals who can handle the rapid pace of technology to ensure enterprises align with industry standards, compliance regulations, and emerging or disruptive technologies.

Starting with the lowest Average Salary, here are ten well-paying IT jobs.

Management Information Systems (MIS) Manager

An MIS manager oversees an organization’s IT system and strategies and determines new technology and tools to meet business and operational goals. The position is responsible for managing an IT team and efficiently planning, developing, implementing, and maintaining business IT systems.

It ensures that the company’s IT environment remains efficient, scalable, secure, and reliable. An individual must have adequate IT security, data privacy, encryption, and compliance knowledge and be capable of managing budgets and determining solid solutions with troubleshooting and updates.

The average salary for this position is USD 132,094.

DevOps Engineer                   

DevOps engineers manage IT infrastructure, determine requirements, assess software testing, and monitor software and service performance after deployment. The role demands a strong focus on software development automation while they must ensure continuous integration and delivery pipeline implementations supporting the development teams.

It is a composite role that eliminates the gap between development and operations. Coding, scripting, security, analytics, IT operations, data management, and automation skills are required.

The average salary for this position is USD 136,017.

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Product Manager

The product manager role is pivotal for businesses. They ensure that the launched products and services align with customer standards, business needs, and industry trends. Product managers must collect customer requirements to build a product roadmap and initiate market research.

At the same time, they must collaborate with relevant teams within an enterprise to determine primary features to prioritize while tracking product performance after the launch.

The average salary for this position is USD 139,100.

Program Manager/Analyst

A program manager/ analyst develops and oversees IT projects to ensure they align with the process and budget. They must identify resource needs, build and construe project objectives to establish crucial timelines, and evaluate potential risks.

The role requires skills like data management, proficiency in statistics/mathematics, and organizational and strong communication skills.

The average salary for this position is USD 139,683.

Cloud Engineer/Architect

The cloud architect is responsible for cloud systems design, while the engineers build and manage cloud infrastructure. The architect must understand cloud technologies and architectural principles. At the same time, they must also understand the process of cost-effective scaling cloud applications and the ability to partner and communicate with other teams within an organization.

Both these roles require cloud service knowledge like Amazon Web Services (AWS) with adequate experience with ITSM, I&O, automation, governance, and vendor management.

The average salary for this position is USD 145,416.

Cybersecurity Engineer/Architect

A security engineer’s responsibilities include maintaining cybersecurity infrastructure while architects design cybersecurity systems. Both these roles require the same expertise, knowledge, and skills.

These professionals must work with developers and ensure adequate incorporation of firewalls, encryption, and intrusion detection systems in networks, systems, and applications. They are responsible for addressing security incidents, data breaches, and cyberattacks.

The average salary for this position is USD 145,512.

Systems Architect

A systems architect oversees the designing and implementation of IT infrastructure- networks, hardware, and software. They work efficiently with the top management, key stakeholders, and executives to determine business requirements and identify technical solutions that align with the business budget and goals.

Skills required are performance optimization, risk management, security, leadership, and a strong knowledge of complex computer systems.

The average salary for this position is USD 151,364.

Principal Software Engineer

The principal software engineer holds a senior-level position within an organization that leads engineer teams and ensures the team designs and implements good quality and scalable software with best practices. This role demands technical, leadership, and communication skills to manage the team.

Their primary job is to review code provided by the engineers, build a complex architecture of software systems and determine whether the technology adequately aligns with business requirements.

The average salary for this position is USD 153,354.

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Solutions Architect

Solutions architects build, develop, and implement a systems architecture that meets business or customer needs. They must evaluate an organization’s existing system architecture and station solutions to enhance, amend and modernize it.

The role demands a bachelor’s degree in IT, computer science, software engineering, or any relevant sector. Java, organizational, project management, and architecture designing skills are required.

The average salary for this position is USD 155,934.

IT Management Positions

IT management roles include CIO, CTO, VP, and IT Director, overseeing the entire company’s technology environment.

CIO ranks high in an IT department and stations IT strategies while CTO focuses on developmental efforts and technology research.

Moreover, CTO must work closely with the CIO to build a solid IT strategy. The VP of IT oversees particular aspects of IT operations- applications, infrastructure security, and data management. Lastly, the IT director manages teams and departments within IT processes- development teams and desk support.

The average salary for these positions is USD 164,814.

Conclusion              

With the growing acceleration of digital transformation, businesses require a talented technology professional for activities ranging from website design to building AI models. Interestingly, tech professionals do not prioritize their salary demands but their work-life balance and benefits.

The prioritization is based on the fundamental understanding that talented individuals can utilize their skills to leverage perks from their employer even if they don’t get their desired salary.

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