Information Technology

Software Engineer

Gross salary in South Africa is

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80% of people earn:

332K - 1.1M ZAR

10% earn less lthan 332K ZAR

10% earns more than 1.1M ZAR

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Salaries in the survey are expressed in gross.

Based on the Paylab.com salary survey, 80% of people on the Software Engineer position in the South Africa earn between 331,800 ZAR and 1,118,340 ZAR annually gross.

10% of employees earn less than 331,800 ZAR and 10% of people earn more than 1,118,340 ZAR.

The survey is based on data from employees, cleaned of extreme and duplicate values.

Description of job position

Using computer and mathematical knowledge in designing, developing, and testing software.
Analysing customer requirements and proposing technical solutions.
Creating and maintaining technical documentation.
Developing software according to customer requirements.
Testing software and repairing errors.
Providing technical support to clients.

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Position Software Engineer - Information Technology in the labour market

In the salary ranking,
the job position takes

25. place

Women representation in position

Average age of respondent by position

813. place

Receptionist

Administration

95,232 - 195,564 ZAR

26. place

Marketing Director

Top Management

281,220 - 1,192,476 ZAR

25. place

Software Engineer

Information Technology

331,800 - 1,118,340 ZAR

24. place

Medical Advisor

Pharmaceutical Industry

415,836 - 1,007,232 ZAR

1. place

IT Architect

Information Technology

411,282 - 2,052,343 ZAR

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