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The 10 most in-demand tech jobs for 2021.
Job | 25th percentile | 50th percentile | 75th percentile | 95th percentile |
Security professional (information, systems, network, data, cloud) | $124,250 (information); $100,000 (systems); $105,500 (network); $112,500 (data) | $149,000 (information); $120,500 (systems); $124,500 (network); $134,000 (data) | $179,000 (information); $143,500 (systems); $148,250 (network); $159,750 (data) | $213,000 (information); $168,500 (systems); $174,500 (network); $190,000 (data) |
Cloud architect | $121,000 | $146,000 | $174,500 | $202,250 |
Database administrator | $79,750 | $100,750 | $120,500 | $160,000 |
Programmer analyst | $88,750 | $109,500 | $131,000 | $154,500 |
Systems analyst | $81,250 | $96,500 | $115,500 | $136,750 |
Mobile applications developer | $112,750 | $135,750 | $161,750 | $189,750 |
Network administrator | $78,500 | $95,250 | $113,500 | $133,500 |
Software developer | $97,250 | $118,250 | $138,000 | $165,000 |
DevOps engineer | $97,000 | $120,000 | $143,000 | $184,750 |
Help desk and desktop support professionals | $35,250 (tier 1); $41,500 (tier 2); $50,750 (tier 3) | $40,500 (tier 1); $50,000 (tier 2); $60,500 (tier 3) | $47,500 (tier 1); $56,500 (tier 2); $72,250 (tier 3) | $57,250 (tier 1); $67,000 (tier 2); $82,000 (tier 3) |