Software engineer

The salary for skilled software engineers ranks highly on the list. Programming jobs outside of the tech sector in the business space pay less than the tech sector itself, but still pay quite a bit.

The automotive, retail finance and accounting sectors are particularly good for IT professionals, the Computerworld data finds.

A software engineer’s total compensation is $108,522 with $102,978 in salary and $5,544 in bonus. The salary for the position has increased by 4.2 percent since 2014.

Project leader

IT managers are paid according to the project. Some projects are large multimillion dollar schemes, and the people who work on those projects are compensated accordingly. The total compensation for an IT manager is $109,121 with $102,978 in salary and $6,143 in the form of bonuses. The pay for the job has gone up by 4.1 percent in 2014.

Storage architect

A storage architect handles the data storage needs of a company. The total compensation is $112,967 with $106,128 in salary and $6,839 in the form of a bonus. The average pay has gone up by 4.9 percent since 2014.

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