Silicon Valley has been the home to many industry-changing startup and enterprise companies for years. The area has remained at the forefront of tech innovation, enticing top tech talent to move to Northern California in hopes of landing their dream job.
As companies prepare for a strong 2021 in terms of growth, the tech talent shortage continues to grow. In fact, 60% of CIO's said that they struggled to fill tech roles. This may come as a surprise during a global pandemic that has spiked overall unemployment to 8.4% during the peak of COVID-19.
Curious which roles are in high demand and paying competitive salaries? Motion Recruitment has gathered a summary of this data to put together our 2021 Tech Salary Guide. See where your experience and the current tech market line up going into 2021.
To learn more about these high demand roles and salary ranges, read below:
Software Front-End Salaries
Front End Software Developer
Salary Range: $155,529 - $194,409
JavaScript Architect
Salary Range: $194,109 - $219,990
JavaScript Developer
Salary Range: $142,124 - $189,647
The worldwide Software Developer population is expected to grow ~20% from 2019 to 2024 according to Evans Data Corporation.
.Net Architect
Salary Range: $194,109 - $243,714
Golang Developer
Salary Range: $178,292 - $224,663
Java Architect
Salary Range: $187,638 - $232,930
Infrastructure Salaries
Infrastructure is another technology sector that has seen continual growth year-over-year with a 30% increase in demand and 14% increase in salaries from 2020 to 2021.
Site Reliability Engineer
Salary Range: $175,482 - $217,362
DevOps Architect Salaries
Salary Range: $191,521 - $232,93
Kubernetes Engineer
Salary Range: $179,874 - $235,51
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Data Salaries
Indeed.com ranked Data Engineers as the 10th most in-demand job in 2020. Data scientists are predicted to see a 30.9% employment growth between 2019-2029, reported by The Bureau of Labor Statistics. In that period, an estimated 10,300 jobs should open up.
Salary Range: $181,168 $265,28
Salary Range: $219,990 - $258,81
Machine Learning Engineer Salaries
Salary Range: $199,285 - $241,342
Motion Recruitment has witnessed firsthand the resilience and innovation of the Silicon Valley tech market. Our Tech Salary Guide is here to provide the insights you need to continue growing your career in 2021. Download your free copy here or below.
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