Information Technology

Programmer

Gross salary in South Africa is

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80% of people earn:

18K - 80K ZAR

10% earn less lthan 18K ZAR

10% earns more than 80K 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 Programmer position in the South Africa earn between 18,479 ZAR and 80,474 ZAR monthly gross.

10% of employees earn less than 18,479 ZAR and 10% of people earn more than 80,474 ZAR.

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Description of job position

Developing computer applications, mobile phone applications, and websites in various programming languages.
Analysis of customer requirements, assessment of potential risks and related technical issues.
Participation in the creation of technical specifications.
Turning over completed work to a client or tester for testing purposes.
Determining and correcting functional and security errors in source code.
Turning over completed software applications to clients, project managers, etc.
Providing technical support to clients.

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Position Programmer - Information Technology in the labour market

In the salary ranking,
the job position takes

68. place

Women representation in position

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Average age of respondent by position

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812. place

Nursery School Teacher Assistant

Education, Science & Research

7,959 - 17,818 ZAR

69. place

IT Project Manager

Information Technology

24,310 - 71,813 ZAR

68. place

Programmer

Information Technology

18,479 - 80,474 ZAR

67. place

Medical Institution Manager

Top Management

16,191 - 84,345 ZAR

1. place

IT Architect

Information Technology

36,389 - 178,623 ZAR

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