Agile Software Director - Washington, DC - 11 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Director
of Agile
Software Development
United States Location
Washington - Baltimore
DC - MD - VA - WV
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 3/1/24 to 2/27/25
Salary Average
$164,087
Experience Requirement
11 Years
Raise +1 Year
$5,802 at 3.54%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 11 Years: $164,087 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $146,639 & $181,535; and, 5% of Jobs top $206,897.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.
$435,275 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 3/1/24 to 2/27/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $215,256 |
| 5% | $206,897 |
| 10% | $197,345 |
| 25% | $181,535 |
| 33% | $175,102 |
| 50% | $164,087 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 11 Years Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $160,840 | $167,333 |
| 25% | $155,852 | $172,322 |
| 33% | $153,071 | $175,102 |
| 50% | $146,639 | $181,535 |
| 67% | $138,854 | $189,319 |
| 95% | $112,918 | $215,256 |
Salary Average =
$164,087
Mid Point between each Low/High pair.
Percent of Job Market =
Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 11 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Years | $158,288 | $5,799 at 3.66% |
| 11 Years | $164,087 | $5,802 at 3.54% |
| 12 Years | $169,888 | $5,804 at 3.42% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases steadily in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows consistently into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $126,512 at the low experience of 4 Years and 6 Months; $153,941 at the average experience of 9 Years and 3 Months; and, $181,982 at the top experience of 14 Years and 1 Month.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 5 Months = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 3/1/24 to 2/27/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years | $129,384 | $5,761 at 4.45% |
| 6 Years | $135,145 | $5,774 at 4.27% |
| 7 Years | $140,919 | $5,784 at 4.10% |
| 8 Years | $146,703 | $5,790 at 3.95% |
| 9 Years | $152,493 | $5,795 at 3.80% |
| 10 Years | $158,288 | $5,799 at 3.66% |
| 11 Years | $164,087 | $5,801 at 3.54% |
| 12 Years | $169,888 | $5,804 at 3.42% |
| 13 Years | $175,692 | $5,806 at 3.30% |
| 14 Years | $181,498 | $5,807 at 3.20% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 4 Years and 6 Months | $126,512 | $5,750 at 4.55% |
| Average | 9 Years and 3 Months | $153,941 | $5,796 at 3.77% |
| Top | 14 Years and 1 Month | $181,982 | $5,807 at 3.19% |
Qualifications
Description
Directing software development, cost efficient staff leadership optimizing Agile methodology from end-user need discovery to model, code, test and deploy, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
-
- Director of Software (SW) Development,
-
Agile, Application (App), Back End, Big Data, Business Intelligence (BI), Cloud, Customer Resource Management (CRM), Database, Data Management, Data Warehouse, .Net, Embedded, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Front End, Full Stack, Human Resource Information System (HRIS), Human Resource Management System (HRMS), Machine Learning, Mobile, Portal, Software (SW), Supply Chain Management (SCM), User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX) or Web,
and
Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Director of Information Technology (IT) or Information Technology (IT) Vice President;
- Agile software methodology.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Project Lead,
- Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
- 8.4% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 54.7% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 75.8% of job descriptions;
- Financial Sector,
- Asset Management, Banking, Brokerage, Commodity Trading, Derivative Trading, Equity Trading, Finance, Insurance, Investment, Securities Trading, Stock Market or Wall Street,
- 31.6% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 7.4% of job descriptions;
- Java,
- 12.6% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 21.1% of job descriptions;
- AngularJS,
- 2.1% of job descriptions;
- NoSQL,
- 16.8% of job descriptions;
- Scrum software methodology,
- 23.2% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 15.8% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 49.5% of job descriptions.
Location
Washington, DC
- Washington, D.C.,
- District of Columbia, Anacostia, Georgetown and Washington DC;
- Maryland,
- Aberdeen, Adelphi, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Anne Arundel, Arundel Village, Aspen Hill, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Beltsville, Berwyn Heights, Bethesda, Bladensburg, Bowie, Brighton, Brooklyn Park, Brunswick, Calvert County, Calvert, Calverton, Camp Springs, Capital Heights, Carney, Carroll County, Carroll, Charles County, Cheverly, Chevy Chase, Chillum, Clarksburg, Clinton, Colesville, College Park, Columbia, Coral Heights, Crofton, District Heights, Dundalk, Edgewood, Elk Ridge, Elkridge, Ellicot City, Emory Grove, Essex, Fairland, Forest Heights, Forestville, Fort Meade, Frederick County, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Glassmanor, Glen Burnie, Glenarden, Glenn Dale, Greenbelt, Hagerstown, Halethorpe, Halfway, Hanover, Harford County, Harford, Havre de Grace, Hillcrest Heights, Howard County, Hunt Valley, Hyattsville, Joppatown, Kent Village, Kenwood, Kettering, Landover, Langley Park, Lanham, Lansdowne, Largo, Laural, Laurel, Lewisdale, Linthicum, Lochern, Lutherville, Lynne Acres, Manchester, Marley, Middle River, Montgomery County, Montgomery Village, Montpelier, New Carrolton, Oak View, Owings Mills, Oxon Hill, Palmer Park, Parkville, Perry Hall, Pikesville, Potomac, Prince Georges County, Prince Georges, Pumphry, Queen Anne's County, Randallstown, Randolph Hills, Reisterstown, Riverdale, Rockville, Savage, Seabrook, Seat Pleasant, Severn, Severna Park, Silver Spring, South Gate, St. Charles, Suitland, Takoma Park, Taneytown, Thurmont, Timonium, Towson, Upper Marlboro, Waldorf, Washington County, West Edmondale, Westminster, Wheaton, White Oak, Woodlawn and Woodmoor;
- Virginia,
- Alexandria, Annandale, Arlington County, Arlington, Ashburn, Baileys Crossroads, Burke, Centreville, Chantilly, Clarke County, Crystal City, Culpeper County, Culpeper, Dale City, Dulles Corridor, Dulles International Airport, Engleside, Fairfax County, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fauquier, Fort Belvoir, Franconia, Fredericksburg, Front Royal, Groveton, Herndon, Huntington, King George County, Kings Park, Kings Park West, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Loudoun, Manassas Park, Manassas, McLean, North Springfield, Northern Virginia, Oakton, Pimmit Hills, Prince William County, Reston, Rose Hill, Rosslyn, Spotsylvania County, Spotsylvania, Springfield, Stafford County, Stafford, Sterling, Tyson's Corner, Quantico, Vienna, Warren County, Warrenton, Watneswood, West Springfield and Woodbridge;
- West Virginia,
- Berkeley County, Charlestown, Harper's Ferry, Jefferson County, Martinsburg and Ranson.
These locations are all included in the Washington, DC metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).