Software Director - USA - 8 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Director of
Software Development
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 7/1/20 to 6/30/21
Salary Average
$161,852
Experience Requirement
8 Years
Raise +1 Year
$3,858 at 2.38%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 8 Years: $161,852 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $137,518 & $186,186; and, 5% of Jobs top $221,322.
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.
$295,520 = 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 7/1/20 to 6/30/21.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $232,791 |
| 5% | $221,322 |
| 10% | $208,140 |
| 25% | $186,186 |
| 33% | $177,223 |
| 50% | $161,852 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 8 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% | $157,321 | $166,384 |
| 25% | $150,360 | $173,344 |
| 33% | $146,482 | $177,223 |
| 50% | $137,518 | $186,186 |
| 67% | $126,692 | $197,013 |
| 95% | $90,914 | $232,791 |
Salary Average =
$161,852
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 8 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Years | $157,539 | $4,313 at 2.74% |
| 8 Years | $161,852 | $3,858 at 2.38% |
| 9 Years | $165,711 | $3,490 at 2.11% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary is lowest at entry level, increases rapidly with the first years of experience and approaches a ceiling as experience matures.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $121,621 at the low experience of 2 Years; $162,524 at the average experience of 8 Years and 2 Months; and, $181,562 at the top experience of 14 Years and 5 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 8 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 7/1/20 to 6/30/21.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $121,621 | $10,535 at 8.66% |
| 3 Years | $132,156 | $8,171 at 6.18% |
| 4 Years | $140,327 | $6,677 at 4.76% |
| 5 Years | $147,004 | $5,645 at 3.84% |
| 6 Years | $152,649 | $4,890 at 3.20% |
| 7 Years | $157,539 | $4,313 at 2.74% |
| 8 Years | $161,852 | $3,859 at 2.38% |
| 9 Years | $165,711 | $3,490 at 2.11% |
| 10 Years | $169,201 | $3,186 at 1.88% |
| 11 Years | $172,387 | $2,932 at 1.70% |
| 12 Years | $175,319 | $2,713 at 1.55% |
| 13 Years | $178,032 | $2,527 at 1.42% |
| 14 Years | $180,559 | $2,363 at 1.31% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 2 Years | $121,621 | $10,535 at 8.66% |
| Average | 8 Years and 2 Months | $162,524 | $3,792 at 2.33% |
| Top | 14 Years and 5 Months | $181,562 | $2,302 at 1.27% |
Qualifications
Description
Directing software development, cost efficient staff leadership optimized 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:
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- Director of Software (SW) Development,
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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.
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,
- 12.7% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 22% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 53.4% 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,
- 12.3% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft .Net Framework,
- 9.7% of job descriptions;
- Requirement Specification,
- Business Specification, Design Specification, Functional Specification, Requirement Gathering, Requirement Documentation, Requirement Specification, Software Specification, Technical Specification or User Specification,
- 8.2% of job descriptions;
- Tableau,
- 6.3% of job descriptions;
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning),
- 7.8% of job descriptions;
- CRM (Customer Relationship Management),
- 3.7% of job descriptions;
- SCM (Supply Chain Management),
- 4.5% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 17.9% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 22% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America