Software Director - Washington, DC - 10 Years & 8 Months
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Director of
Software Development
United States Location
Washington - Baltimore
DC - MD - VA - WV
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 4/1/20 to 3/31/21
Salary Average
$173,179
Experience Requirement
10 Years and 8 Months
Raise +1 Year
$3,099 at 1.79%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 10 Years & 8 Months: $173,179 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $145,251 & $201,108; and, 5% of Jobs top $241,434.
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.
$293,823 = 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 4/1/20 to 3/31/21.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $254,598 |
| 5% | $241,434 |
| 10% | $226,305 |
| 25% | $201,108 |
| 33% | $190,820 |
| 50% | $173,179 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 10 Years and 8 Months Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $167,978 | $178,381 |
| 25% | $159,990 | $186,369 |
| 33% | $155,539 | $190,820 |
| 50% | $145,251 | $201,108 |
| 67% | $132,825 | $213,534 |
| 95% | $91,761 | $254,598 |
Salary Average =
$173,179
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 10 Years and 8 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Years and 8 Months | $169,800 | $3,379 at 1.99% |
| 10 Years and 8 Months | $173,179 | $3,099 at 1.79% |
| 11 Years and 8 Months | $176,279 | $2,862 at 1.62% |
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: $122,649 at the low experience of 2 Years and 1 Month; $164,760 at the average experience of 8 Years and 4 Months; and, $183,879 at the top experience of 14 Years and 6 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 6 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 4/1/20 to 3/31/21.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 2 Years and 1 Month | $122,649 | $10,746 at 8.76% |
| Average | 8 Years and 4 Months | $164,760 | $3,842 at 2.33% |
| Top | 14 Years and 6 Months | $183,879 | $2,351 at 1.28% |
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,
- 15.4% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 27.7% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 53.2% 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,
- 13.1% 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,
- 9% of job descriptions;
- Tableau,
- 8.2% of job descriptions;
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning),
- 6.7% of job descriptions;
- CRM (Customer Relationship Management),
- 5.2% of job descriptions;
- SCM (Supply Chain Management),
- 5.2% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 14.6% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 18.4% 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).