{"id":2728,"date":"2022-05-09T07:32:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T07:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cn7w3i4565-staging.onrocket.site\/?p=2728"},"modified":"2022-05-09T07:32:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T07:32:15","slug":"deciphering-coding-jobs-and-their-salaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/deciphering-coding-jobs-and-their-salaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Deciphering coding jobs (and their salaries!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coding makes just about everything possible. From the creation of satellite tech in space to the setup of life-saving diagnostic equipment, and even those selfies everyone posts on Facebook! Coding jobs are great career choices with an abundance of opportunities. Plus, they offer decent average salaries of around R490,000 per year. Here\u2019s a quick look at what coding jobs can help you bring home the best kind of bacon in the business!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Top-paying coding jobs<\/h2>\n<h4>PHP Programmer<\/h4>\n<p>PHP is a programming language that\u2019s easy for even novices to use. As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/search?q=php%20programmer&amp;w=South%20Africa\">PHP developer<\/a> or programmer, you\u2019ll be designing just about any type of website and embedding HTML code to help support other major web servers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Available jobs<\/strong>: 238<\/p>\n<p><strong>Average salary<\/strong>: R521,000 per year<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/productivity-1995786_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/productivity-1995786_1280-1024x598.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/productivity-1995786_1280-1024x598.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/productivity-1995786_1280-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/productivity-1995786_1280-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/productivity-1995786_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>JavaScript<\/h4>\n<p>Best known for its ability to enable a high level of interactivity in websites, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/search?q=JavaScript&amp;w=South%20Africa\">JavaScript<\/a> is a more advanced programming language. Should this be your jam, expect to build websites that feature a bunch of interactions and movements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Available jobs<\/strong>: 312<\/p>\n<p><strong>Average salary<\/strong>: R615,000 per year<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Java<\/h4>\n<p>Ever since Java was released in 1996, it\u2019s been hugely popular, and not just with the techies of the world. This widespread <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/search?q=Java&amp;w=South%20Africa\">programming language<\/a> works on an abundance of applications including computers and smartphones. Since most web applications and websites rely on Java integration, it\u2019s a skill that will probably always be in demand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Available jobs<\/strong>: 1,618<\/p>\n<p><strong>Average salary<\/strong>: R670,000 per year<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/business-6023126_1280.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/business-6023126_1280-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/business-6023126_1280-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/business-6023126_1280-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/business-6023126_1280-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/business-6023126_1280-768x769.png 768w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/business-6023126_1280.png 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>SQL<\/h4>\n<p>Coders that work in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/search?q=SQL&amp;w=South%20Africa\">SQL<\/a> are in high demand from companies that work with complex data, lots of it too! SQL stands for Structured Query Language and happens to be one of the best-paying coding languages out there. Almost all tech devices these days rely on SQL.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Available jobs<\/strong>: 560<\/p>\n<p><strong>Average salary<\/strong>: R592,000 per year<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Python<\/h4>\n<p>Reddit, NASA, and most of the world\u2019s most-read websites are set up with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/search?q=python&amp;w=South%20Africa\">Python<\/a> programming language. This is one of the simplest coding languages. Coders use it as a base for moving on to more complex languages. The language isn\u2019t too hard to master. However, Python coders are highly sought after because they possess skills that\u2019ll never go out of style.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Available jobs<\/strong>: 306<\/p>\n<p><strong>Average salary<\/strong>: R689,000 per year<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Wrapping up<\/h2>\n<p>Now that you know a little more about the most in-demand coding jobs, perhaps it&#8217;s time to start putting your IT skills to good use in the right sector! And if IT or coding isn&#8217;t really your jam, you can always check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adzuna.co,za\">Adzuna&#8217;s other listings<\/a>, which covers every industry and sub-niche out there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coding makes just about everything possible. From the creation of satellite tech in space to the setup of life-saving diagnostic equipment, and even those selfies everyone posts on Facebook! Coding jobs are great career choices with an abundance of opportunities. Plus, they offer decent average salaries of around R490,000 per year. Here\u2019s a quick look<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/deciphering-coding-jobs-and-their-salaries\/\"> Continued \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":2642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[471],"class_list":["post-2728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}