HEY! guys, Today I am back with a new article on the Top 10 highest paid jobs in IT (Information Technology) fields of 2020, as we all know IT jobs form a leading employment sector with generous returns to its employees. Now, This sector is booming with the revenue generator observed to have grown 8% in the year 2019 alone reaching a massive hundred and 67 billion dollars. Hence, We have put together a list of the top 10 highest paying IT jobs for the year 2020. Remember that this list takes in multiple factors apart from just the annual average salary to close and ranks namely the salary range both top and bottom the number of employees currently in a said job and the number of job openings. So keeping that in mind, let's get started.
10. Full-stack developer
The full-stack developer can work on all aspects of application development. So it requires the knowledge of both front-end and back-end development as well as database networking and system infrastructure.
Some of the skills required for a full stack developer are :
> Web Development Basics
> Database knowledge
> API development
> Angular
> React JS
> MongoDB
> Node Js
Companies such as Wipro IBM, Cognizant, Tata, and Infosys are hiring full-stack developers with an average pay of $112,253 and nearly Rs 8,98,000 in India.
9. Software Architect
The software architect interacts with clients as well as developers to optimize development processes by making various design choices. Now, this requires a keen understanding of software architecture.
Some of the skills required as a software architect are :
1. Software Knowledge
2. Analytical skills
3. Programming skills
4. Communication and Management skills
Companies like Nvidia, Bosch, Siemens, and Nokia are giving up an average of $139,463 in the US and Rs 25,45,000 in India.
8. Blockchain Engineer
This professional develops and implements digital solutions using blockchain technology. So basically these engineers construct and deploy the system architecture, decentralized applications while also collaborating with colleagues to guarantee to streamline implementation of applications. Hence the salary of a blockchain engineer in just five years of experience is almost at an equal level with that of a general manager in a bank with three decades of experience.
Some of the skills are required for a blockchain engineer are:
1. Thorough Knowledge of, Bitcoin
2. Ripple
3. Ethereum
4. Analytical skills
Companies like Bosch, Accenture, and Standard Chartered area few names you would associate with the recruitment of blockchain engineers offering an average pay of $157,000 in the US and Rs 10,00,000 in India.
7. IT Program Manager
These managers are responsible for handling all aspects of a technical project's journey for a company. This means they need to initiate the program, track its progress, and provide support if issues arise.
They typically coordinate efforts among their
1. Employee Management
2. Vendor Management
3. Scheduling & adding the buffer
4. Deliverables
Here are the few companies that are recruiting heavily for this job profile. We have Amazon, Accenture, Boeing, Google, and Standard Chartered. The average pay for an IT program manager is $136,000 in the US and Rs 16,00,000 in India.
6. Senior DevOps Engineer
The senior DevOps engineer sees the deployment and network operations of an organization by monitoring the code release. Now this involves handling the deployment model, managing the resources for provisioning, monitoring the release performances, etc.
Some of the skills required for this job profile are:
1. Programing
2. Scripting
3. Jenkins
4. Docker
5. Git
6. Kubernetes
7. Puppet
8. Linux OS
The average pay for a DevOps engineer is $114,400 in the US and 21,00,000 in India.
But it is so high on our list due to the growing number of job openings in the seen companies, which are hiring Senior DevOps Engineers are SAP, McAfee, and Oracle.
5. Data Scientist
The data scientists analyze this complex data to find common trends and patterns that eventually help in making more informed business decisions. This involves collecting data from various sources, cleaning it to ensure accuracy and then using various data models and algorithms to analyze the data after that the Data Scientist may use data visualization techniques to convey the findings to company officials.
Let us know some of the skills required for a data scientist are:
1. Essential Statistics
2. Knowledge of programming languages( Python, R, SQL, etc)
3. Data Intuition
4. Business Intelligence & its tools
The average pay for a data scientist is $133,325 in the US and Rs 18,22,000 a year in India and this is offered by various IT industries such as Visa, Netflix, Google.
4. Network Security Engineer
A network or a data security engineer plans and implements the security measures necessary to protect an organization's networks and systems from cyber attacks and security breaches. They typically investigate any security violations or potential breaches that arise. They conduct penetration testing, develop security standards for a company, and use firewalls and data encryption to protect sensitive information.
Some of the skills required are:
1. The knowledge of computer networks
2. Operating systems
3. Monitoring tools
4. Encryption tools
5. Information about Risk Management
The average salary of a Network Security Engineer is $143,250 in the US and Rs 26,00,000 in India. Companies like FireEye, Hacker one, IBM, and Cisco are listed in the top 150 companies for network and data security.
3. Cloud Architect
This professional manages the cloud computing strategy of an organization which includes cloud management, application design, cloud architecture, and deployment models.
Some of the skills required for a cloud architect are:
1. Operating systems such as Linux.
2. Cloud Computing Services
3. Cloud security
4. Extensive experience with programming
As a cloud professional you bring home a whopping salary of $154,428 in the US and 15,31,634 in India. From companies such as Google, Amazon, Eve I, and HTC.
2. Enterprise Architect
An enterprise architect develops the plans and workflows for deploying and maintaining servers software and other IT assets. He/she is principally focused on ensuring that the business aims of an organization are supported by its IT strategy skills, like:
1. Understanding Business Models
2. Processed Knowledge
3. Basic IT Architecture & Technologies
4. Project Management
5. Leadership & Communication Skills
These employees handle much of the interaction between a business side of a company and its IT department hence, taking handsome $151,357 in the US and on an average 25,18,782 in India from multinational companies such as Amazon, VMware, HSBC, and MindTree.
1. Artificial Intelligence Engineer
The AI engineer handles the development and management of an artificial intelligence solution of an organization. This involves creating solutions for the client as well as the system architecture based on AI frameworks.
Some of the skills required for an AI engineer are:
1. Python & R programming
2. Machine Learning
3. Deep Learning
4. Statistical Learning
5. Neural Networks
6. Modularity
7. OOPS
8. A.I. Design Patterns
9. Essential Math
Another important thing to note here is that to become an AI engineer one not needs to be good at programming but also good at software development techniques and practices. So I'm talking about modularity object-oriented programming classes design patterns with a strong foundation in statistics and Mathematics is appreciated and this hard work will definitely pay off when you receive your first big fat paycheck from brilliant paymasters such as Facebook, Google, Procter&Gamble and IBM. You'll get about $175,715 on an average in the US and Rs 20,00,000 in India.
I hope, you liked the information. Best Wishes from my side if you want to make a career in any of the Information Technology fields above mentioned or any other than them. Please share this vital information with your family and friends.
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