The document summarizes perspectives on hiring developers in the US. It finds that web development and software development will see the highest salary growth in 2017. .NET developers, web developers, and software engineers are in high demand across the US. California has the most developers, followed by New York and Texas. Over 85% of US developers are male. Web development is the most common type of development work. Average salaries vary significantly by region, with the mid-Atlantic region paying the most on average. The top paying companies for developers are located in California and include Vmware, Splunk, Cadence Design Systems, Google, and Facebook.

1. A Perspective
on Hiring
Developers in
U.S.

2. The Big Picture
• Web Development and Software Development will see the highest salary growth in 2017
• .NET Developers, followed by Web Developers and Software Engineers, are anticipated to be in
high demand across U.S.
• 59% of U.S. developers are open to new opportunities and 13% are actively looking for a job
• California has the highest number of developers, followed by New York and Texas
• Over 85% of Developers in the U.S. are male

3. Types of Developers
3.40%
3.70%
3.80%
4.10%
8.60%
8.70%
10.40%
11.50%
11.90%
12.60%
14.30%
18.50%
27.80%
72.20%
SPECIALIST DESIGNER
MACHINE LEARNING
GRAPHICS PROGRAMMING
QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER
DATA SCIENTIST
EMBEDDED APPLICATIONS/ DEVICES DEVELOPER
OTHER
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR
DEVELOPER OF STATISTICS/MATHEMATICS BACKGROUND
DEVOPS SPECIALIST
DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
MOBILE DEVELOPER
DESKTOP APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER
WEB DEVELOPER

4. Educational Qualification
• 50% of US developers have a bachelor’s degree
• 20% have a graduate degree
• 17% have a master’s degree
• 32% of developers believe that their formal education was “not very important” or
“not at all important” to their success
• 94% developers consider themselves self-taught despite their qualification or the
lack of it thereof

5. Average Salaries in U.S.

6. Average Salaries by Region of USA
Mid-Atlantic Mid-West New England Pacific Rocky
Mountain
West
Southeast SouthWEst
160,000
120,000
95,000
45,700
37,879
141,000
105,800
83,000
65,000
41,600
165,000
129,000
00,000
5,000
40,000
170,000
139,970
115,000
90,000
50,000
138,00
4110,000
90,000
68,000
40,000
140,000
110,000
85,000
65,000
48,000
15,000
117,000
90,000
70,000
40,000
100,000
75,000
1,38,004
110,000

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Top developer jobs in 2017
S.No DeveloperJob Salary per
yearAvg.
$115,668
$97,427
$90,147
$93,425
$110,064
$96,614
$110754
$114826
$123297
$89011
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5
6
7
8
9
10
Ruby developers
Mobile app developers
Information security soft ware developers
Internet of Things developers
JavaScript developers
Cloud developers
Full stack developers
Machine learning developers
DevOps engineers
UX/UI developers
Information security software developers

8. Top 5 Highest Paying Companies
S.No Company Location Avg.Total Salary Avg.Base Salary
1
2
3
4
5
Vmware
Splunk
Cadence Design Systems
Google
Facebook
Palo Alto, California
San Francisco, California
San Jose, California
Mountain View, California
Menlo Park, California
$167,050
$161,010
$156,702
$155,250
$155,000
$136,750
$132,500
$141,202
$120,000
$130,000

9. Sources
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2016/12/03/robert-half-top-
ten-technology-jobs-in-2017-data-scientists-big-data-expertise-in-high-
demand/#5f2379197714
• https://www.stackoverflowbusiness.com/hubfs/content/na/2017_
US_Developer_Survey.pdf
• http://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-10-hottest-developer-
jobs-of-2017/
• https://www.indeed.com/salaries
• http://www.businessinsider.in/The-25-highest-paying-companies-
in-the-US-in-2017/25-Akamai/slideshow/58147250.cms

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