Wide gap between top and bottom earners
IT staff: Total guaranteed monthly packages as reported by permanently employed respondents*
JOB FUNCTION VS SALARY
Job function	Minimum	Average	Maximum
Business analyst	R4 500	R17 988	R45 833
Call centre specialist	R4 000	R9 644	R31 667
Consultant Business Intelligence	R3 000	R18 805	R64 583
Consultant Customer relationship management	R5 500	R17 874	R51 667
Consultant ERP	R5 000	R25 259	R62 500
Consultant Financial software	R5 546	R21 055	R40 000
Consultant Knowledge management	R9 722	R23 535	R33 333
Data analyst (Data modeller)	R5 333	R16 801	R50 000
Database Administrator	R4 333	R16 636	R41 667
Database developer	R3 500	R19 817	R42 400
Developer / programmer	R3 300	R14 178	R53 000
E-commerce specialist	R4 167	R21 844	R45 833
Helpdesk specialist	R3 100	R9 522	R23 292
Lecturer	R3 073	R13 547	R30 000
Network administrator	R4 000	R12 082	R59 000
Network engineer	R3 700	R16 548	R41 000
Project co-ordinator	R3 000	R15 472	R40 903
Security specialist	R5 000	R19 589	R43 750
Software architect	R6 000	R33 593	R52 000
Software engineer	R4 078	R17 332	R48 333
Systems administrator	R3 800	R14 230	R35 826
Systems analyst	R8 333	R23 134	R36 000
Systems architect	R8 500	R27 273	R50 000
Technician	R3 000	R5 611	R30 000
Telecom specialist	R4 900	R22 401	R58 333
Test analyst	R8 667	R14 652	R35 000
Tester / software tester	R4 108	R13 436	R35 000
Trainer / Training officer	R7 000	R10 535	R29 583
Web designer	R7 250	R11 590	R41 667
Web developer	R3 656	R10 483	R23 500
* There is inconsistency in what a job title entails from company to company, leading to the huge discrepancy between minimum and maximum salaries reported for the same job function in this survey.