Hired’s 2023 State Of Software Engineers
tl;dr: (1) Engineers remain optimistic about the future. (2) Layoffs from May to December 2022 had the greatest impact on salaries and interview interest for junior and non-traditional engineers. (3) Demand for remote engineering talent remains high. Remote roles command higher salaries than local roles, especially in smaller markets. (4) The most in-demand coding skills and software engineering roles shifted.featured in #396
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What US Engineering Managers Can Expect To Earn In 2022
- Scott Carey tl;dr: "Data found that engineering management roles – ranging from engineering manager up to director and VP of engineering – still consistently pay the highest among tech roles." The article shows the national average salary range for the 50th and 75th percentile of applicants of CTO, senior manager, and other roles.featured in #367
The State Of Startup Compensation, H1 2022
- Peter Walker tl;dr: (1) Remote hiring soars from 35% in 2019 to 62%. (2) 84% of companies take employee location into account when deciding compensation. (3) Engineering accounts for nearly half of payroll spend in companies valued between $1 and 10 million. (4) Involuntary terminations made up 29% of departures in May 2022, the rest were employees leaving jobs by choice. Nearly double the 15% termination share recorded in August of 2021.featured in #333
Average Software Engineering Salaries By Country in 2022 [Comparison Of 20+ Countries]
- Tracy Phillips tl;dr: "The best-paying countries are the US, Israel, and several European countries. However, even within a country, there can be big differences, as developers in major cities tend to get better paid than developers living outside of urban areas." The 20 countries are list here.featured in #332
Understanding Software Engineering Salaries In 2022, In 5 Charts
- Tekla Perry tl;dr: "Programming in Go, is the most in-demand skill; the cybersecurity talent shortage continues to intensify; and Silicon Valley companies continue to offer the highest salaries, even to their remote workers." And more.featured in #309
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Remote Work Compensation: How Should Tech Companies Pay Their Remote Workers?
- Nicole Kow tl;dr: The impact of some companies allocating pay based on their remote employees' geography and others choosing not to pay agnostic to location.featured in #261
The Trimodal Nature of Software Engineering Salaries in the Netherlands and Europe
- Gergely Orosz tl;dr: The European software engineering market is split into three distinct groups that have little overlap: (1) Companies benchmarking against local competition, (2) those benchmarking against all local companies, (3) Big Tech: companies benchmarking against all regional.featured in #229
Equity For Software Engineers At Big Tech And Startups
- Gergely Orosz tl;dr: "This post attempts to summarize the most common equity compensation setups you might come across, help you understand their value, and point to additional resources. This is the information I wish I knew earlier to understand how equity works at the high-level."featured in #225