5 jobs with the highest salary in Information Technology field

Information Technology (IT) became the leading profession in the 2019 admission season as chosen by many students and parents for future development.

  1. Blockchain programmers

According to the report of IT labor resources market 2019 published by the largest job employment website in Vietnam – Vietnamwork, the income of Blockchain Technology Programmers is up to 2,241 USD, highest paid in the industry.

Although Blockchain is not a new technology, until now, the potential of this technology has not been fully exploited. Blockchain technology can be applied in many fields and is a tool for digital transformation and future information technology platforms.

And that is the reason why Blockchain programmers are highly demanded in the employment market with very high salaries. The applicability potential of this technology is limitless, surely your future career opportunities will grow even stronger.

  1. Mobile application programmers

Estimated to have a growth rate of 32% per year over the next 10 years, creating 292.000 jobs, mobile application programming is one of the fastest growing industries in the world as the mobile and computer industry changes the way people work and entertain.

Thus, the demand for jobs on mobile applications increases, to provide users with applications on the platforms of iOS or Android, etc.

There is a chance that programmers will be able to earn extra income from the applications they created and uploaded to the respective platform’s app stores. Let’s recall the phenomenon of Nguyen Ha Dong with the fever of Flappy Bird that brought him fame and money.

  1. Network Administration and Information Security

Estimated to have a growth rate of 28% per year with the number of jobs up to 96.100, Network Administration and Information Security is becoming the 3rd hottest job in the future IT field. 

The demand on this job has gradually increased over the years as businesses began to pay more attention to and invest in new systems and technologies to increase work efficiency.

Cyberattack causes damage of 600 billion USD every year, posing many potential dangers that make businesses rush to employ experts in Information Security. And for the above reasons, there is no reason not to choose Network Administration and Information Security today to increase your future job opportunities.

  1. Website designers and developers

With E-commerce now “on the throne”, online goods trading has become a popular business model, requiring businesses to make changes to align with consumer habits. Therefore, the development of websites, participation in e-commerce to attract potential customers and minimize costs are thoroughly applied by businesses.

That is the reason why developing and designing Websites is more necessary than ever, jobs in this field are in great demand with an average annual growth rate of 22% and 65.700 jobs and average salary is 91.000 USD.

  1. Software engineers

Software engineers are people who develop and maintain software applications and systems to meet user needs. They are not only creators of applications, but also those who capture trends and changes in user habits to provide logical solutions to respond promptly to those changes. They are also responsible for designing, evaluating and testing the software, having the ability to work in many different programming languages.

IT businesses, especially large enterprises and corporations, always require a large volume of software engineers to operate their software systems. And a growth rate of 30% is predicted per year, with the number of jobs up to 270.900.