Compensation in the Halifax tech community 2021
Highlights
Our community grew by 35% this past year, let's take a look at the numbers.
** denotes a statistic that is new for the 2021 reporting year
Diversity & inclusion
We took a closer look at who our members are, and how we can represent them better.
Gender Identity
We asked respondents to choose the option they identify with in regards to gender.
Feeling of belonging
We asked respondents to rank how well they felt they belong in the Halihax community.
Job market
Our #jobs channel is used by employers and job seekers to showcase talent and opportunities that are available.
Salary & compensation insights
In this section we take a look at salary in comparison to other reported qualifications.
Annual Raises
Percentages and reasons behind raises in 2021
Employment parameters
There are a number of factors that play into what a person is compensated. Stage, size, and location of company are key factors in determining what your potential salary could be.
Industry experience, median, of 10 years (↑ 1.0 years)
Quality of life
We often look at salary above all when it comes to employment, but it's important to rationalize it against other quality of life metrics.
Weekly work hours, median, of 40 (no change from 2020)
Remote vs co-located
The nature of working in a technology field is that you're able to work from almost anywhere that you can be connected to the internet. Often employers will pay based on a centralized pay scale.
Programming & technologies
77.2% of respondents touch code daily, let's take a look at what languages and technologies they're using.
Salary by primary programming language
Salary by seniority
Salary vs Annual Income
Where respondents provided both Salary and Annual income.
COVID-19 Pandemic
We've had another year impacted by a global pandemic. Here we take a look at the prolongued pandemic's impact on compensation and working arrangements.
Benefits and compensation
Some employers have adjusted benefits or compensation due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A vast majority of respondents say their compensation has not been directly impacted.
Working arrangements
Large shifts have occurred both temporary and permanent to how people are working together.
Through the years
Since 2018 we've ran this yearly member survey in hopes of one day showing trends in the community. While we still only have a limited history, we can now take a look at the last few years of data to compare.
Check out results from previous years:
A comparison of median salary by programming language from 2018-2021
Thank you!
We would like to thank all of the respondents to our 2021 survey, without you we would not be able to produce this resource for the community. If you know someone who may benefit from this data, please consider sharing it with them.
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