No. 10: Software Architect
Median base salary: $130,000
Job score: 4.2
Number of job openings: 653
Career opportunities rating: 3.4
A person that designs large complex software applications, and/or designs how such software will be deployed in an enterprise.
No. 9: UX Designer
Median base salary: $91,800
Job score: 4.3
Number of job openings: 863
Career opportunities rating: 3.6
A person that manages the look and feel of software, the part that the customer touches.
No. 8: QA Manager
Median base salary: $85,000
Job score: 4.4
Number of job openings: 3,749
Career opportunities rating: 3.4
Quality Assurance engineers test software to make sure it works like it's supposed to work.
No. 7: Software Development Manager
Median base salary: $135,000
Job score: 4.4
Number of job openings: 1,199
Career opportunities rating: 3.4
A person that manages software development projects.
No. 6: Analytics Manager
Median base salary: $105,000
Job score: 4.5
Number of job openings: 982
Career opportunities rating: 3.7
A person that manages analytics software and processes, the software that helps companies answer business questions by sifting through a database or a big-data cache.
No. 5: Software Engineer
Median base salary: $95,000
Job score: 4.5
Number of job openings: 49,270
Career opportunities rating: 3.3
A computer programmer. There are many levels of programmers from entry level, to very senior.
No. 4: Product Manager
Median base salary: $106,680
Job score: 4.5
Number of job openings: 6,607
Career opportunities rating: 3.3
The person that manages software development or IT product development projects.
No. 3: Mobile Developer
Median base salary: $90,000
Job score: 4.6
Number of job openings: 2,251
Career opportunities rating: 3.8
A person who writes mobile apps.
No. 2: Solutions Architect
Median base salary: $119,500
Job score: 4.6
Number of job openings: 2,906
Career opportunities rating: 3.5
This is a person that designs large, complex IT systems.
No. 1: Data Scientist
Median base salary: $116,840
Job score: 4.7
Number of job openings: 1,736
Career opportunities rating: 4.1
Companies are collecting more and more data these days, a trend called "big data." Data scientists are the people in charge of collecting and analyzing all of the data to find business insights.
