The 20 Highest-Paying IT Skills By Salary: 2024 Dice Report

Here are the 20 highest-paying skill sets in the U.S. by average salary, including Kubernetes, SAP HANA, Docker, Elasticsearch, SOA and PostgreSQL.

Mark Haranas
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No. 15:  Jenkins  

Average Salary: $130,169 

At No. 15, Jenkins is an open-source automation server that lets developers reliably build, test and deploy their software. The Java-based platform has plugins designed for continuous integration.  

IT experts who are skilled in Jenkins generate an average salary of $130,169 per year. This is down 1.1 percent compared to 2022.  

No. 14: SOAP 

Average Salary: $130,685 

Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is a messaging protocol for exchanging structured information, enabling the distributed elements of an application to communicate.  

Professionals who own a SOAP skill set generate an average salary of $130,685. This represents flat growth year on year.   

No. 13: NoSQL  

Average Salary: $130,822 

At No. 13, is the highly popular NoSQL database management which is purpose-built for specific data models. NoSQL databases are used in web applications and big data due to their high scalability and availability.  

IT experts who are skilled in NoSQL generate an average salary of $130,822. This is down 3.1 percent compared to 2022.  

No. 12: Confluence  

Average Salary: $130,952 

At No. 12, Confluence is a knowledge base software platform leveraged by support and IT teams. Created by software company Atlassian, Confluence can be used for technical documentation, team workspace, DevOps tools and to create a centralized knowledge base.   

Professionals who own a Confluence skill set capture an average salary of $130,952 per year. This represents an increase if 1.5 percent compared to 2022.  

No. 11: PostgreSQL 

Average Salary: $132,078 

Dubbing itself as the world's most advanced open source database, PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system. PostgreSQL emphasizes extensibility and SQL compliance.  

IT experts who are skilled in PostgreSQL generate an average salary of $132,078. This is up 1 percent year on year.  

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