Tech Salaries Plateau in 2023, 93% of Tech Professionals Open to New Opportunities - Seite 3

These secondary benefits are also areas where Dice has found the largest gaps in what benefits employees want versus what benefits employees have. For example:

• Work-from-home stipend: 53% of tech professionals consider it important, but only 19% of employers offer it.
• Stock programs: 54% of tech professionals consider it important, but only 25% of employers offer it.
• Training and education: 67% of tech professionals consider it important, but only 43% of employers offer it.

“There’s no question that, in 2023, we saw the advent of generative AI. What companies should be thinking about in terms of benefits is helping their technology workforce to have the relevant skills — skills associated with data science, artificial intelligence, generative AI — for the future,” Zeile says. “Most non-tech companies are focused on their primary occupational cohort. If you’re working for a healthcare company, they are focused on doctors and nurses, as opposed to the technology workers and their distinct needs. But most technology workers think about their careers as being an accumulation of the right tech skills to be relevant in the future, so the best thing those companies can do is focus on training and education as a benefit to attract and retain tech professionals.”

2024 is a Year for Opportunity and Adaptation

Despite initial setbacks in tech, a recession was averted in 2023 and tech unemployment remained low, indicating continued demand for skilled professionals. As we navigate the dynamic landscape of tech in 2024, both tech professionals and employers must adapt to seize emerging opportunities.

One of those large opportunities is artificial intelligence. The continued importance of AI will fundamentally change how most tech professionals do their jobs, automating many processes and even creating new positions, such as chatbot building and prompt engineering. However, these tech professionals will need to embrace cutting-edge technologies and continue to upgrade their skillsets to stay relevant and command increasingly higher pay.

In a year poised for economic and technological advancement, the Dice Tech Salary Report is a comprehensive analysis of salary trends, benefit differentiators and regional shifts that equips tech professionals and the companies who rely on them with the insights needed to thrive in the ever-evolving world of tech.

Methodology

Collection of Data

The 2023 Dice Salary Survey was administered online by Dice.com among registered Dice job seekers and site visitors between August 30, 2023, and October 31, 2023. Respondents were invited to participate in the survey in two ways: 1) via an email invitation to Dice’s registered (searchable) database members and 2) through a notification via website banner on Dice.com user profile page. A total of 6,166 completed surveys are represented in this report (this number excludes unemployed respondents, students, incomplete responses and those who work outside of the U.S.).