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Technology and Digital Salary Insights 2025

2025 Technology & Digital Salary Survey: Data-Driven Insights for Competitive Hiring and Workforce Planning

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Is Your Workforce Strategy Keeping Up With The Market?

Tech salaries are shifting fast. Get the data you need to stay competitive and attract top talent in 2025. 

 The Talent Market Has Shifted. Have You? 

74,000+ tech layoffs. Zero salary decreases. Talent demand didn’t disappear, it’s evolved. Here’s how:  

$192K

Average salary for cybersecurity profefssionals; senior roles earn $400k+

+5.1%

Salary growth for Data Architects and 4.7% rise for Data Scientists.

+3%

AI/ML and GenAi now drive 30-40% of total cloud demand.

$179K

AI-skilled developers deliver 10x productivity increases.

Your Strategic Edge 

Download the data and use it for your 2026 budgets, offers, and future-proof your team 

  • Are you paying 10-20% above market rate? Reallocate that spend on high-impact roles.
  • 30% faster close rate with competitive offers. Speed wins. 
  • $167K for AI engineers is the market reality. Show the CFO the data. 
  • Proactive raises to keep talent. Reactive counteroffers are often too late. 

Partner for Results 

45 years connecting technology talent with forward-thinking organizations. We deliver results, not just data. 

  • 83% passive candidates hired: We find the hidden talent! 
  • Real-time rate intelligenceData to help close before competitors engage. 
  • Contingent or project-based talent: Right skills for each situation. 
  • 31.3% female tech talent: Active diversity pipelines. 

Frequently Asked Questions:

$167K average. $180K+ for experienced talent. Range: $130K-$184K. Budget 10-15% premium for critical hires to close quickly. 

3-5% baseline keeps pace with the market. AI/Data roles: 4-5%. Critical retention: 8-10%. Proactive increases cost less than replacement. 

Strengthen the total compensation package to include equity, bonus structure, remote flexibility, and learning budgets. Consider geographic arbitrage or training adjacent talent. 

Highly reliable for strategic planning. Q1-Q3 2025 transaction data from actual placements. Use as directional guidance for compensation strategy. 

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Turn Insight Into Competitive Advantage

Discover how evolving tech salaries are reshaping hiring, retention, and workforce planning in 2025. Equip your teams with data to stay ahead of the market shifts.