Japan is 18th out of 92 countries and in terms of growth rate is 20th with an annual increase of 5.9% - "IT engineer report vol.2 looking at 92 countries with data" 

Human Resocia Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Mitsugu Otaya, hereinafter referred to as "the Company"), which operates a human resources service business as a business subsidiary of Human Holdings Co., Ltd. , "IT engineer report vol.2 looking at 92 countries with data" was announced as "IT engineer salary summary of each country in the world".
As a result, Switzerland has the highest salary of IT engineers, the United States is second, and Israel is third. In addition, the highest salary growth rate for IT engineers was in Thailand, followed by Latvia in second place and Qatar in third place.
Japan ranked 18th in the world in salary and 20th in salary growth, up 5.9% annually. Although it ranks fourth in the world in terms of the number of IT engineers (see Note 1), it did not rank prominently in terms of salary.

1) Reference: Human Resources Co., Ltd. "IT Engineer Report vol.1 looking at data from 92 countries"
https://git.resocia.jp/en/info/post-developers-around-the-globe-survey/

Report summary

The global report covers 92 countries and more than 84% of the world's population.
The highest salary of IT engineers in the world is in Switzerland, with second highest in the US and Israel being at the third place.
When looking at salary growth rate, the fastest raising salary-level is in Thailand, followed by Latvia and Qatar.
Japan, which has the fourth largest number of IT engineers in the world, is 18th in salary level, ranks 20th in salary growth rate.
* In this report, we have collected data from 92 countries and regions around the world from the statistical data of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the PayScale (https://www.payscale.com/rccountries.aspx) site, using the salary data matching "Software Engineer" category.
For detailed information on the used data please refer to the last part of the report.

■ IT engineer salaries in the world: Switzerland No. 1, US No 2., Israel No. 3, Japan No. 18

In IT engineers annual salary ranking, out of 92 countries/regions, Switzerland (US $ 92,500) has ranked first, while the United States (US $ 83,389) being second, and Israel (US $ 79,511) has the third. It was.

In addition, many countries in Northern Europe such as Denmark, Norway and Finland, and countries in Western Europe such as Austria, Germany and Luxembourg ranked in the top 20.

On the other hand, Japan, which ranks fourth in the world in terms of the number of IT engineers, remained at 18th place with US $ 42,464. In other Asian countries / regions, Singapore ranked 10th, which is the top in the region, and Hong Kong ranked only 20th.

Fig. 1. Top 10 countries by IT engineer salary (in USD)

Fig. 2 Top 11-20 countries by IT engineer salary (in USD)

* Figures 1 and 2 are based on data published on PayScale (https://www.payscale.com/rccountries.aspx) (Download date: May 30, 2019)

■ Salaries of information and telecommunications workers around the world: 1st Switzerland, 2nd US, 3rd Denmark, Japan 19th

In terms of salary (average annual salary) of people working in the information and telecommunications industry, not limited to IT engineers, Switzerland is ranked first at US $ 117,084 and US $ 93,920 is ranked second, similar to the salary ranking of IT engineers. Continued. Denmark came in third with US $ 91,272. Information and communication industry workers include people of all occupations working in the information and communication industry.

Fig. 3 - Top 10 countries regarding salaries of professionals in the information and telecommunications industry

Qatar in the Middle East also ranked in 4th place for US $ 90,120. European countries make up many of the top 20, and Northern European countries have a strong presence.

Among Asian countries / regions, Singapore (18th), Japan (19th, US $ 40,968), and South Korea (20th), which are the highest ranking countries, entered the market.

Fig. 4 - Countries rank 11-20 regarding information and communication industry professionals salary

* Figures 3 and 4: Created from the statistical database of the International Labor Organization (ILO)

■ Salary growth rate of IT engineers in the world: 1st Thailand, 2nd Latvia, 3rd Qatar, 20th in Japan

Next, according to the survey results on the growth rate of salaries (average annual income) of information and telecommunications workers in 92 countries / regions (in recent years when data was obtained), countries that have not been in the top 20 ranking so far. Has jumped out a lot.

Thailand has the highest salary growth rate, resulting in an annual salary increase of 38.3%. Latvia, a country in Northern Europe (see Note 1), which has the largest number of IT engineers in the world, came in second, with an increase of 26.4%. Qatar, which ranked fourth in salaries for information and telecommunications workers, ranked third with an increase of 25.1%.

Fig. 5 - Top 10 countries regarding salary growth rates

Eastern European countries such as Ukraine, Bulgaria, Moldova, Serbia and Hungary are among the top 20 countries, and it can be inferred that the IT industry is developing rapidly in this region. Panama, Brazil, Costa Rica, and Guatemala also ranked in Latin American countries.

On the other hand, Japan achieved a growth rate of 5.9%, ranking 20th. It seems to be relatively high among developed countries, but considering that the salaries of IT engineers are low compared to the United States and European countries, the growth rate is not sufficient. In the Asian region, Vietnam also ranked 13th, with Thailand, Vietnam, and Japan in the top 20.

Fig. 6 - Countries ranking 11-20 regarding salary growth rate

* Figures 5 and 6: Based on the statistical database of the International Labor Organization (ILO)

<Source / Remarks regarding the survey>

1) About the source
Utilizing salary data of "Software Engineer" searched by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and "PayScale", which collects and provides information on company salaries (search date: May 30, 2019) I will.
Some data could have not been found, such as the annual salary of software engineers in Iceland and the average salary of telecommunications workers in Australia and the Netherlands.
Regarding the salary growth rate, Software Engineer cannot obtain salary annual salary data that can be compared in chronological order, and compares the annual salary data of information and communication industry workers.

2) Survey target countries / regions (abbreviations / in no particular order)
Asia / Oceania (20 countries / regions): China, India, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Pakistan, Thailand, Iran, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand / North America (1 country): USA (US) / Central and South America (14 countries): Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Honduras, Elsal Battle, Panama / Western Europe (1 country) 9 countries): United Kingdom, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Luxembourg / Southern Europe (10 countries): Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro / East Europe (10 countries): Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belarus, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Moldova / Northern Europe (8 countries): Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Iceland / Central / West Asia (9 countries): Turkey, Israel, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Arab Emirates, Kyrgyz, Armenia, Qatar, Cyprus / Africa (11 countries): Egypt, Cameroon, Algeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, Mozambique, Mauritius, Zambia, Norway, Mali

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A global project that hires excellent IT engineers from all over the world and dispatches them to domestic companies. We hire more than 800 people from more than 40 countries around the world and send them to domestic companies. Utilizing the know-how of group companies that have a track record of more than 30 years in Japanese language education, after developing the necessary Japanese language skills as an IT engineer, we dispatch them to the IT projects of client companies, and have overseas-based IT skills. The feature is that you can "dispatch and utilize" development methods, ideas, and ideas.
Service site URL: https://git.resocia.jp


<About Human Resocia's overseas IT engineer dispatch "GIT (Global IT Talent) service">

A global project that hires excellent IT engineers from all over the world and dispatches them to domestic companies. We hire more than 800 people from more than 40 countries around the world and send them to domestic companies. Utilizing the know-how of group companies that have a track record of more than 30 years in Japanese language education, after developing the necessary Japanese language skills as an IT engineer, we dispatch them to the IT projects of client companies, and have overseas-based IT skills. The feature is that you can "dispatch and utilize" development methods, ideas, and ideas.

Service site URL: https://git.resocia.jp

Since its establishment in 1988, we have provided a wide range of human resources services such as temporary staffing, full-time employee introduction, and outsourcing at 28 bases nationwide (as of April 2020). Its strength is that it has the education business within the group as its backbone. In addition, we combine diverse employment forms with diverse human resources such as women, seniors, and global to provide optimal human resources solutions and support career development that suits each job seeker's work style.

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