1、State of the Software Developer Nation2024 South Africa Report2Sign up toorContentsfind a dev jobhire tech talent3IntroductionSouth African Tech TrendsAI continues to shake up software development,while hybrid becomes the most common workplace policy.4Jump to chapter 21Developer SalariesSalary growt

2、h has slowed for the majority of developers and Techs gender pay gap narrows in 2024.Jump to chapter 26Software Engineer SkillsMicrosoft-backed languages are on the rise ASP.Net is South Africas most used framework.Jump to chapter Methodology31About OfferZen323Sign up toorPhilip JoubertOfferZen Co-f

3、ounder 2023 was another difficult year for the tech industry as it continued to weather a global economic downturn.Interest rates rose in response to high inflation numbers,VC funding decreased again.Overall,it ended up being one of the toughest years for funding in a decade.While South African comp

4、anies have avoided the brunt of the effects,some still had to do layoffs.Weve also started seeing local companies passing on the pressure to their remaining employees.All in all,the balance of power has shifted in favour of companies.Theyre starting to take back a lot of the control they gave up dur

5、ing the hottest-ever hiring market in 2021.We can see this playing out in this years data:Salary band growth and annual increases have also slowed down as companies no longer need to compete for the best talent.Over the past 12 months,17%of developers lost their fully remote status.This is despite o

6、ver half of surveyed developers saying theyd leave if they were forced to return full time.In this climate,its likely that many companies will continue to downgrade easy perks and conveniences to save money.Taking every opportunity to seize back control is not without its risks.Companies will need t