IT managers earn the best

The Hamburg-based compensation consultancy Compensation Partner analyzed 15,497 salary data of specialists and managers in IT. IT project managers are among the top earners among specialists without personnel responsibility.

They are in first place with an annual income of 67,677 euros. They are followed by SAP consultants with a salary of 66,795 euros. IT managers are in third place with 65,426 euros. The top 5 highest earning IT specialists also include employees in IT security. They earn 64,230 euros per year. IT consultants follow with an annual income of 60,541 euros.

The picture is similar for IT managers. Here, the IT manager is at the top of the list with an annual salary of 125,405 euros. The SAP consultant is in second place with 112,809 euros.

IT security experts in management positions have an annual salary of 109,694 euros. They are followed by their colleagues in IT consulting (99,893 euros) and front-end development (97,449 euros).

In the upper salary regions, almost all managers in the occupational groups analyzed receive a salary in the six-figure range.

In the wake of Industrialization 4.0 and increasing digitalization, demand for data protection and IT security is rising sharply. This explains the high annual salaries of EUR 64,230 for specialists and EUR 109,694 for managers.

"We expect a continuous increase in salaries in the field of IT security for specialists and managers"

says Tim Böger, Managing Director of Compensation Partner.

Well-paid SAP consultants

The high remuneration of the SAP consultant shows the relevance and complexity of the special software.

"SAP consultants act as the interface between the technical product and the specialist departments. The understanding and communication of the software solutions are correspondingly highly remunerated, as they are used for revenue-relevant processes depending on the business area"

Böger concluded.