Software Engineering
Design, build and maintain the systems people use every day.
- Salary range
- R490k – R1.3m
- Education
- BSc Computer Science or bootcamp + portfolio
- Outlook
- Very strong · +22% growth
- Programming
- Systems design
- Debugging
- Collaboration
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Salary ranges, entry requirements, outlook and the skills each path really rewards.
Electrical Engineering
Power grids, embedded devices and the hardware behind modern life.
- Salary range
- R460k – R980k
- Education
- BEng Electrical Engineering
- Outlook
- Steady · +7% growth
- Circuit design
- Mathematics
- CAD
- Problem solving
Medicine
Diagnose, treat and care for patients across clinical settings.
- Salary range
- R630k – R2.1m
- Education
- MBChB / MD + residency
- Outlook
- Strong · +14% growth
- Clinical reasoning
- Empathy
- Resilience
- Communication
Data Science
Turn messy data into decisions companies can actually act on.
- Salary range
- R520k – R1.3m
- Education
- Statistics, Maths or CS degree
- Outlook
- Very strong · +35% growth
- Statistics
- Python / SQL
- Machine learning
- Storytelling
Cybersecurity
Protect organisations from intrusion, fraud and data loss.
- Salary range
- R490k – R1.2m
- Education
- IT / CS degree or security certifications
- Outlook
- Very strong · +32% growth
- Networking
- Threat analysis
- Scripting
- Attention to detail
Artificial Intelligence
Build models and products that learn from data at scale.
- Salary range
- R660k – R1.8m
- Education
- CS / Maths degree, often postgraduate
- Outlook
- Exceptional · +40% growth
- Deep learning
- Maths
- Research
- Engineering
Career assessment
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Five questions, two minutes, no account. We weigh interests, character traits and what you study, then rank the paths that line up best.
Personality quiz
Six work traits scored in plain language.
Skills assessment
What you can already do, and what's missing.
Interest matcher
The problems you keep gravitating towards.
AI recommendations
Ranked paths with concrete next steps.
Universities, colleges and everything in between.
Universities, universities of technology, TVET colleges, online platforms and bootcamps across South Africa — compared side by side.
ProvinceTuitionField of studyBursariesOnline / On-campus
University of Cape Town
- Province
- Western Cape
- Tuition
- R64,000 / year
- Mode
- On-campus
- Scholarships
- Available
University of the Witwatersrand
- Province
- Gauteng
- Tuition
- R58,000 / year
- Mode
- On-campus
- Scholarships
- Available
Tshwane University of Technology
- Province
- Gauteng
- Tuition
- R38,000 / year
- Mode
- On-campus
- Scholarships
- Available
False Bay TVET College
- Province
- Western Cape
- Tuition
- R14,000 / year
- Mode
- On-campus
- Scholarships
- Available
University of South Africa (Unisa)
- Province
- National
- Tuition
- R26,000 / year
- Mode
- Online
- Scholarships
- Available
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- Province
- Gauteng & Western Cape
- Tuition
- R0 (employer funded)
- Mode
- Hybrid
- Scholarships
- Available
General skills every path needs.
Soft skills, CV writing, interview prep and money basics — the four areas that decide how quickly you get hired and how well you do once you are in.
Soft skills
Communication, teamwork and time management — the skills every employer screens for.
CV writing
Structure, wording and formatting that survives both a recruiter and an ATS scan.
Interview skills
Answer the questions you will actually be asked, with evidence instead of adjectives.
Financial literacy
Budget a first salary, understand your payslip and register for tax without panic.
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