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
Career paths
Every path, with the numbers attached.
Salary ranges, entry requirements, outlook and the skills each career actually rewards — so you can compare honestly instead of guessing.
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
Finance
Analyse markets, manage capital and advise on big decisions.
- Salary range
- R420k – R1.4m
- Education
- Finance, Economics or Accounting degree
- Outlook
- Solid · +9% growth
- Modelling
- Valuation
- Excel
- Judgement
Law
Advise, advocate and structure the rules organisations run on.
- Salary range
- R420k – R1.5m
- Education
- LLB / JD + admission
- Outlook
- Steady · +8% growth
- Legal research
- Writing
- Argumentation
- Ethics
Marketing
Find the audience, tell the story and prove what worked.
- Salary range
- R320k – R910k
- Education
- Marketing, Business or Communications degree
- Outlook
- Growing · +10% growth
- Positioning
- Analytics
- Copywriting
- Campaigns
Architecture
Shape buildings and public spaces people live and work in.
- Salary range
- R380k – R940k
- Education
- BArch / MArch + registration
- Outlook
- Steady · +5% growth
- Design
- CAD / BIM
- Spatial thinking
- Project delivery