(DNA Top 10 in 2014) ICT has among best-paying jobs in Malaysia: JobStreet survey
By Digital News Asia May 1, 2015
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- Malaysian jobseekers say salary is single-most important consideration
- Most jobs in top 10 best-paying list tend to be technical- or science-based
WHILE salaries in Malaysia’s ICT (information and communications technology) industry lag others in South-East Asia, the industry still has some of the top 10 best-paying jobs in the country.
In a JobStreet.com report on the top 10 best-paying jobs in Malaysia, careers in technical fields still give a good return on investment, especially in software-related fields, and get even better as a candidate’s career progresses.
This is in contrast to the annual ICT Job Market Outlook report released by the National ICT Association of Malaysia (Pikom), which JobStreet.com also helps compile and whose data is analysed by consultancy firm KPMG.
In the most recent report, it was found that ICT jobs in Malaysia paid significantly less than those in Singapore, Thailand and even Vietnam; but higher than in the Philippines and Indonesia.
Salaries are a predominant factor with Malaysian jobseekers, JobStreet.com noted, citing a recent Nielsen survey that showed that when it came to choosing a job, salary is their most important consideration.
This is why JobStreet.com introduced a salary-matching feature on its recruitment portal last December, saying it was the first job site in South-East Asia to do so.
Using that feature, the company compiled a report on the Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs in Malaysia, which showed that most jobs in the top 10 list tend to be technical- or science-based.
Candidates at the executive level who specialised in Medical, Engineering, Finance and IT generally earned above-average salaries of RM2,800. As for managerial levels and above, specialisations such as IT, Science and Engineering gave better compensations, the company said in a statement.
The following is the list of jobs with the highest average salaries across all position levels, based on the salaries posted by employers on JobStreet.com from Jan 1 to Aug 31, 2013.
[RM1 = US$0.30]
These are just basic salaries and do not include any other forms of compensation such as leave credits, medical benefits, insurance and incentives, the company stressed.
On average, fresh graduates earn anywhere between RM1,500 and RM3,600, with the average being RM2,100 across most industries.
Most specialisations in the list of Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs in the junior executive level are in technical fields, including Process Design & Control, Engineering (Oil/ Gas), Aviation and IT Software, JobStreet.com said.
On average, junior executives can earn a salary of between RM2,100 and RM3,900, with the average being RM2,800 across all industries.
On average, senior executives can earn a salary range from RM3,200 to RM7,500, with the average being RM4,300 across all industries.
On average, managers can earn a salary range from RM3,900 to RM9,500, with the average being RM6,600 across all industries, JobStreet.com said.
Overall, senior managers in specialisations such as IT Hardware, Quality Control/ Assurance and Geophysics have the top highest-paying jobs at this level, the company said.
On average, senior managers can earn a salary range from RM5,555 to RM18,100, with the average being RM12,800 across all industries.
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