30/07/2014

Salary of a Software Engineer in India (Average Minimum and Highest)

Salary of a Software Engineer in India


Software Engineer Job is considered as a good job in both private and government sector. To apply for a Software Engineer Job you must possess qualification of M.C.A or M.Sc(CS) . Salary of a Software Engineer is a good attraction among freshers that take them to IT sector. IT Sector in itself is considered as one of the best paying sectors where you can reach a good salary package in a short amount of time.

A number of software companies were established in India during past few years, which increased the demand of software engineers to a great extent. Most of these companies are multinational companies which provide a good career opportunity to youngsters.

Software Engineer post is known by several other names such as "Developer" and "Programmer". Salary also differs a little bit with these names. There is different post name terminologies in different companies. But for freshers the post name doesn't matter but the salary does.

Salary of a Software Engineer differ from 1.5 Lakh to 6.5 Lakh depending upon various factors like company name, your experience and your educational qualification. Average salary of a Software Engineer is 3.5 Lakh /Year .

Minimum Salary of a software Engineer: 1.5 Lakh / Year
Maximum Salary of a software Engineer: 6.5 Lakh / Year
Average Salary of a software Engineer: 3.5 Lakh / Year

Knowledge of following languages and software platforms affects the salary of a software engineer :
  • Linux
  • Java/J2EE
  • UNIX
  • C++
  • Oracle / SQL
  • Visual Basic (VB)
  • Java Script
  • C
Best Cities to get good salary as a Software Engineer are Gurgaon, Kolkata, Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad.

Best Qualifications to get a good Salary of a Software Engineer are:
  • M.C.A
  • M.Sc (Computer Science)
  • B.Tech (Computer Science/Electronics / Electronics and Telecommunication)

What other skills can help you in getting a good salary as a Software Engineer:
  • Experience: It plays a major role to get a good salary
  • Qualification also plays an important role.
  • Knowledge of latest software development tools and platforms. If are up to date apart from your regular qualification then it can help you a lot in getting a better salary.
  • Communication Skill: In the beginning of the career it might not matter a lot but as your career grows you need to be fluent in your communication skills as you might need to act as team leader and communicate with the clients as well.

We hope that the above information will help you in getting a better salary as a software Engineer.
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