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XML programmers near top of salary list (again)

It must be salary survey time -- I've seen a bunch roll through my inbox lately. Enterprise Systems Magazine has a section for “Programmer/Analysts” in theirs and lists the following “programming environments“, with salaries from highest to lowest:

  • Mainframe
  • XML
  • C/C++
  • COBOL
  • Java
  • VB

XML? People are still listing this? Where are the “comma-delimited” or “binary” environments?

I'd like to fault the people writing the survey for not knowing what they're talking about, but seeing stuff like this get through the editors makes me realize the whole outfit is lacking. There is an upside: Items like these help me determine which newsletters I should unsubscribe from. Thank you for reducing the clutter in my inbox, Enterprise Systems Magazine!

Posted: Jun 22 2004, 09:37 PM by jeffreykey | with 3 comment(s)
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Eric W. Bachtal said:

Not to be contrary, but there a lot of ways to develop using XML technologies that one might consider distinct from traditional languages and environments (and one might certainly consider distinct from "comma-delimited" and "binary" data manipulation, which largely rely on the use of traditional languages and environments). For instance, one might code XSL transformations, or model data using XSD. These activities have tools, environments, best practice standards and the like that could easily warrant it's own category. In other words, someone could do this full-time.

Nonetheless, I agree it's hard to capture this distinction in a cheesy salary survey. You have to wonder, if an XML developer makes $X and a C/C++ developers makes $Y, does a C/C++ developer who knows and regularly utilizes XML technologies make $X + Y$? ;)
# June 23, 2004 12:52 AM

SBC said:

I was under the impression that XML is used in conjunction with other technologies (be it Java, .NET, SQL2K Server, etc). Can't say if it stands on its own.
# June 23, 2004 8:47 AM

Ali Moeen said:

How about .NET programmers?
# July 11, 2004 10:27 AM