40 tech skills that will land you a $120,000-plus salary
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There's no question that the tech industry is filled with high-paying jobs, but it's also an ever-changing job market. One day a skill is hot and the next it's not.
Job site Dice.com recently published its 2016 Salary Survey, which named the highest-paying tech skills.
Dice surveyed 16,301 IT professionals in fall 2015 to come up with this list.
Of course, skills alone won't always guarantee a high salary. Work experience counts, too. But if you're considering which skills to flaunt on a résumé, or which new skills to learn this year, this list is a good place to start.
No. 40: Matlab is worth $120,182
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Matlab is a programming language from MathWorks that is popular with engineers and scientists worldwide. MathWorks is a company that makes computer software for engineers and scientists.
Pay for jobs involving Matlab has climbed 17.8% in the last year, Dice says.
No. 39: MicroStrategy is worth $120,184
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MicroStrategy is a company that makes analytics software, a category that used to be called "business intelligence" but now is called "big data."
All things big data are in vogue and there's high demand for people who can write enterprise apps built on various MicroStrategy products.
Pay for jobs involving MicroStrategy has climbed 10.2% in the last year, Dice says.
No. 38: Groovy is worth $120,484
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Groovy is a programming language that builds on the strengths of Java, but has additional features inspired by other languages, like Python and Ruby.
Groovy makes it easier for Java developers to write apps using these updated techniques.
Pay for Groovy-related jobs has climbed almost 12.4% over last year, Dice says.
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