Is data scientist still the Sexiest job of the 21st Century? For some, it could be, if they have the right skill sets. OReilly Media has just published its 2016 Data Science Salary Survey, looking at the typical pay for data pros with the most in-demand skills. Today we look at the top data management / big data platform skills.
Apache Spark
Percent of users = 21% Median salary for professionals = $102,000 Salary range for professionals = $63,000 to $140,000
Hive
Percent of users = 20% Median salary for professionals = $106,000 Salary range for professionals = $67,000 to $142,000
MongoDB
Percent of users = 10% Median salary for professionals = $85,000 Salary range for professionals = $50,000 to $121,000
Amazon Redshift
Percent of users = 9% Median salary for professionals = $120,000 Salary range for professionals = $85,000 to $142,000
Hbase
Percent of users = 7% Median salary for professionals = $93,000 Salary range for professionals = $52,000 to $142,000
Kafka
Percent of users = 7% Median salary for professionals = $118,000 Salary range for professionals = $70,000 to $150,000
Pig
Percent of users = 7% Median salary for professionals = $108,000 Salary range for professionals = $68,000 to $151,000
Impala
Percent of users = 6% Median salary for professionals = $98,000 Salary range for professionals = $68,000 to $140,000
Toad
Percent of users = 5% Median salary for professionals = $103,000 Salary range for professionals = $73,000 to $145,000
Cassandra
Percent of users = 4% Median salary for professionals = $118,000 Salary range for professionals = $71,000 to $148,000
Zookeeper
Percent of users = 4% Median salary for professionals = $113,000 Salary range for professionals = $78,000 to $149,000
Redis
Percent of users = 4% Median salary for professionals = $102,000 Salary range for professionals = $68,000 to $130,000
Neo4J
Percent of users = 3% Median salary for professionals = $92,000 Salary range for professionals = $55,000 to $130,000
Google BigQuery/Fusion Tables
Percent of users = 3% Median salary for professionals = $102,000 Salary range for professionals = $70,000 to $135,000
Splunk
Percent of users = 3% Median salary for professionals = $100,000 Salary range for professionals = $73,000 to $133,000