What Malaysia’s Information Technology (IT) Salary for 2022/2023? – Persokelly
Kelly Services Malaysia 2022/2023 Salary Guide for Information Technology (IT)
Kelly Services Malaysia 2022/2023 Salary Guide for Information Technology (IT)
- Find out how much Information Technology (IT) Professionals are earning in Malaysia
- Digital economy is targeted to contribute 22.6% of Malaysia’s GDP and create over 500,000 jobs by 2025.
- As of 15 April 2022, a total of RM92.9 million was channelled to 13,892 businesses to support SMEs and MTCs to digitalise their operations and trade channels.
- Digital technology is also being applied in people management, marketing, customer engagement, data analysis and many others.
Technology played a critical role in the pandemic world and has never been more important during and post-pandemic. There were massive innovations in how business was done during the pandemic, powered by information technology.
Companies’ rapid shift towards digitalisation during the pandemic created a thirst for talent in the IT field, especially in entry-level and middle-management positions. Of the 10 roles with the greatest number of LinkedIn job posts in Q1 2022 (January 1 – March 31), 5 of them were IT-related, namely Software Engineer, JavaScript Developer, Java Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, and Full Stack Engineer. Most of these jobs were already in high demand before the pandemic.
As a result of this sustained demand, salaries for workers in digital technology industries are expected to improve in 2022 according to a report published by the National Tech Association of Malaysia (Pikom). Seeing the potential of this wave of digitalisation, the government stepped up its efforts in encouraging the growth of the digital economy, targeting for the digital economy to contribute 22.6% of Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) and create over 500,000 jobs by 2025.
This will be driven by the government’s emphasis on enabling the growth of e-commerce, trade of electrical
products and greater adoption of technology and automation in the manufacturing sector. Malaysia will
continue to prioritise the adoption of digital consumer tools (e-commerce and digital payments); attracting,
training, and retaining digital talent; fostering digital entrepreneurial ventures; providing fast fibre optics
and mobile broadband Internet access; as well as coordinating innovation between universities, businesses
and digital authorities.
As an example, the government in collaboration with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) launched the MyDigitalWorkforce Work in Tech (MYWiT) initiative to improve the skills and capabilities of Malaysian workers by incentivising companies to hire locals for digital tech and services jobs via salary and training subsidies.
Meanwhile, as of 15 April 2022, a total of RM92.9 million was channelled to 13,892 businesses to support and encourage SMEs and Technical and Digital Mid-tier Companies (MTCs) to digitalise their operations
and trade channels. With strong global demand, digital transformation in all sectors, and the massive push for digitalisation by the government, employment prospects in the IT field will remain bright for years to come.
This will be especially true in emerging fields such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence, which are fast gaining popularity. Digital technology is also being applied in people management, marketing, customer engagement, data analysis and many others. While this creates jobs, it also makes the IT job market very competitive, as businesses and industries that are in a hurry to digitalise will look to hire the best candidates
because they cannot afford to be left behind.
Attracting and retaining top talent will be a crucial priority for companies as this will affect their bottom line both in the short term and the long term. On the other hand, given that the IT industry trends evolve very rapidly, employees will have to ensure they constantly keep themselves up to date with the latest technological advancements to stay relevant.
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Kelly Services 2022/2023 Salary Guide Malaysia
According to Kelly Services 2022/2023 Salary Guide, the monthly salaries (RM) for Information Technology (IT) are:
Position Years of Experience Minimum Maximum
Chief Information Officers 10 & above 25,000 40,000
Sales Directors 10 & above 25,000 40,000
Programme Director 10 & above 20,000 35,000
Service Delivery Directors 10 & above 20,000 35,000
Project Director 10 & above 15,000 35,000
SAP Team Lead 8-10 15,000 35,000
Software Development Manager 8-10 12,000 20,000
Information Security Manager 8-10 12,000 20,000
Lead Software Developer 8-10 9,000 15,000
Senior Solutions Architect 8-10 9,000 15,000
Service Delivery Manager 8-10 8,000 15,000
Implementation & Tech Support Manager. 8-10 8,000 15,000
IT Manager 8-10 7,000 15,000
Software Sales Manager 8-10 7,000 15,000
Business Consultant 8-10 7,000 15,000
SAP Consultants 5-8 6,000 12,000
Problem & Change Management Specialist 5-8 6,000 12,000
Position Years of Experience Minimum Maximum
Unix Specialist 5-8 6,000 12,000
Wintel Specialist 5-8 6,000 12,000
Quality Assurance Specialist 5-8 6,000 12,000
Billing Systems Specialist 5-8 6,000 12,000
Systems Analyst 5-8 6,000 10,000
Security Analyst 5-8 6,000 10,000
Inside Sales Manager 5-8 5,000 10,000
Business Development Manager 5-8 5,000 10,000
IT Supply Chain Manager 5-8 5,000 10,000
Account Manager 5-8 4,000 8,000
Fullstack Developer 3-5 6,000 15,000
Application Developer 3-5 6,000 15,000
Java Developer 3-5 6,000 15,000
Senior Systems Engineer 3-5 6,000 15,000
Network Administrator 3-5 7,000 12,000
Database Administrator 3-5 7,000 12,000
BI Consultant 3-5 6,000 10,000
Position Years of Experience Minimum Maximum
Technical Consultant 3-5 6,000 10,000
ETL Developer 3-5 6,000 10,000
Analyst Programmer 3-5 6,000 10,000
Systems Programmer 3-5 6,000 10,000
Technical Writer 3-5 6,000 10,000
Pre-sales Engineer 3-5 6,000 9,000
Automation Support Engineer 3-5 6,000 9,000
Systems Engineer 3-5 6,000 9,000
Helpdesk Tech Support
(Foreign Language Expertise) 3-5 5,000 10,000
Help Desk Analyst 3-5 4,500 7,000
Unix / Linux OS Engineer 3-5 4,000 7,000
Junior Solutions Architect 3-5 4,000 7,000
IT Trainers 3-5 4,000 7,000
Channel Sales Specialist 3-5 4,000 6,000
IT Procurement Specialist 3-5 4,000 6,000
Inside Sales Specialists 3-5 3,000 5,000
IT Marketing Communications Executive 3-5 3,000 5,000
Billing Systems Engineer 1-3 3,000 5,000
Software Engineer 1-3 3,000 5,000
IT Executive 1-3 3,000 5,000
Web Designer 1-3 3,000 5,000
Junior Programmer 1-3 3,000 5,000
Technician 1-3 3,000 5,000
