Security software developers are below average when it comes to happiness.
At CareerExplorer, we conduct an ongoing survey with millions of people and ask them how satisfied they are with their careers. As it turns out, security software developers rate their career happiness 3.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 37% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy security software developers are to similar careers in the industry. Take a look at the results below:
Salaries and satisfaction ratings in similar careers
| Career | Satisfaction | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical engineer | 3.1 | $69k |
| Radio frequency specialist | 3.1 | $73k |
| Digital marketing specialist | 3.1 | $57k |
| Systems administrator | 3.1 | $82k |
| Search engine optimization specialist | 3.1 | $39k |
| Systems analyst | 3.0 | $79k |
| Avionics technician | 3.0 | $47k |
| Software quality assurance engineer | 3.0 | $85k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are security software developers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do security software developers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as security software developers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are security software developer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are security software developers making the best use of their abilities?
Are security software developers happy with their salary?
Security software developers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.3/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most security software developers having generally positive views of their salary.
We asked security software developers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
33 security software developers
24% of security software developers rated their compensation 5 stars
24% of security software developers rated their compensation 4 stars
27% of security software developers rated their compensation 3 stars
9% of security software developers rated their compensation 2 stars
15% of security software developers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do security software developers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, security software developers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.8/5. While most security software developers aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked security software developers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
32 security software developers
16% of security software developers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
16% of security software developers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
28% of security software developers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
9% of security software developers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
31% of security software developers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as security software developers?
Security software developers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.7/5. The majority of security software developers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked security software developers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.7 out of 5 stars
33 security software developers
33% of security software developers rated their career fit 5 stars
18% of security software developers rated their career fit 4 stars
36% of security software developers rated their career fit 3 stars
9% of security software developers rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of security software developers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a security software developer’s work environment?
As a whole, security software developers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.3/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.
We asked security software developers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
33 security software developers
27% of security software developers rated their work environment 5 stars
18% of security software developers rated their work environment 4 stars
30% of security software developers rated their work environment 3 stars
6% of security software developers rated their work environment 2 stars
18% of security software developers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are security software developers making the best use of their abilities?
Former security software developers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 2.8/5. Security software developers tend to feel that they don’t manage to use their abilities to their fullest, when compared to other careers.
We asked security software developers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
30 security software developers
13% of security software developers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
20% of security software developers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
27% of security software developers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
13% of security software developers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
27% of security software developers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars