Business Intelligence (BI) Developer Salary in South Africa

The average salary for a Business Intelligence (BI) Developer in South Africa is R389,936.

10%

R200k

MEDIAN

R390k

90%

R677k

Salary

R200k - R677k

Bonus

R13k - R96k

Profit Sharing

R10k - R20k

Total Pay

R206k - R730k

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Job Description for Business Intelligence (BI) Developer

Business intelligence developers must be data experts, as they work primarily with databases and different types of software. Often abbreviated as BI developer, this job involves developing and fine tuning IT solutions. That can include anything from coding to testing to debugging to designing to implementing newly developed tools. A BI developer spends a lot of time researching and planning solutions for existing problems within the company. BI developers also are responsible for building OLAP,…Read more

Business Intelligence (BI) Developer Tasks

Create business intelligence tools and reports, such as physical data models and dimensional analyses.
Design, code, test, and aggregate results from SQL queries to provide information to users.
Create technical documents to document Oracle or other database contents, concepts, and mapping between databases.
Participate in the design, development, and analysis of data architecture and warehousing approaches.

Popular Employer Salaries for Business Intelligence (BI) Developer

R477k

R440k

R270k

R400k

R322k

R335k

R470k

The top respondents for the job title Business Intelligence (BI) Developer are from the companies EOH, Absa and Dimension Data. Reported salaries are highest at EOH where the average pay is R477,487. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Multichoice and Absa, earning around R470,231 and R439,500, respectively. Dimension Data pays the lowest at around R270,000. Entelect and Sanlam also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying R321,891 and R335,000, respectively.

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Popular Skills for Business Intelligence (BI) Developer

Microsoft SQL Server

R395,541

277 responses

SQL

R377,740

265 responses

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

R419,758

212 responses

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

R389,120

194 responses

Business Intelligence

R406,819

192 responses

Skills in Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and Business Intelligence are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and SQL.

Pay by Experience Level for Business Intelligence (BI) Developer

An entry-level Business Intelligence (BI) Developer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of R237,963 based on 15 salaries. An early career Business Intelligence (BI) Developer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of R342,497 based on 326 salaries. A mid-career Business Intelligence (BI) Developer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of R508,939 based on 188 salaries. An experienced Business Intelligence (BI) Developer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of R662,440 based on 71 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of R775,584.