Tech Salaries, Day Rates & Take-Home22 global markets, 2026
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Pay growth
Roles with the fastest salary growth across markets
AI Product Engineer (Applied AI)
₹15.6L
per yearMedian salary
₹14.3L – ₹17L
Chief AI Officer
A$342K
per yearMedian salary
A$304K – A$380K
Generative AI / LLM Engineer
₹24.1L
per yearMedian salary
₹16.8L – ₹31.3L
Cloud Security Engineer
₹19.3L
per yearMedian salary
₹17.6L – ₹21L
Security Engineer
₹13.8L
per yearMedian salary
₹12.6L – ₹15L
Generative AI / LLM Engineer
PLN299K
per yearMedian salary
PLN277K – PLN330K
Agile Coach
Ireland€95K
per yearMedian salary
€65K – €120K
Conversational AI / Chatbot Developer
₹12L
per yearMedian salary
₹10.9L – ₹13L
UX/UI Designer
Ireland€58K
per yearMedian salary
€30K – €75K
Programme Director
Ireland€135K
per yearMedian salary
€100K – €160K
GCP Cloud Engineer
₹17.5L
per yearMedian salary
₹16L – ₹19L
Security Engineer
₱59K
per monthMedian monthly salary
₱53K – ₱75K/mo
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Contractor Mortgage Calculator
NewDay Rate · Specialist Lenders · UK & Ireland
Find out how much you can actually borrow as an IT contractor. Uses the specialist day-rate underwriting formula (day rate × 5 × 46 weeks) instead of your director salary. Shows the full gap between high street banks and contractor-specialist lenders.
£600/day → up to £759K borrowing (vs £50K high street)Open calculatorPRSA Employer Contribution Calculator
NewBIK-Free · Corporation Tax · Finance Act 2024 Reform
Calculate how much company cash you can route into your PRSA completely free of BIK tax. Compares pension wealth vs salary extraction with Corporation Tax and BIK calculations. Includes an Auto-Enrolment mode for employees under My Future Fund.
€50K PRSA vs €23.9K salary: pension creates 2.09× more wealthOpen calculatorOutside IR35 SIPP Calculator
NewDividend vs Salary vs Direct SIPP · Corp Tax · NI Saved
See how a direct employer SIPP contribution from your limited company compares to taking money as a dividend or salary. Calculates Corporation Tax saved, NI avoided, and the pension wealth multiplier using 2026/27 rates.
£20K direct SIPP vs £11.5K dividend: 1.74× more in pensionOpen calculatorContractor Extraction Planner
NewSalary · Dividend · SIPP · Inside vs Outside IR35
Plan your optimal UK limited company extraction strategy for 2026/27. Compare salary, dividend and employer SIPP routes side by side, with corporation tax, personal allowance taper, SIPP annual allowance warnings and Marriage Allowance.
£600/day → £12.6K salary + £60K SIPP + dividends on the restOpen calculator