Demand for Blockchain Engineers Has Grown 400% Since End of 2017, Report Says

[Nikko]

Demand for Blockchain Engineers Has Grown 400% Since End of 2017, Report Says

The average earnings of a blockchain engineer have soared to between $150-175,000 per year, CNBC reported Oct. 21, citing Hired’s 2018 State of Salaries Report.

Far higher than the $135,000 average software engineer salary, the figure puts blockchain engineers in the same pay bracket as artificial intelligence (AI) specialists, as the pace of blockchain recruitment demand gathers pace. The figure is also notably higher than other specialized tech engineering roles; Hired CEO Mehul Patel told CNBC that:

Hired, which has reportedly provided data for blockchain roles as of 2017, says demand since then has soared 400 percent, despite the wider cryptocurrency bear market.

CNBC notes the demand is further fueled by the interest of global tech giants such as  Facebook, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft, all of whom are currently advertising for specialists from the emerging sector.

Hired told CNBC that while many job listings are defined under more generic roles such as “back-end engineer,” “systems engineer” or “solutions architect,” these often specify blockchain as a “desirable” skill for applicants.

Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/demand-for-blockchain-engineers-has-grown-400-since-end-of-2017-report-says

[cowz]

I don't see how a programmer can earn that kind of salary unless he creates his own coin and puts forward an ico for it. Perhaps they are paid partly in btc and those salaries are equivalent in usd