Structured Query Language (SQL) is a specialized language for updating, deleting, and requesting information from databases. SQL is an ANSI and ISO standard, and is the de facto standard database query language. A variety of established database products support SQL, including products from Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server. It is widely used in both industry and academia, often for enormous, complex databases.
Best Paying Cities for Software Developers. The highest paid in the software developer profession work in the metropolitan areas of San Jose, California, Sioux City, Iowa, and Panama City, Florida. The San Francisco area also pays well, as does the city of Baltimore. software developerâs average salary, $96,260, is higher than most other occupations on our technology jobs list.
Salary. The Labor Department reports that software developers made a median salary of $92,660 in 2013. The highest-paid 10 percent in the profession earned $143,540 in 2013, while the lowest-paid earned $55,770.