Let’s talk about benefits – specifically, the “emerging” benefits that tech professionals increasingly desire, and some that businesses are reluctant to offer. <\/p> \n
The Dice 2020 Tech Salary Report shows that technologists still desire traditional benefits including, health insurance (83%), paid vacation days (83%) and 401(k) matching (73%). Unsurprisingly, these benefits represent the core needs of tech professionals. But the data also shows that tech professionals increasingly desire “emerging” benefits. That is, benefits outside of the traditional offering, yet augment and improve employees lives. <\/p> \n
Some of the emerging benefits that showed increased attention in the past year include college tuition reimbursement (up 7% from 2018), wellness programs up 6%), maternity\/paternity leave (up 11%), and paid volunteer opportunities (up 7%). These benefits suggest that technologists are increasingly looking beyond the status quo offering, and instead look to ways that employers can enrich their life in and outside of the workplace. <\/p>