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Software Developers in Arkansas

Want to work as a Software Developers in Arkansas? Here’s what the data says. Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. Update software or enhance existing software capabilities. May work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems, and develop specifications and performance requirements. May maintain databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team.

What do Software Developers Make in Arkansas?

For a software developers working in Arkansas, the median annual wage is $96,820 per year (or about $46.55/hour).Annual wages span from $55,030 at the 10th percentile to $160,700 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$55,030	$26.46
25th percentile	$77,550	$37.28
Median (50th)	$96,820	$46.55
75th percentile	$119,770	$57.58
90th percentile	$160,700	$77.26

The job concentration index in Arkansas compared to the national average — is 0.46, meaning fewer software developers per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, software developers earn a median of $76,447 per year ($36.75/hour), higher than the Arkansas median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 127,793 software developers across the United States. In Arkansas alone, approximately 6,390 people work in this role. That’s fewer than the typical state, which employs around 15,850 software developers.

Top Arkansas Metros for Software Developers

The largest metro-area employers of software developers in Arkansas.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	2,010	$102,030
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1,420	$101,000
Fort Smith, AR-OK	180	$94,440
Jonesboro, AR	150	$82,160
Hot Springs, AR	40	$103,510

Top States for Software Developers Employment

These states have the highest employment of software developers work.

State	Number Employed
California	292,630
Texas	151,460
New York	104,130
Washington	91,470
Virginia	83,290
Florida	82,610
North Carolina	57,590
New Jersey	57,120
Illinois	54,490
Massachusetts	54,260
Colorado	48,980
Pennsylvania	47,350
Georgia	47,350
Ohio	44,280
Michigan	41,490
Minnesota	39,580
Arizona	35,650
Maryland	31,940
Utah	29,160
Wisconsin	22,170

Highest-Paying States for Software Developers

The highest-paying states for software developers.

State	Annual Median Salary
California	$170,910
Washington	$166,910
Virgin Islands	$162,820
New York	$161,260
Massachusetts	$150,520
Maryland	$137,890
District of Columbia	$136,040
Oregon	$135,260
Delaware	$135,160
Colorado	$134,540

Skills

Top software developers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Important knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Top abilities for software developers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation.
• Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
• Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces and improve performance.
• Prepare reports or correspondence concerning project specifications, activities, or status.
• Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan installation of a new system or modification of an existing system.
• Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
• Determine system performance standards.
• Consult with customers or other departments on project status, proposals, or technical issues, such as software system design or maintenance.
• Confer with data processing or project managers to obtain information on limitations or capabilities for data processing projects.
• Monitor functioning of equipment to ensure system operates in conformance with specifications.

Work Activities

• Working with Computers
• Processing Information
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Thinking Creatively
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Analyzing Data or Information
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Getting Information
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Developing Objectives and Strategies

Tools & Technology

Software and systems commonly involved: Hot technologies: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Creative Cloud software, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, AJAX, Alteryx software, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2, Amazon Redshift, Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation, Amazon Web Services AWS software, Ansible software, Apache Airflow, Apache Cassandra, Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Apache Kafka In-demand technologies: Amazon Web Services AWS software, Apache Kafka, Atlassian JIRA, C, C#

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Several college majors map to this occupation:

• Computer Science
• Computer Information Systems
• Information Science
• Computer Programming
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Software Applications

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Related Careers

Related occupations to software developers include:

• Computer and Information Systems Managers
• Project Management Specialists
• Computer Systems Analysts
• Computer Network Architects
• Database Administrators
• Database Architects

Also Known As

AI Specialist (Artificial Intelligence Specialist), Application Analyst, Application Architect, Application Developer, Application Engineer, Application Integration Engineer, Application Integrator, Application Programmer, Application Software Engineering IT Specialist (Application Software Engineering Information Technology Specialist), Application Support Engineer, Application Systems Analyst, Application Systems Architect, Beta Tester, Business Application Developer, Certified Internetwork Expert.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 15-1252.00