Software professionals job satisfaction: A Pakistani cultural context

Job satisfaction is an important element in the growth of any industry. Much research can be found that relates employees´ job satisfaction with various factors. However, software industry in general and Pakistan software industry in particular lacks such research. This research addresses the above mentioned gap. Data was collected from professionals working in multiple software development organizations. The outcome of the research shows that overall software professionals working in Pakistani software industry are satisfied with their job with a significant effect. Factors like choice of first degree, designation, experience, job switching and cumulative grade point average (CGPA) are also considered. The study reveals that the mentioned factors don´t have significant effect on job satisfaction.