King, chief executive who oversees 40 people two-thirds of them software engineers and set designers at San Antonio, Tex.

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According to an October survey by tech job board Dice.com, about 31% of companies reported that average pay among mobile software designers and engineers increased at a higher rate than normal, mostly because of heightening competition for talent.

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