Poland: The number of job offers in IT increased by 47% y / y

The number of job offers in the IT industry increased by over 47% y / y in Q1 2022, while the upper median of earnings in B2B contracts increased by 12% y / y, data shows No Fluff Jobs.

The demand for the services of IT specialists, including those occupying non-programming positions, is growing year by year, which is confirmed by the data from No Fluff Jobs. The portal decided to compare the first quarter of 2022 in the industry to the same period last year. According to the analysis, in the case of job offers, the increase was significant and amounted to over 47%. Moreover, employees could count on higher salaries. The upper median of earnings in the case of B2B contracts was PLN 21 thousand net + VAT. This is 12% more than in the first quarter last year, according to the announcement.

According to Gartner's forecasts quoted in the material, global spending on IT services this year will increase by over 5% y / y and will amount to nearly USD 4.5 billion.

According to No Fluff Jobs, this is reflected not only in the greater number of job offers for IT professionals (compared to the first three months of 2021 with the same period in 2022), but also in the amount of earnings offered to them.

According to the portal, the median of the salary range in the first quarter of this year in the case of a B2B contract amounted to 15-21 thousand. net + VAT (PLN 13.4-18.4 net + VAT in 2021). This means that the lower band was 10% higher than in the previous year, and the upper band was 12% higher. In turn, those who decided to be employed on the basis of a contract of employment could count on salaries between 10.7 and 17 thousand. PLN gross. The lower forks were thus in this case larger by more than 6%, and the upper - by almost 12%.

"At No Fluff Jobs, we have been publishing payroll reports in the IT industry for 3 years. And year after year, we have recorded increases in both earnings and the number of job offers. Companies are still fighting for the best talents, while the staffing gap is widening. The IT market is therefore favorable for specialists. and specialists in this sector," commented Tomasz Bujok, CEO of No Fluff Jobs,.

Non-programming positions, which only a few years ago were not that popular, have recently become very important in the industry, including Project and Product Management. The medians of the lower and upper salary brackets for the first category in 2021 oscillated between 14-18.6 thousand. PLN net (+ VAT) for B2B and 11-15.2 thousand. PLN gross for an employment contract. In the first quarter of 2022, it was already 14.1-20 thousand. PLN net (+ VAT) for B2B and 11.3-17.1 thousand PLN gross for an employment contract, according to the report.

No Fluff Jobs is the industry portal with the largest number of IT recruitment advertisements in Poland, which is the first and only one that requires the publication of salary ranges in each job offer.

Source: No Fluff Jobs and ISBnews