Also, 16% of IT employees have salaries above RON10,000 and 14% earn between RON3.000 and RON4.000 per month. Salaries below RON2.000 have only 4% of programmers, and 12% cash RON2.000 to RON3.000 (12%).
“In many ways, IT is an atypical field. For example, we see highly sought-after specialists who end up occupying key positions in the company and earn salaries comparable to or even higher than that of a CEO. This is the case of IT architects, for example, who can earn 40,000 lei per month. The thresholds are high even for juniors, so entry salaries are around RON3,500-RON4,000 per month. The average salary for programmers reaches RON6,000”, stated Roxana Draghici, Head of Sales at eJobs Romania.
The average of net salaries in the IT sector at country level is RON6.000 per month, up 10% versus the beginning of 2022.
“IT candidates are known as the privileged few in the recruitment market – they find jobs very easily, they are well paid, and the rapid advancement of technology allows them to constantly have opportunities for growth. This technological advance, as well as the insufficient number of IT specialists, creates the context for them to be highly selective when it comes to employment. With a deficit of approximately 25,000 computer engineers, companies are not only generous in the financial offers they make, but also very open to receiving candidates who have gone through a professional reconversion to this field. Although they start at a junior level, employers are willing to invest further in their specialization at work”, added Roxana Draghici.
The IT sector is currently the seventh largest employer in the market, with over 4,000 jobs openings advertised in the last month alone. It is also the field in which employers show the greatest flexibility regarding remote work.
In the last month, 121,000 applications for IT jobs were registered on eJobs.ro, and the candidates aged 25-35 were the most active, being followed by those aged 36-45 and those over the age of 45. It is the field that attracts the most applications from candidates with career seniority.
The lowest average net salaries entered so far by IT employees in the Salario platform are for the following positions:
• Junior Graphic Designer – RON3,000·
• PC technician – RON3,500·
• IT Helpdesk – RON4,000·
• QA Analyst – RON4,000·
• Customer service analyst – RON4,000
The cities with the lowest average net salaries in the IT sector are as follows:
• Braila: RON2,700
• Ramnicu Valcea: RON2,800
• Alba Iulia: RON3,000
• Targoviste: RON3,000
• Botosani: RON3,000
The cities with the highest average net salaries in the IT sector are as follows:
Bucharest : RON6,500
Timisoara: RON6,000
Cluj – Napoca: RON5,800
Brașov: RON5,500
Sibiu: RON5,500
The highest salary values in the IT sector:
• IT Architect: average net salary at country level – RON11,115, maximum salary entered in Salario – RON40,000
• CTO: average net salary at country level – RON14,000, maximum salary entered in Salario – RON36,000
• Product manager: average net salary at country level – RON9,000, maximum salary entered in Salario – RON25,000
• Senior Project Manager: average net salary at country level – RON11,700, maximum salary entered in Salario – RON25,000
• Developer: average net salary at country level – RON6,000, maximum salary entered in Salario – RON22,000.