Polish IT
Community Report
2020

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Demographic profile

Gender
Male
Female
Non-binary
Male: 90.2 90% Female: 9.4 9.4% Non-binary: 0.4 0.4%
Age
7.2%
Procent
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46+
Age
Major Cities
Warsaw
25%
Cracow
13%
Wrocław/Breslau
12%
Silesian Urban Area
8.4%
Tricity
8.4%
Poznań/Posen
6.9%
Lodz
6.1%
Szczecin/Stettin
2.3%
Lublin
2.1%
Rzeszów
1.6%
Education
Primary
Secondary
I'm a unviveristy student
Bachelor's or engineer's degree
Master's degree
PhD
Primary: 0.4 0.4% Secondary: 13.7 14% I'm a unviveristy student: 11.8 12% Bachelor's or engineer's degree: 32.0 32% Master's degree: 41.2 41% PhD: 0.8 0.8%
What was your field of study?
Technical
64%
Science
24%
Humanities
5.3%
Social
3.3%
Natural science
1.1%
Other
1.5%
What are your sources of knowledge?
Multiple-choice question
First job
I'm rebranding
University studies
76%
85%
Blogs and articles
62%
57%
Online courses
52%
24%
Books
50%
43%
Theme-based discussion groups
44%
46%
Paid programming training
16%
37%
Knowledge of foreign languages
Multiple-choice question
English
100%
German
16%
Russian
7.2%
French
3.0%
Spanish
3.3%
Italian
1.4%
Other (e.g. Japanesse, Swedish, Norwegian)
2.7%

Work and salary

Specialisation
Developer
57%
Administrator / DevOps
13%
QA / Tester
10%
Project Manager / Product Owner
6.6%
Analyst / BI
4.7%
Consultant / Integrator
4.1%
IT Architect
3.5%
UI / UX
1.5%
Employer's Industry
Software
45%
Finance / banking / insurance
12%
Online services
8.1%
Telecommuncations
5.8%
Consulting
4.6%
Retail trade / wholesale trade
3.6%
Media / Advertising / Publication / Entertaintment
3.3%
Automotive industry / aviation
2.6%
Transportation industry / logistics / storage industry
2.4%
Government (with the military included)
2.2%
Hardware
2.0%
Healthcare
1.6%
Industrial equipment / heavy equipment
1.5%
Pharmacy / medical devices
1.3%
Education
1.0%
Other
2.8%
The size of a company
I'm a freelancer
3.2%
2-10
4.9%
11-50
17%
51-200
19%
201-500
12%
501-1 000
7.6%
1 001 - 5 000
12%
5 001 - 10 000
6.3%
more than 10 000
18%
What is your current position?
Junior
Mid
Senior
Junior: 22.9 23% Mid: 43.2 43% Senior: 33.9 34%
Position vs. perceived experience
I feel like a junior
I feel like a mid
I feel like a senior
I'm working as a junior
79%
15%
I'm working as a mid
19%
72%
18%
I'm working as a senior
1.5%
13%
81%
Specialisation vs. professional experience
Junior
Mid
Senior
Developer
27%
45%
28%
QA / Tester
29%
46%
25%
Project manager / product owner
7.8%
38%
54%
Administrator / Dev Ops
14%
43%
43%
Analyst / BI
20%
47%
32%
IT architect
2.0%
18%
80%
Consultant / Integrator
22%
42%
36%
UI / UX
17%
47%
36%
Work experience in IT
14%
Procent
0-1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25+
Years
Age vs. the level of experience
Junior
Mid
Senior
16%
Procent
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46+
Age
Work experience vs. the level of experience
Junior
Mid
Senior
33%
Procent
0-1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26+
Years
What is the type of your contract
Labour contract
Order contract
Contract for performance of a specific task
Business to business
I'm employed on the basis of at least two types of agreements
Labour contract: 58.7 59% Order contract: 6.8 6.8% Contract for performance of a specific task: 2.2 2.2% Business to business: 29.0 29% I'm employed on the basis of at least two types of agreements: 3.3 3.3%
Does the employer offer a paid leave?
Only civil law contracts
Yes
No
Yes: 58.0 58% No: 42.0 42%
Earnings vs. experience
Net income
Developer
4341 PLN
Analyst / BI
4222 PLN
Consultant / Integrator
4187 PLN
Project Manager / Product Owner
4113 PLN
Administrator / Dev Ops
3992 PLN
QA / Tester
3608 PLN
UI / UX
3591 PLN
IT Architect
3167 PLN
IT Architect
8067 PLN
Analyst / BI
7621 PLN
Developer
7539 PLN
Project Manager / Product Owner
7434 PLN
Consultant / Integrator
6230 PLN
QA / Tester
6216 PLN
Administrator / Dev Ops
6021 PLN
UI / UX
5807 PLN
IT Architect
14760 PLN
Consultant / Integrator
12554 PLN
Project Manager / Product Owner
12490 PLN
Developer
12438 PLN
UI / UX
11159 PLN
Analyst / BI
10396 PLN
QA / Tester
9871 PLN
Administrator / Dev Ops
9431 PLN
Earnings in selected cities
Net income
Warsaw
4792 PLN
Cracow
4576 PLN
Wrocław
4298 PLN
Lodz
3946 PLN
Poznań
3863 PLN
Tricity
3846 PLN
Silesian Urban Area
3794 PLN
Szczecin
3729 PLN
Lublin
3341 PLN
Rzeszów
3041 PLN
Warsaw
8341 PLN
Poznań
7686 PLN
Tricity
7221 PLN
Cracow
7047 PLN
Wrocław
6999 PLN
Silesian Urban Area
6277 PLN
Lodz
6175 PLN
Rzeszów
5863 PLN
Lublin
5637 PLN
Szczecin
5411 PLN
Warsaw
12720 PLN
Silesian Urban Area
12541 PLN
Wrocław
12408 PLN
Lodz
11644 PLN
Tricity
11243 PLN
Cracow
11165 PLN
Poznań
10535 PLN
Szczecin
10423 PLN
Lublin
10325 PLN
Rzeszów
7610 PLN
Warsaw
9448 PLN
Wrocław
8380 PLN
Tricity
7896 PLN
Cracow
7849 PLN
Lodz
7845 PLN
Silesian Urban Area
7714 PLN
Poznań
7600 PLN
Szczecin
7394 PLN
Lublin
6204 PLN
Rzeszów
5689 PLN
Earnings vs. the type of contract
Net income
Business to business
4758 PLN
I'm employed on the basis of at least two types of agreements
4454 PLN
Labour contract
4210 PLN
Contract for performance of a specific task
3869 PLN
Order contract
3798 PLN
Business to business
9158 PLN
I'm employed on the basis of at least two types of agreements
8849 PLN
Contract for performance of a specific task
7347 PLN
Labour contract
6232 PLN
Order contract
5591 PLN
Business to business
15110 PLN
I'm employed on the basis of at least two types of agreements
14660 PLN
Labour contract
9595 PLN
Contract for performance of a specific task
9450 PLN
Business to business
11891 PLN
I'm employed on the basis of at least two types of agreements
11192 PLN
Labour contract
6828 PLN
Contract for performance of a specific task
6335 PLN
Order contract
4416 PLN
Financial expectations of those enterning the labour market
Net income
First job
I'm rebranding
Developer
3788 PLN
4033 PLN
QA / Tester
3582 PLN
3683 PLN
Project Manager / Product Owner
3500 PLN
5245 PLN
Admin / DevOps
3620 PLN
5713 PLN
Analyst / BI
3571 PLN
4233 PLN
IT Architect
5000 PLN
5333 PLN
Consultant / Integrator
4200 PLN
5100 PLN
UI / UX
4214 PLN
3780 PLN

Technology

Knowledge of programming languages in respective specialisations
Developer
100%
Admin / DevOps
96%
QA / Tester
83%
Consultant / Integrator
80%
Project Manager / Product Owner
57%
UI / UX
40%
IT Architects vs Analysts - Do you have programming background?
IT Architect
72%
Analyst / BI
22%
Knowledge of programming languages
Multiple-choice question
SQL
58%
JavaScript
54%
Java
45%
Python
32%
C#
32%
C++
25%
Bash / Shell / PowerShell
24%
PHP
22%
TypeScript
22%
C
16%
Kotlin
6.0%
Ruby
3.9%
Assembly
3.2%
Swift
3.2%
Go
2.9%
Objective C
2.1%
Scala
0.8%
Groovy
0.7%
Other
11%
The most popular prorgamming languages in respective specialisations
JavaScript
62%
SQL
57%
Java
47%
C#
34%
SQL
57%
Java
54%
Python
51%
JavaScript
32%
SQL
57%
JavaScript
38%
Python
34%
C++
32%
SQL
58%
Bash/Shell/PowerShell
35%
Python
30%
Java
26%
Bash/Shell/PowerShell
65%
SQL
45%
Python
43%
PHP
22%
SQL
83%
Python
48%
C#
35%
C++
33%
SQL
83%
JavaScript
64%
Java
57%
Bash/Shell/PowerShell
57%
Which programming languages are the most popular among those entering job market?
Multiple-choice question
JavaScript
44%
Java
37%
Python
36%
SQL
34%
C++
30%
C#
18%
PHP
15%
C
9.1%
TypeScript
8.1%
Bash/Shell/PowerShell
5.3%
Ktolin
4.0%
Assembly
3.3%
Ruby
2.1%
Other
9.1%

Around work

Motivation to learn new things
Development and self-improvement, regardless of where I work
Rapidly changing labour market requires keeping up with current trends
Project that I'm working on
I don't learn new things
Development and self-improvement, regardless of where I work: 69.7 70% Rapidly changing labour market requires keeping up with current trends: 17.0 17% Project that I'm working on: 11.4 11% I don't learn new things: 1.8 1.8%
What bothers you the most at work?
Multiple-choice question
Multitasking
38%
Ad hoc tasks
32%
Frequent meetings
32%
Work in an open space
25%
Chaos in a company
22%
Complicated processes
9.5%
Atmosphere
5.9%
Other
2.6%
Nothing bothers me
7.6%
How much is your job stressing you out?
1 - lack of stress, 7 - huge stress
25%
Procent
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Level of stress in a workplace
How important is for you to talk with your colleagues about something other than work?
Very important
Just important
It's good if we do, but it's also fine if we don't
I'm indifferent to that
I don't like speaking with my colleagues about private matters
Very important: 21.2 21% Just important: 30.4 30% It's good if we do, but it's also fine if we don't: 36.0 36% I'm indifferent to that: 9.0 9.0% I don't like speaking with my colleagues about private matters: 3.3 3.3%
What do you have in common?
Multiple-choice question
Sense of humour (e.g. we exchange internet memes)
79%
Similar style of work
45%
Values
38%
Breakfasts / lunches at work
37%
Passion for programming
27%
Parties
20%
Sport
16%
Family (e.g. we have kids similar age, our partners like each other)
12%
Travelling
7.4%
Where do you get the knowledge necessary for work?
Multiple-choice question
Blogs and websites
80%
Co-workers
64%
Internet forums
54%
Online courses
48%
Books
44%
Conferences / meetups
34%
Specialist courses chosen on your own
16%
Specialist courses organised by your employer
13%
Other
12%
Post-graduate studies
4.4%
Hackatons
4.4%
Blogs and websites
77%
Co-workers
69%
Internet forums
57%
Online courses
53%
Books
39%
Conferences / meetups
25%
Specialist courses chosen on your own
11%
Other
11%
Specialist courses organised by your employer
9.3%
Post-graduate studies
4.2%
Hackatons
3.9%
Blogs and websites
82%
Co-workers
65%
Internet forums
56%
Online courses
51%
Books
46%
Conferences / meetups
34%
Specialist courses chosen on your own
15%
Specialist courses organised by your employer
14%
Other
7.6%
Post-graduate studies
4.5%
Hackatons
4.1%
Blogs and websites
81%
Co-workers
60%
Online courses
49%
Internet forums
44%
Specialist courses chosen on your own
42%
Books
42%
Hackatons
20%
Post-graduate studies
16%
Other
7.8%
Specialist courses organised by your employer
5.2%
Conferences / meetups
4.5%
How many hours do you work on a daily basis?
Less than 8 hours
8 hours
More than 8 hours
Less than 8 hours: 19.3 19% 8 hours: 56.6 57% More than 8 hours: 24.1 24%
How many hours do you actually work during the eight-hour business day?
40%
Procent
< 4h
4h
5h
6h
7h
8h
The actual worktime (in hours)
How many times a week can you work remotely?
28%
Procent
Zero
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
100% remotely
Number of remote work days
The best form of communication
Face to face
44%
Internet Communicator (such as Slack)
38%
Email
6.9%
Jira (or other project management tool)
4.8%
Phone
4.1%
Conference calls
2.2%
Which one do you prefer: benefits or 100 PLN net more for each benefit?
100 PLN net
I don't know
Benefits
Junior
51%
27%
22%
Mid
53%
27%
20%
Senior
54%
26%
20%
What are your professional aspirations?
I want to be an expert in my field, but don't want to manage a team
45%
I want to manage people
29%
I want to start a business
15%
I like it where I'm right now and not looking for a change
10%
I'm going to go a step lower (e.g. because of too much responsibility or stress)
0.9%
I want to be an expert in my field, but don't want to manage a team
52%
I want to manage people
28%
I want to start a business
13%
I like it where I'm right now and not looking for a change
6.3%
I'm going to go a step lower (e.g. because of too much responsibility or stress)
0.2%
I want to be an expert in my field, but don't want to manage a team
48%
I want to manage people
28%
I want to start a business
16%
I like it where I'm right now and not looking for a change
7.9%
I'm going to go a step lower (e.g. because of too much responsibility or stress)
0.6%
I want to be an expert in my field, but don't want to manage a team
37%
I want to manage people
31%
I want to start a business
15%
I like it where I'm right now and not looking for a change
15%
I'm going to go a step lower (e.g. because of too much responsibility or stress)
1.8%
What do you value the most at work?
Professional development
Money
People
Quiet job
Professional development: 37.6 38% Money: 24.9 25% People: 21.2 21% Quiet job: 16.4 16%

Job market and changing job

What is your dream job?
Google
23%
Microsoft
6.2%
CD Porjekt
2.7%
SpaceX
2.6%
Netguru
2.4%
Apple
2.1%
Allegro
2.0%
Sii
1.7%
IBM
1.6%
Amazon
1.6%
Tesla
1.5%
NASA
1.4%
Facebook
1.3%
Intel
1.3%
Netflix
1.3%
Cisco
0.8%
Nokia
0.7%
ING Group
0.6%
Blizzard
0.6%
Nordea
0.5%
My own company
9.3%
I don't know
23%
What counts is a project and people, not a company
1.9%
How did you come accross your present employer?
Friends
34%
Online job boards (industry-specific)
19%
Online job boards (general)
18%
Headhunter / IT recruiter
15%
Other
5.1%
Social Media
4.3%
Career page on an employer's website
2.6%
Conference
1.8%
Portals with opinions about the employers
0.6%
Business blog
0.3%
Friends
30%
Online job boards (general)
26%
Online job boards (industry-specific)
20%
Other
6.3%
Social Media
6.1%
Headhunter / IT recruiter
5.3%
Career page on an employer's website
3.2%
Conference
3.1%
Portals with opinions about the employers
0.6%
Business blog
0.3%
Friends
32%
Online job boards (industry-specific)
20%
Online job boards (general)
18%
Headhunter / IT recruiter
16%
Social Media
4.3%
Other
4.2%
Career page on an employer's website
2.7%
Conference
2.0%
Portals with opinions about the employers
0.7%
Business blog
0.4%
Friends
39%
Headhunter / IT recruiter
20%
Online job boards (industry-specific)
16%
Online job boards (general)
13%
Other
5.4%
Social Media
3.0%
Career page on an employer's website
2.0%
Conference
0.7%
Portals with opinions about the employers
0.5%
Business blog
0.3%
Job satisfaction
1 - very dissatisfied / 7 - very satisfied
33%
Procent
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Level of satisfaction
Where will those who enter IT market seek for job opportunities?
Multiple-choice question
First job
I'm rebranding
Online job boards (industry-specific)
85%
85%
Online job boards (general)
65%
67%
Social media (Facebook, LinkedIn)
58%
58%
Career page on an employer's website
42%
41%
Friends
41%
41%
Job fairs
41%
28%
Employment agency
7.7%
9.8%
What motivates you to stay at your current job?
Multiple-choice question
Good atmosphere
53%
It pays well
42%
Flexible working hours
40%
Technical growth opportunities
28%
Freedom of action
21%
Friends at work
19%
Possibility to work remotely
17%
New technologies
10%
Labour contract
9.6%
Possibility of promotion
8.0%
International nature of the company
4.9%
Business to business contract
3.4%
Benefits
3.0%
The size of a company
2.9%
Employer's prestige
2.8%
Possibility to grow as a manager
2.7%
Gender equality policies
0.5%
What could be a sufficient motivator to change a job?
Multiple-choice question
Better compensation
87%
Technical growth possibility
42%
New technologies
24%
Possibility of working remotely
20%
Possibility of promotion
17%
Good atmosphere
17%
Flexible working hours
12%
Freedom of action
9.0%
Possibility of becoming a manager
8.8%
Employer's prestige
7.9%
Friends
7.7%
Benefits
4.7%
International nature of business
3.8%
Contract of employment
3.3%
B2B contract
3.1%
The size of a company
1.2%
Gender equality policies
0.5%
Better compensation
88%
Technical growth possibility
45%
New technologies
29%
Possibility of working remotely
19%
Possibility of promotion
18%
Good atmosphere
17%
Flexible working hours
11%
Possibility of becoming a manager
8.9%
Friends
8.1%
Benefits
6.5%
Freedom of action
5.7%
Contract of employment
5.0%
Employer's prestige
4.3%
International nature of business
4.2%
B2B contract
2.0%
The size of a company
1.5%
Gender equality policies
0.5%
Better compensation
89%
Technical growth possibility
43%
New technologies
25%
Possibility of working remotely
20%
Good atmosphere
18%
Possibility of promotion
17%
Flexible working hours
13%
Possibility of becoming a manager
9.0%
Freedom of action
8.4%
Employer's prestige
7.6%
Friends
7.3%
Benefits
4.0%
International nature of business
3.9%
Contract of employment
3.3%
B2B contract
3.3%
The size of a company
1.0%
Gender equality policies
0.4%
Better compensation
85%
Technical growth possibility
38%
Possibility of working remotely
21%
New technologies
21%
Possibility of promotion
16%
Good atmosphere
15%
Flexible working hours
13%
Freedom of action
12%
Employer's prestige
11%
Possibility of becoming a manager
8.6%
Friends
7.9%
Benefits
4.3%
International nature of business
3.6%
B2B contract
3.5%
Contract of employment
2.2%
The size of a company
1.1%
Gender equality policies
0.7%
Rate how much you'd be interested in changing a job right now
1 - not interested at all / 7 - very interested
20%
Procent
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Level of interest
Would you be interested in getting to know the company from within before applying?
Yes
No
Yes: 92.0 92% No: 8.0 8.0%
How often do you change jobs?
Every few months
1.9%
Each year
9.5%
Every two years (approximately)
26%
Every three years (approximately)
18%
Every four years (approximately)
7.8%
Every five years (approximately)
6.6%
Less frequently
31%
Do you use resume?
Everyone
Junior
Mid
Senior
Yes, I made it myself
698%
1 396%
1 122%
Yes, I used a free, readymade template
258%
383%
185%
I don't use CV
35%
106%
180%
Yes, I used a paid, readymade template
73%
114%
52%
What kind of information in job offer you need to apply?
Multiple-choice question
Salary range
92%
A description of a technology stack
49%
Office location
36%
The form of employment
34%
Detailed project description
32%
Description of required experience
31%
Commute time info
7.9%
Bonuses info
3.6%
Team description
3.3%
Office appearance and equipment
2.7%
Whether the employer is an industry leader or not
2.3%
Salary range
88%
A description of a technology stack
56%
Description of required experience
43%
Office location
35%
The form of employment
32%
Detailed project description
23%
Commute time info
7.7%
Bonuses info
3.3%
Office appearance and equipment
3.0%
Team description
1.8%
Whether the employer is an industry leader or not
1.5%
Salary range
93%
A description of a technology stack
50%
Office location
37%
The form of employment
34%
Detailed project description
32%
Description of required experience
31%
Commute time info
7.7%
Bonuses info
3.4%
Team description
3.4%
Office appearance and equipment
2.3%
Whether the employer is an industry leader or not
1.6%
Salary range
92%
A description of a technology stack
43%
Detailed project description
37%
The form of employment
36%
Office location
36%
Description of required experience
23%
Commute time info
8.1%
Bonuses info
4.1%
Team description
4.0%
Whether the employer is an industry leader or not
3.7%
Office appearance and equipment
2.9%

Methodology

  • The survey was fielded from November 20 2019 to January 20 2020.
  • Report is based on a survey of 4754 IT professionals and 800 people preparing to work in IT field.
  • Respondents were recruited through Bulldogjob.pl website, social media, onlain publishers and email.
  • Survey was anonymous, but respondends had a chance to send us their email address in order to receive access to detailed results.
  • Survey consited of different types of questions and not all questions were obligatory.
  • Survey was accessible on desktops and mobile via internet browsers.
  • Not all questions were displayed to all respondents. Survey filtered questions based on previous answer, to better fit respondent profile.
  • To prepare this report we've used only data from respondends, who: went through all questions, answered all required questions, provided high quality responses (random, bogus surveys were eliminated)