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Nearly 77% of marketing communication organisations say recruiting people with the right qualifications is difficult. AI is changing junior roles, but companies still want young employees — especially those who can combine technology with creativity and critical thinking.

Average gross monthly pay in Poland’s enterprise sector reached PLN 9,353.76 in Q2 2026, up 5.4% year on year. At the same time, average employment fell by around 78,000 people, highlighting a growing divergence between wage growth and hiring.

Poland’s chemical industry remains cautious about expanding employment as high energy costs, weak demand and regulatory pressures weigh on the sector. Companies are still competing, however, for specialists essential to production continuity and modernisation, particularly in maintenance, automation, process engineering and quality. Plant managers can earn as much as PLN 40,000 gross per month.

At the end of 2025, 956,936 Ukrainian residents were covered by temporary protection in Poland. Although the total was slightly lower than a year earlier, the demographic structure changed significantly. The number of working-age men continued to rise, the female population declined and economically active age groups accounted for a larger share of the total — a shift that could have important consequences for Polish employers.

A record 1.13 million foreign nationals were working in Poland at the end of February 2026, around 75,000 more than a year earlier. Foreign labour is becoming an increasingly important part of the country’s workforce, particularly in manufacturing, logistics, construction and business support services. Ukrainian nationals remain by far the largest group, accounting for nearly 68% of all foreign workers.