What does today’s IT market look like? We are witnessing normalization. Not a collapse, although such voices appear, but rather a return to balance after the pandemic boom. Between 2021 and 2023, we experienced intense growth driven by digitization and the implementation of hybrid work. In 2024, most of the surplus projects came to an end. Today, we are returning to standard IT investments that must deliver real savings and business advantages. The tools are changing—AI has appeared, automation and robotics are highly developed—but expectations remain the same: the investment must be profitable.
I often hear the question: will artificial intelligence take jobs away from programmers? I see AI both as a challenge and a huge opportunity. It is no longer enough to just know programming languages—you need to be able to use new tools like ChatGPT or GitHub Copilot and create comprehensive solutions, not just code. AI is currently the dominant trend—the only one I truly believe in. AI tools effectively double programmers’ productivity. Therefore, it is worth investing in people who know how to use them.
Those who want to develop and adapt have good prospects ahead. The pandemic boom made part of the industry complacent; now the situation is stabilizing. We observe fewer vacancies and more candidates—which benefits everyone. Employees must be more engaged, and employers must offer attractive conditions. However, I strongly reject the idea that programmers will disappear in the next decade or so. Expectations are growing—users want faster, more intuitive tools, and someone has to create them. There may be fewer programmers, but new roles will emerge: from UX specialists to analysts of users’ emotional engagement.
IT remains an excellent field—interdisciplinary, covering every aspect of life, from fashion to medicine. Digital skills will be the foundation of the labor market for the next decade. Changes are so dynamic that looking further ahead is pure speculation.
Author of the commentary: Piotr Kawecki, CEO of ITBoom Sp. z o.o.
Source:
https://managerplus.pl/rynek-pracy-w-it-mniej-wakatow-wiecej-kandydatow-wieksze-oczekiwania-75245
