In the IT sector, the hybrid work model — mentioned in 41% of job advertisements — has overtaken remote work for the first time, with the latter now appearing in 38.5% of listings. In the first quarter of the year, the industry also recorded a 23% quarter-on-quarter rebound in the number of job advertisements, although offers aimed at senior and mid-level specialists still dominate, together accounting for more than 90% of all IT listings. There has also been a reshuffle among the highest-paid specialisations: Architecture, which had led the ranking for three years, has been displaced by ERP. Security and DevOps follow next.
Job opportunities in the IT sector are increasing again. In the first quarter of 2026, the number of listings rose by 23% compared with the final quarter of 2025, according to the latest analysis of job advertisements published on No Fluff Jobs, Poland’s largest job portal requiring salary ranges in job postings. However, demand for professionals at specific experience levels has not changed significantly. Nearly 60% of offers are aimed at senior specialists, slightly more than one-third at mid-level candidates, and only around 5% at juniors. Overall median salary ranges also remain stable, although changes are visible across individual specialisations.
“The increase in the number of job advertisements shows that the market still needs specialists, even in an era of increasingly widespread AI. As No Fluff Jobs, a platform with mandatory salary ranges, we also hope that transparent job offers will appear more frequently on the market,” comments Paulina Król, Chief People and Operations Officer at No Fluff Jobs. “The ‘Clear Salaries’ Act introduced in December, although imperfect, and the upcoming EU Equal Pay Directive are forcing companies to build pay grids and organise internal salary levels. As a result, some organisations are also becoming ready to disclose salary ranges publicly, because both current and future employees will know exactly what salary bracket they can expect.”
Change at the top of the highest-paid specialisations
In the first three months of 2026, the sharpest salary declines were recorded in Mobile — by as much as 21% in the lower salary range for employment contracts — and in UX, where the lower salary range for employment contracts fell by up to 17%. A decrease was also seen in Architecture, the best-paid category for the past three years, where the upper salary range for employment contracts dropped by as much as 17.5%. At the same time, many specialisations saw increases in offered salaries.
The highest-paid IT specialisations are currently:
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning): PLN 28,500–33,500 net (+ VAT) on a B2B contract and PLN 18,000–24,800 on an employment contract;
- IT Architecture: PLN 27,000–32,000 net (+ VAT) on a B2B contract and PLN 18,000–22,000 on an employment contract;
- Security: PLN 25,000–30,000 net (+ VAT) on a B2B contract and PLN 18,000–24,800 on an employment contract;
- DevOps: PLN 23,500–28,500 net (+ VAT) on a B2B contract and PLN 17,000–24,000 on an employment contract.
IT salaries in the first quarter of 2026
| Category | B2B | Employment contract | ||||||
| Median lower salary range | Median upper salary range | Change in lower range Q1 2026 vs Q4 2025 | Change in upper range Q1 2026 vs Q4 2025 | Median lower salary range | Median upper salary range | Change in lower range Q1 2026 vs Q4 2025 | Change in upper range Q1 2026 vs Q4 2025 | |
| Agile/Scrum Master | 20,000 | 25,200 | -8.9% | -6.3% | 17,500 | 24,000 | +2.9% | +20% |
| IT Architecture | 26,880 | 31,920 | 0% | -5.0% | 18,000 | 22,000 | -7.7% | -17.5% |
| AI/ML | 21,840 | 28,000 | +4% | 0% | 18,000 | 24,000 | -2.7% | -14.3% |
| Backend | 21,840 | 26,040 | +4% | -1.3% | 17,000 | 23,400 | 0% | +1.7% |
| Business Analyst | 21,000 | 24,765 | +5% | +5.3% | 13,500 | 17,500 | -1.8% | +1.2% |
| Data & BI | 21,840 | 27,000 | -3.4% | -5.5% | 18,500 | 24,800 | +8.8% | +5.5% |
| DevOps | 23,520 | 28,560 | +1.8% | 0% | 17,000 | 23,950 | 0% | +0.2% |
| Embedded | 20,080 | 23,520 | +8.7% | -3.4% | 17,000 | 19,000 | +9.7% | -2.6% |
| ERP | 28,560 | 33,600 | +6.3% | +5.3% | 18,000 | 24,800 | +38.5% | +18.1% |
| Frontend | 19,905 | 25,000 | +0.4% | +6.3% | 16,000 | 21,100 | +6.7% | +5.5% |
| Fullstack | 23,520 | 28,350 | +1.8% | +2.3% | 19,500 | 24,000 | +14.7% | +4.3% |
| Mobile | 20,000 | 25,200 | -0.8% | 0% | 15,000 | 21,200 | -21.1% | -12.6% |
| Product Management | 20,160 | 25,200 | -7.7% | -3.2% | 20,000 | 25,000 | +8.1% | +4.2% |
| Project Manager | 20,160 | 25,000 | 0% | +4.2% | 16,000 | 20,700 | +6.7% | +8.9% |
| Security | 25,200 | 30,240 | +9.6% | +4.3% | 20,000 | 25,000 | +11.1% | +2.4% |
| Support | 13,440 | 18,000 | 0% | +4.5% | 9,000 | 12,500 | -7.2% | 0% |
| SysAdministrator | 20,160 | 25,000 | +18.6% | +6.3% | 10,500 | 15,500 | -12.5% | -8.8% |
| Testing | 16,800 | 21,840 | 0% | +8.3% | 13,750 | 18,000 | +14.6% | +12.5% |
| UX | 15,000 | 18,690 | -10.7% | -9.2% | 12,400 | 17,250 | -17.3% | -6.3% |
Hybrid work dominates
The most popular form of cooperation in the IT sector remains the B2B contract, mentioned in 71% of job advertisements. Employment contracts appear in 37% of listings. These figures do not add up to 100%, as employers may include several proposed contract types in a single advertisement. However, the proportions vary depending on experience level. In job offers addressed to juniors, employment contracts are offered more often — in 52% of advertisements, while B2B appears in 42% of them. In listings aimed at mid-level specialists, B2B contracts are mentioned in 72% of offers and employment contracts in 38%. Among senior-level offers, B2B appears in 74.5% of advertisements, while employment contracts are mentioned in 24%.
In the first quarter of 2026, for the first time in years, the hybrid model became the dominant work mode in IT job advertisements, appearing in 41% of offers. Remote work, previously the most popular option, appeared in 38.5% of listings, while office-based work accounted for 20.5%.
“This confirms a trend we have been observing in IT for several years. During the pandemic, remote work surged and became a very common work model. However, after the situation normalised, employers increasingly began inviting employees back to the office. Since resistance in the technology sector to fully on-site work would be strong, companies usually opt for the hybrid model as an intermediate solution that, in the long run, is intended to satisfy both sides,” explains Paulina Król, Chief People and Operations Officer at No Fluff Jobs.
