In an article published in tech.eu, Kristie McDermott notes that the latest European Tech Hiring Trends report looked at 11 markets (Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain) and found that job postings for technology positions across these countries added up to more than 950,000 in the last quarter of 2022.
Leading jobs in demand include software developers, programmers , web systems analysts and cybersecurity; IT support specialists and technicians; and network and systems administration and technicians.
The author reports that, according to Graham Hunter,executive vice president, global sales at CompTIA, “Skilled tech workers are very much in high demand across the continent, creating new employment opportunities for people who are looking to enter the technology workforce for the first time and for those who are seeking new challenges”.
“This report also shows how critical professional certification programs are to the tech industry and companies in a wide variety of industries.”
When it comes to what European workers want from their employers, the data is interesting there too. Generally speaking, those within the EU already enjoy good government benefits. For example, Sweden, France and Denmark all offer 25 working days a year as minimum, which is the highest entitlement across the bloc.
Research also shows that Denmark is the ‘best’ place in Europe to be unemployed. Workers here get 90% of their previous earnings––for up to 104 weeks.
Because social protection nets are in place for European workers, that leans into workers’ wanting different employer benefits.
In fact, a survey of more than 58000 employees across Europe found that overwhelmingly, it is financial benefits that workers want. Pension benefits and leave and working hours benefits are also up there as desirable.
By comparison, in the US, it is employer-covered health care that comes out on top, with 67% of employees and 68% of employers saying this is the most important benefit.