What IT vacancies are available at the State Employment Service and salary levels

According to the State Employment Service, in the first eight months of 2025, employers submitted about 1.7 thousand vacancies in the field of information and telecommunications. This was reported by the publication The Page.

Most common IT professions with vacancies available at the employment service in 2025 

Among the vacancies most often offered at employment centers, positions with a low qualification level prevail. The most common professions include:

• data entry operator – 80 vacancies;

• installer of information and communication networks – 39 vacancies;

• electronic communications service operator – 36 vacancies;

• programmer – 32 vacancies;

• software engineer – 23 vacancies;

• system administrator – 22 vacancies.

What is the salary level for IT vacancies at the State Employment Service

Such positions often have outdated names and do not meet the modern requirements of the IT market. The average salary for these vacancies is 18 thousand UAH, for programmers – about 25 thousand UAH, and in some cases can reach 31.8 thousand UAH. 

“These offers are often targeted at people with minimal experience or those seeking temporary work,” the State Employment Service stated.

At the same time, on the Unified Job Portal, which combines offers from employment centers and popular job search platforms, significantly more attractive proposals are available. For example:

• software engineer or 1C programmer – up to 190 thousand UAH;

• DevOps engineer – up to 160 thousand UAH;

• UI/UX designer – up to 94.5 thousand UAH.

How many IT specialists have been employed by the employment service

Such salaries reflect the demand for highly qualified specialists who work on complex projects. According to the employment service, since the beginning of 2025, 1.1 thousand people have been employed in the IT sphere, of which 70% are women. This may indicate that vacancies with lower pay and flexible conditions are more attractive to women, especially those looking for remote work or balancing careers with other responsibilities.

The IT market in Ukraine remains one of the most dynamic, despite the challenges of war. According to industry reports, in 2024, the IT sector generated over 7 billion dollars in export earnings. 

Earlier, we wrote about the top professions in IT in 2025.