Ukrainian IT specialists with a mobilization booking status receive significantly higher salaries compared to colleagues without this status. According to DOU analytics, the median salary of booked specialists is $3933 (164,854 UAH), which exceeds the industry average by 31% ($3000).
Startups offer the highest salaries, as booked IT specialists earn an average of $5250 (220,057 UAH) here. In outsourcing companies, earnings amount to $4925, in service companies — $4275, and in product companies — $4000. However, in public structures and internal IT departments of non-IT companies, the salaries are the lowest: $2133 and $2500, respectively.
Salary differences among various categories of IT specialists
Booked in the main position — $3933;
Booked in a second job — $3800;
No booking — $3200;
Those who are not subject to mobilization (mainly youth under 25) — $1700.
Stress and volunteering among booked IT specialists
Even protected from mobilization, booked IT specialists have a high level of stress, averaging 6.3 points out of 10. Those without booking experience the highest stress — 6.6 points due to the fear of conscription. Among those exempt from mobilization, the stress level is slightly lower — 5.9 points.
Booked IT specialists are more likely to provide financial assistance to the army — 82% of them do this, which is above the industry average (71%). They also actively participate in volunteer and open-source projects, while unbooked specialists are less actively involved in such initiatives due to feelings of instability and uncertainty.
Booking from mobilization has become a key factor for stability in the Ukrainian IT market, allowing companies to retain important personnel and aiding specialists in maintaining psychological resilience amid the war conflict.
The submitted news has a light, informative style characteristic of the live speech of experienced journalists. It discusses the impact of booking status on income and stress levels among IT specialists in Ukraine. It also provides a comparison of salaries across different categories of employees in the industry and their volunteer activity. The discussed aspects accurately complement the understanding of the current situation in the country's IT market and highlight the importance of booking in wartime.