On the occasion of the celebration of International Programmer’s Day, Infojobs has carried out an analysis of the profile of this profession which, in Spain, registers 23,296 vacancies this year aloneof which 1,900 were registered in the month of August and which makes it the IT and telecommunications category with the highest number of vacancies (31.6% of the total). Despite the number of vacant positions, with the rise of digitalization and automation, The programmer profile is one of the most in-demand in the labor market.
The requirements to work In this sector they are related both with the training –level of studies of Higher Grade Vocational Training or Intermediate Grade– as with experiencesince most positions ask for, at least 2 years of work experience. Another aspect to highlight is the high offer of teleworking that it offers the IT and telecommunications sector, second only to commercial and sales.
Regarding professional profiles, the “backend” developer (in charge of developing and connecting all the activity of a website with the server), “Full Stack Engineer” (comprehensive software engineer who designs software applications), and “Frontend Engineer” (responsible for ensuring that a website is attractive to the user and functions correctly) are lthe most requested in programming in the cumulative total of 2024.
Upward trend in wages
Despite having more than 20,000 vacancies, the programming usually includes Highly sought-after profiles that correspond to very good salaries which have also continued to improve in recent years. According to the analysis of the State of the labour market in Spain in 2023, carried out by InfoJobs and Esade, The average gross salary last year was 37,257 euros2% less than the previous year, although if we analyze the evolution of salaries since 2019, The percentage increase is 18%.
In addition, it is a sector with a outstanding salary projection: a vacancy that includes university studies, three years of experience and English could reach a salary of 55,179 euros in 202317,922 euros more than the average general salary for programming. In this context, it should be noted that programming is the IT and telecommunications subcategory with the best salary during the first half of 2024 reaching an average salary of almost 38 thousand eurosa growth of 2% compared to last year’s data.