ICT specialists and their wages
About 225 thousand people work as ICT specialists, women in this professional group make up about 10% in the long term. In 2023, the average gross monthly wage of ICT specialists increased by 9% year-on-year and approached the threshold of 76.6 thousand CZK. It was thus 30.7 thousand higher than the average wage of all employees in the Czech Republic. The difference in salaries of ICT specialists by gender is approximately 10,000 crowns in favor of men.
ICT specialists, total
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Year 2022
226.1 thous.
Share of ICT specialists on total employment in Czechia
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Year 2022
4.4%
Share of women in all ICT specialists in the Czechia
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Year 2022
10.4%
ICT professionals
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Year 2022
113.4 thous.
Wages of ICT professionals in Government (salary) sphere
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Year 2023
CZK 52,907
Wages of ICT professionals in Business (wage) sphere
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Year 2023
CZK 89,651
Data and time series
(thousand persons)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICT specialists, total | 181.8 | 192.5 | 200.5 | 209.5 | 219.8 | 226.3 | 226.1 |
Men | 164.4 | 174.6 | 181.9 | 190.2 | 199.0 | 204.2 | 202.4 |
Women | 17.4 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 19.3 | 20.8 | 22.1 | 23.6 |
| by age group | |||||||
under 35 years | 72.8 | 75.4 | 75.6 | 75.3 | 76.2 | 75.9 | 76.5 |
35–44 years | 59.7 | 65.0 | 71.5 | 76.9 | 79.8 | 79.4 | 76.8 |
45–54 years | 32.3 | 33.3 | 33.2 | 35.6 | 41.9 | 47.7 | 48.8 |
55 + years | 17.0 | 18.9 | 20.3 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 23.1 | 24.0 |
| by occupation | |||||||
ICT managers, engineers and sales professionals | 17.6 | 16.7 | 14.8 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 15.2 | 15.8 |
ICT professionals | 70.2 | 76.0 | 84.5 | 95.8 | 106.1 | 109.8 | 113.4 |
ICT operations and user support technicians | 52.2 | 57.3 | 61.0 | 62.7 | 63.4 | 65.5 | 63.1 |
Telecommunication, broadcasting and electronics engineering technicians | 24.7 | 24.3 | 22.2 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 18.9 |
ICT installers and repairers | 17.1 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 17.1 | 16.2 | 14.8 |
* three-year moving averages, see methodology
Source: CZSO, Labour Force Sample Survey (LFSS)
(thousand persons)
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICT professionals, total | 62.5 | 67.3 | 70.2 | 76.0 | 84.5 | 95.8 | 106.1 | 109.8 | 113.4 |
Software and applications developers and analysts | 43.7 | 45.5 | 46.4 | 50.6 | 57.8 | 67.8 | 76.2 | 79.0 | 83.9 |
Database and network professionals | 18.5 | 21.6 | 23.5 | 25.2 | 26.6 | 27.9 | 29.8 | 30.7 | 29.4 |
| by gender | |||||||||
Men | 55.8 | 60.6 | 63.3 | 68.6 | 76.3 | 86.4 | 95.0 | 97.2 | 99.8 |
Women | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 13.6 |
| by employment status | |||||||||
Self-employed, entrepreneurs | 12.1 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 16.3 | 17.8 | 21.0 | 23.4 | 25.4 | 27.7 |
Employees | 50.3 | 54.1 | 55.9 | 59.6 | 66.6 | 74.7 | 82.7 | 84.4 | 85.7 |
| by Industry (CZ-NACE Section) | |||||||||
Industry and Construction (B-F) | 6.7 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 11.3 |
Information and communication activities (J) | 41.3 | 43.3 | 44.3 | 49.5 | 56.0 | 64.1 | 71.6 | 73.6 | 77.4 |
Public Administration, Education and Health (O-Q) | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
Others | 10.1 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 12.8 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 18.3 |
* three-year moving averages, see methodology
Source: CZSO, Labour Force Sample Survey (LFSS)
(CZK)
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICT specialists, total | 43,073 | 44,243 | 46,393 | 50,096 | 53,539 | 58,072 | 61,912 | 63,707 | 70,207 | 76,637 |
Managers in ICT | 69,963 | 72,934 | 76,411 | 83,748 | 86,325 | 104,207 | 114,183 | 119,548 | 134,862 | 145,914 |
ICT professionals | 49,259 | 51,319 | 53,241 | 56,747 | 61,026 | 65,787 | 70,018 | 74,357 | 82,441 | 88,025 |
ICT operations and user support technicians | 36,080 | 36,724 | 38,376 | 40,243 | 42,789 | 46,134 | 49,269 | 48,979 | 52,489 | 57,417 |
Telecommunication and broadcasting technicians | 32,398 | 32,841 | 35,291 | 36,118 | 37,922 | 39,641 | 40,889 | 43,047 | 45,505 | 45,726 |
ICT installers and repairers | 25,720 | 26,802 | 28,515 | 30,819 | 31,984 | 35,067 | 36,591 | 38,067 | 41,595 | 45,461 |
Source: CZSO, Structural Earnings Statistics
(CZK)
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICT professionals. Total | 49,259 | 51,319 | 53,241 | 56,747 | 61,026 | 65,787 | 70,018 | 74,357 | 82,441 | 88,025 |
Men | 50,206 | 52,296 | 54,325 | 58,025 | 62,460 | 67,439 | 71,707 | 76,360 | 84,526 | 90,633 |
Women | 42,381 | 43,701 | 45,369 | 47,765 | 51,550 | 55,512 | 59,507 | 62,499 | 70,492 | 74,394 |
| by occupation | ||||||||||
Software and applications developers and analysts | 50,909 | 53,075 | 55,404 | 59,139 | 63,530 | 69,035 | 73,719 | 78,049 | 86,473 | 92,332 |
Database and network professionals | 45,218 | 47,046 | 48,153 | 50,884 | 54,364 | 57,610 | 60,715 | 64,829 | 72,033 | 76,675 |
| by sphere of activity (remuneration) | ||||||||||
Business (wage) sphere | 50,558 | 52,643 | 54,391 | 57,810 | 62,073 | 66,964 | 71,258 | 75,718 | 84,052 | 89,651 |
Government (salary) sphere | 32,006 | 33,607 | 35,442 | 38,876 | 42,060 | 44,351 | 47,347 | 47,968 | 49,736 | 52,907 |
| by highest level of education attainment | ||||||||||
Master's and Doctoral | 54,387 | 56,172 | 58,831 | 62,809 | 67,578 | 72,620 | 76,933 | 81,694 | 90,757 | 96,352 |
Bachelor's and Higher professional | 43,611 | 46,238 | 48,644 | 51,906 | 56,425 | 62,025 | 66,575 | 70,524 | 78,783 | 84,997 |
Secondary with A-level examination | 43,324 | 44,930 | 47,751 | 50,723 | 54,396 | 58,258 | 59,895 | 62,720 | 69,472 | 74,996 |
Source: CZSO, Structural Earnings Statistics