The profile publication DOU.UA summarized the results of another survey of IT specialists, during which it analyzed the conditions on the Ukrainian labor market that existed during the year of the war. In general, taking into account all the circumstances, the Ukrainian IT industry relatively stable passed through this test.

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While 39% of respondents said that their company had laid off employees in the past year, 33% of respondents said that the company continued to hire new employees (although not as actively as before the war). Food companies continued to hire most often (42% of specialists answered that the company recruited specialists) and medium-sized companies – from 50 to 200 employees (41%). 39% of IT workers who work in state or communal enterprises and institutions also said that hiring was ongoing.

The reductions were more noticeable in smaller companies. Individual employees were most often fired (noted by 20% of respondents), entire teams were fired significantly less frequently (11%) or fired in Ukraine to hire abroad (4%).

Large outsourcing companies often send their employees to the bench. Among specialists who are currently in the reserve, 71% work in the field of outsourcing (in general, 42% of IT professionals work in outsourcing companies). Most of those who are working, but already know about the future closure of the project (such 5% of respondents) also work in large outsourcing companies.

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In food companies, 9% of specialists have lost their jobs and are now looking for a new one. Also, food companies rarely send employees on unpaid leave or on the bench (1% of employees vs. 5-7% in outsourcing and outstaffing) and less often announce the closure of projects (about 3% know that their project will be closed vs. 9% in outsourcing and outstaffing) .

Startups also laid off people in the last year (10%). Another 6% of employees know about the completion of the project in the near future. Like food companies, startups rarely offer their employees unpaid vacation or bench – only 2%.

Salary level

Despite the war, most companies tried to fully fulfill their obligations to employees. Only 15% of respondents noted that the company reduced salaries or bonuses. Most often, companies cut bonuses (9%), less often – salaries and other cash payments (5% each). 8% of respondents reported delays in payments, in 4% of cases delays continue.

Most often, state and communal enterprises and organizations resorted to reductions – 39% of employees said about reducing the amount of payments. Product companies were also somewhat more likely to cut salaries and bonuses (reported by 17% of their employees), compared to outsourcing and outstaffing companies and startups (13-14%). Large companies with 200 or more employees tried not to reduce salaries. Only 3–5% of specialists there noted that the company cut salaries, compared to 8% among employees of smaller companies. Bonuses most often reduced companies by 10–50 employees (11%).

At the same time, 46% of specialists received a salary review and increase in their company. 39% of specialists had a planned salary revision over the last year. 11% received a salary increase due to a change in position. 43% of respondents did not have a salary increase in the last year. Outsourcing, outstaffing and food companies increased the salaries of their employees more often: about half of their specialists received a promotion. Startups and public and utility companies did this less often: 36% and 29% of their employees received a raise.

Plans for further cuts

11% of employed IT professionals are aware of future layoffs in their companies. At the same time, leaders of teams and companies (Lead level and above) more often note that there are plans for reductions – 15% of them said so.

Team and company leaders say both technical and non-technical workers are expected to shrink through 2023. 13% reported that the company plans to lay off technical specialists (developers – 12%, testers – 10%, other specialists – 9%), 9% – non-technical.

Managers and team leaders of outsourcing companies (20% plan to lay off technical specialists, 12% — non-technical specialists) and startups (16% and 5%) often talk about the planned reduction of specialists. The least common are food companies: only 7% are aware of planned layoffs among technical specialists, 8% among non-technical ones. In medium-sized companies (with 50-200 employees), Lead+ specialists are also less likely to mention planned layoffs (only 7% — about technical specialists and 5% — about non-technical ones).

Increasing the number of IT-FOP

At the same time, during the year of the war in Ukraine, the number of IT specialists registered as FOP increased significantly. As of February 24, 2023, there were 271,699 FOPs working in the IT field in Ukraine. During the year of the full-scale war, the number of such FOP increased by 31,793 persons, or by 13%. The growth rate turned out to be the same as the pre-war year 2021 – then the number of FOP in IT also increased by 13%.

The most popular KVED code used by IT specialists in Ukraine remains “62.01 Computer programming” — 186,147 specialists, or 69% of all IT professionals who have an open FOP, are registered under it.

In second place remains “62.02 Consulting on informatization” (36,801 specialists, or 14% of all FOPs in IT).

In third place is “63.11 Data processing, posting of information on websites and related activities” (33,412 specialists, 12% of all IT-FPOs). The number of professionals registered under this code increased by 20% over the year, compared to 13% for all IT codes as a whole.