- Ruby and Python professionals earn the most in Romania, up to 25% above average salaries, due to low supply of specialists. Java and C#/.NET also pay above average but have more jobs available. - 52% of IT professionals feel their salary does not match their effort, and changing jobs for a 29% raise, flexible schedule, training support and pleasant work environment are top motivators. - Companies with 50-300 employees best retain talent, while 40% of professionals are open to working abroad and 28% of those who left would return to Romania.

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Which are the best paid technologies in Romania and how
do we motivate IT professionals to change jobs
Ruby and Python are the best paid technologies among the studied ones. Although the
respondents have salaries above average, half of them consider they don’t earn accordingly to
their effort.
• Ruby and Python professionals earn the most – up to 25% more than the average salary of
programmers, due to the small number of specialists in the market. Java is on the 3rd place –
with a difference of 12% compared to the average, next there are Oracle and C#/.NET with a
difference of 9%. Java, C#/.NET are some of the most widespread technologies in Romania, but
the large number of offered jobs makes the employers to be willing to pay more to attract a talent.
• 52.30% of the respondents consider that their current salary is not in accordance with the daily
tasks.
Do you consider your current monthly salary to be in accordance with your skills and daily tasks? N=4,711.
IT employees will change their jobs for salary increases of 29%, flexible schedule, pleasant work
environment and employer support in obtaining certificates.
• The IT industry has considerable salary increases, on average, once every two years, employees
receive a minimum increase of 26% for growing professionally – the salary increase from the
entry level (0-2 years) to middle (2-4 years) is 30% and from middle to senior (over 4 years) –
26%.
• On average, on national level, the expected salary growth for changing jobs in IT is of 29%.
• In terms of benefits, IT employees appreciate the flexible schedule (which can be associated with
the possibility to work remotely), the support in obtaining certifications, medical and gym
subscriptions.
YES
NO
47.7%
52.3%

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Which of the following benefits do you find attractive? N=4,711.
• Many of the benefits are included amongst the criteria for considering an employer attractive. In
addition, the profile is interested in the reputation of the company and the perceived job security.
Besides the salary, what else do you appreciate at an employer and motivates you to perform? N=4,711.
Other
Mobile phone
Transportation allowance
Work car
Laptop
Meal vouchers
Gym subscription
Remote working
Medical subscription
Training programs/certifications
Flexible working program
0.29%
4.70%
6.15%
6.57%
8.39%
9.04%
10.43%
12.14%
13.40%
13.61%
15.27%
Other
Well known products/services
Rapid promotion opportunities
International opportunities
Accesible offices
Creative & dynamic environment
Challenging projects
Secure jobs
A good reputation / image
Training programs
Flexible working program
Friendly environment
0.13%
5.18%
6.68%
6.74%
7.96%
8.36%
8.79%
9.25%
10.16%
10.20%
12.53%
14.03%

3. Brainspotting is the largest recruitment agency in Romania focusing on IT&C. This material is property of
Brainspotting and can be used only by mentioning the source. Brainspotting, Maria Rosetti, 8A, Bucuresti, Romania,
www.brainspotting.ro
Companies with 50-300 employees have bigger chances to retain their human resources. Nearly
40% of those surveyed are open to go abroad and 28% of those who left are considering coming
back.
• An IT person changes his/her job, once every 3 years and 8 months;
• When assessing people's interest for a new job, 58.41% of them are open to change their job, the
rest do not want or have not thought about this.
Would you be available to change jobs in the near future? N=4,711.
• More inclined to change their job are either those working in small companies (under 50
employees and where 30% of employees would be available for a new job) or those working in
large companies (over 800 employees - 45% are available for a new job). More stable are those
who work in companies that have between 50 and 300 employees (only 10% - 13% of them are
open for a new job).
• 39.58% of Romanian IT professionals are willing to go abroad and 20.27% of them are willing to
relocate in other cities. On the other hand, we analyzed the availability to return of those who left
Romania and 28% of them were willing to come back in the country.
NO
I don't know
YES
14.11%
27.48%
58.41%

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Brainspotting and can be used only by mentioning the source. Brainspotting, Maria Rosetti, 8A, Bucuresti, Romania,
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Methodology and profile of respondents
The research was conducted via an online questionnaire in September - November 2015 and had a total
of 4711 respondents. Profile of respondents consists of employees in the IT industry, who are currently
employed in a technical position.
• Level of experience: Junior (0-2yrs) - 27.44%; Middle (2-4yrs) - 21.75%; Senior (4 + yrs) -
50.81%;
• Cities: Bucharest, Iasi, Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, Brasov, Craiova, Sibiu;
• Tracked Technologies: Java, C / C ++, C # /. NET, PHP, Oracle, PL / SQL, Windows, Unix /
Linux, Python, iOS, Android, QA Manual QA Automation, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript / HTML /
CSS.
Contact
Adina Irimin
adina.irimin@brainspotting.ro
+4.0725.455.141