EU ICT specialist employment rose 59% in a decade
Eurostat data show that the number of employed ICT specialists in the EU rose 59.4% from 2015 to 2025, while total employment increased 9.8%.
Event / data period: 2025
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IllustrationAverage annual growth in ICT specialist employment was 4.8%. The increase slowed to 2.6% from 2024 to 2025, below the decade average.
Eurostat defines specialists as workers whose job centres on developing, operating or maintaining ICT systems. The EU aggregate is estimated and the series has a 2021 break.
Data
Reported indicators
Selected numerical indicators for the scope and period defined by the source.
- Decade change in ICT specialist employment
- 59.4 percent
- 2015 — 2025 · Observed
- Decade change in total employment
- 9.8 percent
- 2015 — 2025 · Observed
- ICT specialist change, 2024–25
- 2.6 percent
- 2025 · Observed
Methodology
Eurostat employment series based on the Labour Force Survey; ICT specialist definition follows ISCO occupations and the EU aggregate is estimated.
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