IT job market report · Archive edition
The IT job market
in GermanyMay 2026
The Jobriver IT Job Market Report summarises the key metrics of the German IT job market – analysed live from all active IT job listings. Currently 14,656 IT job listings are listed across 255 locations, 36,5 % of them offering a remote or hybrid option.
In May 2026, Jobriver counts 14,656 active IT jobs in 255 locations. 36,5 percent offer remote or hybrid work, 81,5 percent state a salary – and Python remains the most sought-after technology.
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The key points in 60 seconds
Job listings over time
Active IT job ads on Jobriver at the end of each month. Peak in May 2026 with 14,656 jobs.
Data as table
| Month | Active jobs | Locations |
|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 8,119 | 195 |
| April 2026 | 10,611 | 219 |
| May 2026 | 14,656 | 255 |
Locations with IT jobs
Share with stated salary
Employment type
36,5 % work (at least partly) from home
Flexible working has long been standard in IT and is the most important criterion in the job search for many professionals. The analysis shows how the active IT job listings are distributed across the remote, hybrid and on-site work models.
Distribution per month (100 %)
Data as table
| Month | On site | Hybrid | Remote | Remote/hybrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 5,218 | 2,615 | 286 | 35,7 % |
| April 2026 | 6,828 | 3,410 | 373 | 35,7 % |
| May 2026 | 9,311 | 4,865 | 480 | 36,5 % |
One dot = one percent of jobs · May 2026
- Remote3,3 %480 jobs
- Hybrid33,2 %4,865 jobs
- On site63,5 %9,311 jobs
Experience is what employers mostly look for
From entry level to lead position: the distribution of job listings by required experience level shows which career stages employers are currently recruiting for most – and where the entry chances are best.
Jobs by required level · May 2026
Junior share
9,6 %Mid-level share
68,7 %Senior & lead share
17,5 %Data as table
| Month | Junior | Mid-level | Senior & lead | not specified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 898 | 5,450 | 1,307 | 464 |
| April 2026 | 1,067 | 7,176 | 1,868 | 500 |
| May 2026 | 1,402 | 10,069 | 2,560 | 625 |
Python remains number one
Which programming languages, frameworks and tools do employers currently require most often? The ranking is based on the number of active job listings in which the respective technology is named as a requirement – a direct indicator of demand in the German IT job market.
Top 10 ranking over time
Top 15 · jobs requiring the technology · rank since Mar 26
- 1 Python 2,084 ±0
- 2 Java 1,490 ±0
- 3 Docker 1,309 ▲1
- 4 JavaScript 1,305 ▼1
- 5 Kubernetes 1,227 ±0
- 6 Linux 1,090 ▲1
- 7 TypeScript 1,078 ▼1
- 8 Git 956 ▲1
- 9 AWS 912 ▼1
- 10 Azure 859 new
▲/▼ = places gained/lost since March 2026. Count: active jobs that require the technology (multiple mentions possible).
Data as table
| Technology | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Java | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Docker | #4 | #3 | #3 |
| JavaScript | #3 | #4 | #4 |
| Kubernetes | #5 | #5 | #5 |
| Linux | #7 | #7 | #6 |
| TypeScript | #6 | #6 | #7 |
| Git | #9 | #9 | #8 |
| AWS | #8 | #8 | #9 |
| Azure | – | #10 | #10 |
Berlin leads the city ranking
The regional distribution shows where the IT job market is most active. All active job listings with a fixed location are counted – pure remote positions are not included in this ranking.
- 1. Berlin2,575
- 2. Hamburg2,227
- 3. Köln2,182
- 4. München2,130
- 5. Frankfurt am Main1,172
- 6. Stuttgart673
- 7. Leipzig286
- 8. Nürnberg210
- 9. Düsseldorf175
- 10. Hannover140
Ranking Mar 26 → May 26
Data as table
| City | Rank Mar 26 | Jobs Mar 26 | Rank May 26 | Jobs May 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | #1 | 1,638 | #1 | 2,575 |
| Hamburg | #2 | 1,303 | #2 | 2,227 |
| Köln | #4 | 757 | #3 | 2,182 |
| München | #3 | 1,100 | #4 | 2,130 |
| Frankfurt am Main | #5 | 288 | #5 | 1,172 |
| Stuttgart | #6 | 183 | #6 | 673 |
| Leipzig | #7 | 172 | #7 | 286 |
| Nürnberg | #8 | 163 | #8 | 210 |
| Düsseldorf | – | – | #9 | 175 |
| Hannover | #9 | 139 | #10 | 140 |
What IT roles earn
What do IT professionals earn in Germany? The overview shows the minimum, median and maximum annual salary in euros per role – aggregated from job listings with salary information and editorially maintained salary sources. Detailed analyses by region and experience are available in the IT salary comparison.
Gross annual salary · range min–max, line = median · 12 roles
- CISO / IT-Sicherheitsleiter €90,750
- Enterprise Architect €79,747
- IT-Leiter / CTO €77,532
- Cloud Architect €73,279
- Softwarearchitekt €71,620
- SAP-Berater €71,087
- Tech Lead €66,696
- AI Engineer €66,235
- IT-Ingenieur €65,755
- Product Owner €65,603
- Software Engineer €65,568
- Agile Coach €64,918
Average advertised salary range per month (avg. lower to avg. upper limit)
Data as table
| Month | Avg. lower limit | Avg. upper limit | Jobs with salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | €48,242 | €68,808 | 6,586 |
| April 2026 | €49,548 | €70,258 | 8,570 |
| May 2026 | €49,487 | €70,069 | 11,940 |
Jobs by field
Assigned fields of the active jobs. Each ad can have at most one field.
5,0 % of jobs (739 of 14,656) are assigned to a field. The distribution therefore only describes this part – for all jobs, the technology ranking is more meaningful.
- Data Science662
- UI/UX Design65
- Other fields (3)12
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Method & citation
Transparency is the foundation of any reliable statistic. Here we document how the metrics in this report are produced and where the data comes from.
- Data basis. The data basis of this report is all IT job listings active on jobriver.de as of the reference date. The distributions by work model, experience level and location are analysed directly from the job listings. The salary data is aggregated from job listings with salary information (81,5 % of all jobs) as well as editorially maintained salary sources. All metrics are updated continuously.
- Monthly editions. The current month is analysed live (cached hourly). The last state of each month is kept as an archive edition – this is what the trends in this report are built from.
- Stock, not new listings. Active ads on the reference date are counted. If the figure falls, this can also be due to older ads expiring or being removed.
- Plausibility check. A monthly technology ranking is considered unusable if the top technology appears in fewer than 3 % of all jobs. We omit such months instead of estimating them.
- Cities. Only jobs with a fixed location; fully remote jobs are not included in the city ranking.
- Salaries. Ranges per role from the IT salary comparison (jobs with a stated salary plus editorially maintained sources); the monthly range is the average of the advertised lower and upper limits.
Citation note · CC BY 4.0
Jobriver IT job market report, as of May 2026, https://jobriver.de/en/it-job-market-report/2026-05 – data and charts free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0).
- Publisher
- Jobriver (jobriver.de)
- As of
- May 2026
- Coverage
- Germany, IT jobs
- Editions
- monthly, archive up to 12 months
How often is the IT job market report updated?
The current edition is continuously analysed from all active IT job ads. At the end of the month, the last state is kept as an archive edition.
May I use the figures and charts?
Yes. Data and charts are licensed under CC BY 4.0 and free to use with attribution – you can copy the ready-made citation above.
Where does the salary data come from?
From job ads with a stated salary (81,5 % of all jobs) and editorially maintained salary sources of the IT salary comparison.
Why are some months missing from the technology trend?
If the stored ranking of a month is clearly faulty, we omit the month instead of estimating values. The rule is described in the method section.
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