IT Job Market Report Germany – September 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 7.809 IT job listings are listed across 162 locations, 38,4 % of them offering a remote or hybrid option.
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Key Metrics at a Glance
The four most important benchmarks of the German IT job market at a glance – determined directly from the active job listings on Jobriver and updated hourly.
Work Models: Remote, Hybrid and On-Site
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.
38,4 % of the IT job listings on Jobriver offer remote or hybrid work (as of: September 2026).
| Work model | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| On-site | 4.808 | 61,6 % |
| Hybrid | 2.796 | 35,8 % |
| Remote | 205 | 2,6 % |
- On-site61,6 %
- Hybrid35,8 %
- Remote2,6 %
The Most In-Demand Technologies in IT Job Listings
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.
Python is the most frequently requested technology in IT job listings on Jobriver (as of: September 2026).
| # | Technology | Job listings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Python | 1.178 |
| 2 | Java | 847 |
| 3 | Docker | 746 |
| 4 | Kubernetes | 708 |
| 5 | Linux | 680 |
| 6 | JavaScript | 654 |
| 7 | Git | 603 |
| 8 | TypeScript | 591 |
| 9 | AWS | 506 |
| 10 | Azure | 497 |
Job listings by technology
Top Cities for IT Jobs in Germany
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.
Köln is currently the location with the most IT job listings on Jobriver (as of: September 2026).
| # | Location | Job listings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Köln | 1.314 |
| 2 | München | 1.034 |
| 3 | Berlin | 1.023 |
| 4 | Hamburg | 992 |
| 5 | Frankfurt am Main | 900 |
| 6 | Stuttgart | 599 |
| 7 | Düsseldorf | 202 |
| 8 | Leipzig | 121 |
| 9 | Hildesheim | 113 |
| 10 | Darmstadt | 106 |
IT job listings by location
IT Jobs by Experience Level
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.
Most IT jobs (71,5 %) target the „Mid-level“ level (as of: September 2026).
| Experience level | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | 5.585 | 71,5 % |
| Senior | 1.417 | 18,1 % |
| Junior | 606 | 7,8 % |
| All levels | 197 | 2,5 % |
| Lead/Principal | 4 | 0,1 % |
- Mid-level71,5 %
- Senior18,1 %
- Junior7,8 %
- All levels2,5 %
- Lead/Principal0,1 %
IT Jobs by Employment Type
Permanent full-time, part-time models, freelance projects or internships: the distribution of employment types shows how the IT job market is structured and which forms of employment employers currently offer.
99,0 % of the IT job listings on Jobriver are Full-time positions (as of: September 2026).
| Employment type | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | 7.732 | 99,0 % |
| Part-time | 77 | 1,0 % |
- Full-time99,0 %
- Part-time1,0 %
IT Salaries by Role (Annual Salary, Germany)
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.
| Role | Min | Median | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISO / IT-Sicherheitsleiter | 65.000 € | 90.750 € | 123.500 € |
| Enterprise Architect | 54.937 € | 79.538 € | 108.785 € |
| IT-Leiter / CTO | 44.896 € | 76.413 € | 144.032 € |
| Cloud Architect | 51.114 € | 72.899 € | 101.253 € |
| Softwarearchitekt | 43.368 € | 71.494 € | 112.957 € |
| SAP-Berater | 31.994 € | 67.460 € | 829.520 € |
| Tech Lead | 43.879 € | 66.769 € | 106.843 € |
| Product Owner | 41.265 € | 66.690 € | 110.098 € |
| AI Engineer | 41.188 € | 66.452 € | 107.438 € |
| Software Engineer | 33.460 € | 66.023 € | 674.646 € |
| Data Engineer | 20.128 € | 65.800 € | 709.074 € |
| IT-Ingenieur | 40.164 € | 65.455 € | 97.200 € |
Median annual salary by role
Methodology
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.
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 (81,8 % of all jobs) as well as editorially maintained salary sources. All metrics are updated continuously.
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