The most scarce IT specialists have been named

The greatest shortage of companies is observed among developers (57.2%), information security specialists (38.5%), testing specialists (35%), business and product analysts (35%), as well as 1C specialists (31.4%). This is stated in the results of the research of HR-holding Ventra, which were presented to "Izvestia" on November 20. Experts conducted a survey of employers and found out the trends in hiring IT-specialists.

Backend specialists (37.1%) are the most in demand among developers. Besides them, the deficit is noticeable among frontend developers (28.6%) and mobile development specialists (27.2%).

The experts found out that in order to combat the shortage of IT specialists, companies more often focused on retaining employees than on expanding hiring (76.3%). To do this, employers revised the motivation and benefits system (47.7%) and increased the salary of key employees (47.3%).

In addition to salary increases, employers were willing to approve changing the work format to partially or fully remote (52.7%), and 39.2% agreed to offer new career prospects - promotions and assigning a team to report to them. Only 4.2% of respondents are ready to allow IT specialists to work abroad for the sake of their retention.

At the same time, by the end of 2024, 80.6% of companies plan to increase salaries, and most of them (69.6%) are ready to increase salaries within 20%. Among non-material motivation employers most often offer an extended social package (48.8%), corporate training (47.7%) and reimbursement of expenses for sports, entertainment and recreation (33.2%).

"IT specialists are one of the most scarce and expensive categories in the labor market, so the struggle to attract and retain IT professionals is one of the key challenges for employers seeking to strengthen their technological superiority. For the sake of hiring and retaining professionals, businesses are rethinking the motivation system, expanding benefits, and creating the most attractive working conditions. And they are also thinking about investing in the "cultivation" of novice specialists," said Lusine Abgaryan, Operations Director of Ventra HR Holding.

According to her, despite the fact that employers in general prioritize experienced candidates, they are increasingly paying attention to junior developers, as the competition for "star" pros can turn into significant expenses on personnel search.

Earlier on November 19, it was reported that the majority of surveyed Russians (85%), who work from home for more than five years, do not want to return to the office. This was found out by analysts "Contur.Tolka". At the same time, 40% of respondents said that their productivity does not fall with this format of work.