The growth of salaries of IT specialists in Russia has slowed down amid market stability

In 2025, the Russian IT market moved from rapid expansion to a state of "stable balance", and the growth of salaries of specialists slowed down significantly. This is stated in the study of the Okursakh portal.<url>" and HR expert Daria Anokhina, whom I got acquainted with on November 12 "Газета.Ru ".

According to the researchers, hiring decreased by 30-35% in the first quarter, but this is not due to the crisis, but to a more balanced approach of companies to team building. The median salary in the industry was 182.7 thousand rubles, 2% higher than in the second half of 2024.

"Growth is small, but stable — and stability has become the main feature of the market this year," the authors of the study note.

The highest salaries in 2025 are for artificial intelligence specialists (about 410 thousand rubles) and DevOps engineers (about 380 thousand rubles). At the same time, the number of vacancies for novice specialists has decreased significantly, and competition has increased.: There are up to 25 responses per junior position.

It is noted that top companies, in particular VK, ABBYY and Huawei, offer salaries 40-60% higher than the market average. However, it has become much more difficult to get there: employers rely on experience, stable competencies and a specialist's willingness to work in the long term.

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