Every fifth Polish woman surveyed who works in IT wants to earn more than currently – No Fluff Jobs report
Another, the third edition of the report “Women in IT 2022” No Fluff Jobs showed m.in. differences between current earnings and expectations of Polish women working in this sector. While more than half of them earn between 3.1-7k. PLN net, almost every fifth respondent declares higher financial expectations. Interestingly, more than half of female IT candidates choose to enter the industry because they like professional challenges.
Financial expectations of female IT specialists
No Fluff Jobs decided to check how are presented the declared and desired earnings of female IT specialists. According to the survey, more than half of them earn between 3-7 thousand. PLN net, more than 20% of female IT. earn between 7.1 and 11 thousand PLN. They are highly motivated by other people who have already taken up work in the industry (50 percent). receive a salary of more than 11 thousand PLN. PLN net.
In response to the question about preferred earnings, one in five female IT professionals indicated higher financial expectations. The highest percentage of respondents in this case indicated a range of 9.1-11 thousand. PLN net.
Female IT candidates and preferred types of contracts
The survey showed that women who want to work in IT, appreciate the stability of a contract. More than 80 percent. female candidates for a job in the tech sector would like to be employed under a contract of employment. Only 15 percent. indicated a B2B contract, 3% did not know where to start and almost. Only one in five is blocked by too much study, while 22% of women who want to work in IT value stability. contract for specific work. However, as shown by internal data of the No Fluff Jobs portal, in the IT industry is most often proposed cooperation based on a B2B contract. In 2021, this form of contract could be found in as many as ¾ of advertisements published on the website.
Women like challenges. What helps and what hinders female candidates entering the IT industry
According to the report “Women in IT 2022”, more than half of female professionals entered the IT after a process of reorganization, which shows that major studies, although helpful, are not the only way to get a job in this sector. The collected data only confirms the determination of women and their willingness to develop – just over 43 percent. of female IT candidates declare that they plan to start working in the industry after the stage of self-study, and 34% of female IT specialists plan to start working in the industry after the stage of self-study. after completing specialist courses. Only less than 8 percent of the respondents. indicated that they study IT for this purpose.
What helps women decide to enter the IT industry? Nearly 71%. The number of female IT specialists in the tech sector (65%) is the biggest obstacle to finding a suitable job (42%).). Interestingly, the top three reasons for reorganization was the fact that female IT candidates like challenges (54%).). They are highly motivated by other people who have already taken up a job in the industry (50%), and only 10% want to work in IT.).
And what, in turn, makes it difficult for female candidates to enter the IT path? As it turns out, the biggest obstacle is finding a suitable job offer (42%).), 40 percent. 3 percent do not know where to start, and almost a third do not know which specialization to choose. Only one-fifth are blocked by too much study, and 22% are blocked by too much work. too high cost of learning programming.
– The survey conducted by No Fluff Jobs and the University of SWPS shows that women now account for nearly 38 percent of the IT. – In comparison, in 2019, this percentage ranged between 8 and 10 percent. The current percentage of Polish women in the industry is encouraging, but it still shows that we have a lot ahead of us to make the number of women and men in it equal – says Magdalena Gawłowska-Bujok, co-founder and COO at No Fluff Jobs. – It happens that women sometimes lack the courage to leave their current job and change to the path of new technologies. The survey “Women in IT” showed that it is worth. 55% feel fulfilled at work. of female IT professionals took a job in the sector after reorganizing themselves, and more than 70 percent of. feel fulfilled at work. IT industry offers many opportunities for personal and professional development, you should believe in yourself and try your hand at it.
