Labor market for IT specialists
Hamburg remains the capital of IT experts
According to the digital association Bitkom, most jobs for IT specialists are in large cities and structurally strong regions.
Hamburg is the federal state with the highest density of IT specialists. In the Hanseatic city state, 4.1% of all employees subject to social security contributions work as IT specialists or in other ICT professions.
This is an increase of 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous year and remains the top position in the federal state ranking. There was a change of position behind it: Berlin (3.2%, +0.2 points) overtook Hesse (3.1%, +0.1) and is now in second place. It is followed by Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria (both 3%, +0.1). Bremen (2.6%, +0.1) and North Rhine-Westphalia (2.4%, +0.1) also reached the national average (2.4%, +0.1). Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is in last place (0.9%, ±0), followed by Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt (both 1%, ±0).
"IT specialists are a decisive factor for corporate success in all sectors," says Bitkom President Achim Berg. "New digital business models, technologies and processes make IT expertise indispensable everywhere and increase the demand for IT specialists. Most jobs are in the big cities and in the structurally strong regions."
Nationwide, there are 802,318 employees subject to social insurance contributions in IT and other ICT professions, which is almost 46,864 more than in the previous year (+6.2%). 388,014 are employed in IT and telecommunications companies, the rest work in other sectors.
In absolute terms, the highest number of employees subject to social security contributions in ITC professions are in Bavaria (165,713), where around one in five German IT experts work. The number is similarly high in North Rhine-Westphalia (162,219), followed by Baden-Württemberg (142,290). In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, on the other hand, there are only just under 5,118 employees subject to social insurance contributions in ICT professions.
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