Link Group MarketView: Tech Salary Insights
Hiring decisions start with numbers - not guesswork.
This report shows what IT talent actually costs in 2026, so you can plan: delivery, staffing and budgets based on solid benchmarks.
This report is for you if:
This report is for you if:
you build or scale IT teams
you plan new hires or validate rates
you keep up with IT hiring trends
What’s inside
01.
Rate benchmarks you can actually use.
Not generic internet averages—clear ranges built for real decisions.
02.
Build a stronger candidate pipeline.
Know which roles are hardest to hire and where competition is highest right now.
03.
Avoid the “great candidate, wrong offer” problem.
Use market ranges to set a package that matches reality.
Why Link Group
Top insights from the Report
-
How rates changed between 2024 and 2025?
In the report, you’ll find rate changes across the 18 most in-demand IT domains, broken down by seniority level. Download it to benchmark offers and plan your hiring more effectively. -
How do median rates scale with seniority?
The charts for each technology show not only the minimum and maximum rates expected by specialists, but also the median rates, which best reflect market reality. -
Which Area of AI Has Transformed Your Teams’ Work So Much That They Can’t Imagine Operating Without It?
Explore survey results showing how technical experts and managers in IT currently use AI — and how their approaches compare.
Why Link Group
Expert insights behind the data
Plenty of people responsible for technology development in business have put their trust in what we do.
“Organizations are especially seeking RPA Developers who can not only build automation solutions but also understand business processes”
Bożena Dąbrowska
IT Recruitment Team Leader at Link Group
“AI is being added to thousands of existing Node.js backends, driving demand for skilled Node.js engineers who can integrate AI without destabilizing mature systems.”
Łukasz Wielgus
Tech Lead AI Platform at Lemonlight
“Specialists with experience across more than one cloud platform can expect significantly higher interest from employers.”
Piotr Cygan
Senior IT Recruitment Consultant at Link Group
“While today’s tools make it technically possible to automate a wide range of processes, the real limits of automation and AI rarely appear on the “happy path.”
Agnieszka Styła
Copilot Studio Developer
“Candidates who can design robust, scalable pipelines in real cloud environments and leverage them for AI or ML have a clear advantage and demonstrate the strategic value of these skills for modern organizations.”
Sylwia Ugolik
Senior IT Recruitment Consultant at Link Group
“Developers are expected to build stronger security awareness and understand how seemingly small coding decisions can turn into serious production issues.”
Piotr Kucharski
Cloud Security Engineer
“Specialists ask where AI can make a difference, what can be automated, how security needs to evolve - and whether shifting from people-centric teams to service-based models always creates real value.”
Agata Gajcy
Senior Team & Business Operations Manager at Link Group
“AI should not be used to provide final decisions; it should do the research and present explainable results.”
Rafał Jaworski
AI Tech Lead - Tax AI development at PWC
“Companies increasingly need people to work with data even at an entry level. It clearly shows how important data, analysis, and drawing business conclusions have become for organizations.”
Julia Baraniecka
IT Recruitment Manager at Link Group