Although wages in the German economy grew overall in 2024, some IT businesses also did not compensate for inflation. This actually comes out of analysis of salary information in job advertisements of job forum forum. Software developers in which salary has declined by an average of 0.7 percent. Plus was 0.8 percent, with jobs in IT support and IT infrastructure, but the average inflation rate in 2024 is very low to compensate 2.2 percent.
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This means that the three IT professional areas are among those who are the weakest pay development among the 20 most relevant professional groups in the job platform, in fact. Out of 20, 18 professional groups had registered wages, increased the salary of businesses recorded by 3.2 percent.
Austerity course comes from IT Jobs
Virginia’s Special Money, Economist and Labor Market experts actually said, “However, many well -paid pay levels have now admitted that the salary in software development decreases a few years ago. However, many well -paid IT jobs are now especially affected by the austerity course of many companies.”
However, these jobs will still be above the wage level of other businesses which would have reached a plus last year. In general, special money cools wages development in classic office jobs.

Personnel demand for software developers is also decreasing: any other profession has actually recorded such a huge decline in job advertisements in the year. Accordingly, job security for developers should be more important factor than an increase in any salary, in fact an estimate. The Institute of German Economy (IW) has already seen a normal decline in job advertisements for Etaller in its previous year’s Mint Herbstport.
Actually actual wages grow
Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Wednesday Some different number for wage developmentNominal wages in Germany were about 5.4 percent higher in 2024 than the previous year. The actual wages, which reduces the rate of inflation, must record the actual purchasing power, an increase of about 3.1 percent in the previous year. The compensation locations of inflation along with the increase in collective wages and one -to -one payment would have ensured the growth of strong real wax. This has been the strongest real wage growth since the statistics started in 2008.
The authority does not cover the development of real wages for the Eleler. Destatis sees approximately 6.9 percent for broader category “information and communication”. However, in addition to software companies, it also includes publishers, broadcasting companies or telecom service providers. Destatis is also according to economic sectors, not according to individual businesses. Actors of IT service providers fall under the information service category, but the software developer in the insurance company will enter data in the insurance industry.
(AXK)
