IT specialists account for about 3.5% of workforce in Poland
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IT specialists account for about 3.5 percent of all employees in Poland, which is one of the lowest values in the EU, according to the Polish Economic Institute (PIE). To fill this gap, studies related to technology, engineering and mathematics should be completed by 3.5 times more people.
The Institute estimated that to reach the same share of IT specialists as in the European Union, Poland needs to add 147,000 professionals.
PIE study found that 42% of vacancies for an IT specialist position are difficult to fill. The survey shows that 64% of surveyed companies hired fewer specialists from this sector than planned, and 20% had to abandon a project due to the lack of a sufficient number of specialists.
(PAP)
