The demand for IT specialists in Ukraine exceeds their number

The demand for IT experts in Ukraine exceeds their number. According to the job search website for IT specialists Djinni, 16,000 professionals are currently looking for a job in Ukraine, while the number of active job offers is 21,000. The shortage equals 5,000 employees.

The demand has started increasing after the first lockdown in April 2020. Since then, the number of openings for IT specialists has been constantly growing. At the same time, the number of IT specialists actively looking for a job is decreasing.

Job search peaked in the summer of 2020. Since then, the number of resumes on the website has been decreasing.

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Number of vacancies and resumes

Date	11 March 2020	18 Mar	25 Mar	1 Apr	8 Apr	15 Apr	22 Apr	29 Apr	6 May	13 May	20 May	27 May	3 Jun	10 Jun	17 Jun	24 Jun	1 Jul	8 Jul	15 Jul	22 Jul	29 Jul	5 Aug	12 Aug	19 Aug	26 Aug	2 Sep	9 Sep	16 Sep	23 Sep	30 Sep	7 Oct	14 Oct	21 Oct	28 Oct	4 Nov	11 Nov	18 Nov	25 Nov	2 Dec	9 Dec	16 Dec	23 Dec	30 Dec	6 Jan	13 Jan	20 Jan	27 Jan	3 Feb	10 Feb	17 Feb	24 Feb	3 Mar	10 Mar	17 Mar	24 Mar	31 Mar	7 Apr	14 Apr	21 Apr	28 Apr	5 May	12 May	19 May	26 May
Number of vacancies	7,326	6,127	4,927	4,216	4,696	4,919	5,108	5,172	5,286	5,092	5,421	5,599	5,821	6,051	6,297	6,442	6,533	6,997	7,018	7,261	7,497	7,433	7,653	7,867	7,980	8,561	9,980	9,518	10,012	10,108	10,778	10,704	11,397	11,971	12,242	13,106	13,201	13,400	14,034	13,887	14,187	13,535	13,535	11,841	14,063	15,626	17,194	18,054	17,371	17,887	18,376	18,880	18,814	19,015	19,467	19,919	20,328	20,388	20,328	20,622	19,642	20,074	21,178	21,582
Number of resumes	17,549	17,935	18,321	18,936	19,241	19,141	19,520	19,841	20,230	20,454	20,810	21,100	21,267	21,374	20,941	21,292	21,441	21,772	21,589	21,547	21,392	21,329	21,183	20,918	20,940	20,242	20,119	20,168	20,085	20,110	19,927	19,515	19,248	19,116	18,883	18,493	18,198	18,168	17,767	17,348	16,912	16,362	16,362	16,314	16,935	16,908	16,872	16,985	16,786	16,668	16,629	16,737	16,800	16,862	16,553	16,161	16,210	16,083	15,890	15,494	14,866	15,133	16,111	16,157

In early 2021, the number of available specialists and demand became almost equal. There are now more openings every week and fewer IT experts looking for a job.

«What we see is not only relevant for Ukraine but also a common trend around the world. The demand for IT professionals in Ukraine has been growing for the last 15 years. Now the ‘delayed’ demand has joined in because—at the beginning of the quarantine—some businesses were temporarily not hiring specialists», 

— Maksym Koval, Head of Customer Operations at Djinni, says.

«We also see a similar trend on Work.ua. Applicants are now looking for a job less actively than last year, although there are more vacancies. IT job seekers realize that this is their market and wait for offers from employers rather than look for jobs themselves», 

— Karine Makian, PR Manager at Work.ua, says.