The largest community-based tech talent report about Portugal
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- Full-stack, Back-end and Front-end developers represent roughly half of all developers (52%).
- The top 4 programming languages are SQL, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and Python.
- The Portuguese tech industry is still made up of senior professionals with 9+ years of experience (48%).
- The biggest career drivers of tech professionals in Portugal are salary & benefits, work-life balance and career progression.
- Hybrid work is on the rise: 52% hybrid, 42% full remote, 6% office.
- 22.6% of tech professionals in Portugal are working remotely for a company in another country.
- 49% of tech professionals don't want to leave Portugal.
- 24% want to relocate to another continent because of salary and quality of life.
- Salaries are stabilising with a 4.2% average increase.
- Contractors earn, on average, 58.1% more than full-time employees.
- Management roles pay better, and PhDs have solidly increased their average wages.
- The gender gap: 80% of tech professionals are male, and men earn, on average, 35% more than women.
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