Shortage of IT specialists in Germany reaches all-time high
Never before have so many IT specialists been sought in the German economy as this year. According to the digital association Bitkom, the number of vacancies rose to a new record high of 149,000. The shortage of IT specialists in Germany exists regardless of the economic cycle and is "a systemic problem for the German economy", said Bitkom President Ralf Wintergerst at the presentation of Bitkom's annual labor market study.
In a survey in which the managers of 854 companies with three or more employees in Germany were interviewed by telephone, only two percent said that the supply of IT specialists on the labor market was sufficient. A year ago, this figure was still eight percent. At the same time, 70 percent spoke of a shortage of IT specialists.
According to the study, which is representative of the German economy as a whole, the vast majority of companies do not expect the situation to improve. Only three percent expect the shortage to decrease (2022: 2 percent). A large majority, on the other hand, see a bleak outlook: 77% fear that even more jobs cannot be filled (2022: 70%).
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- The shortage of IT specialists at the highest level in Germany this year has led to a record high of 149,000 vacancies, a figure that has consistently been a systemic problem for the German economy, according to Bitkom President Ralf Wintergerst.
- In contrast to the situation in 2021, where 8% of company managers believed that the supply of IT specialists was sufficient, only 2% hold that view in the current year, underscoring the ongoing challenge in filling IT positions at the highest level in Germany.
Source: www.ntv.de
