Distribution by occupation (ISCO-08) of the labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job advertisements - experimental statistics by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
28.1
Estonia
Lowest
1.5
Germany
Median
4.1
Years covered
8
2019β2026
Data points
294
What the numbers show
Distribution by occupation (ISCO-08) of the labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job advertisements - experimental statistics is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 28.1 in Estonia; the lowest is 1.5 in Germany.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.1, and the mean is 6.43.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 257.9%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 74.7%).
Distribution: experimental statistics: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia | 28.1 | 2026 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 2 | Estonia | 26.7 | 2026 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 3 | Czechia | 21.3 | 2026 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 4 | Cyprus | 13.6 | 2026 | up 257.9% | rising |
| 5 | Slovakia | 12.6 | 2026 | unchanged | falling |
| 6 | Slovakia | 12.2 | 2026 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 10.8 | 2026 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 9.9 | 2026 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 9.1 | 2026 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 8.2 | 2026 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 11 | Malta | 6.5 | 2026 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 4.9 | 2026 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 13 | France | 4.8 | 2026 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 14 | Spain | 4.7 | 2026 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 4.6 | 2026 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 4.5 | 2026 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 4.4 | 2026 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 4.2 | 2026 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 19 | Croatia | 4.1 | 2026 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 20 | Ireland | 3.5 | 2026 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 21 | Slovenia | 3.3 | 2026 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 3.1 | 2026 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2026 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 2.9 | 2026 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 2.8 | 2026 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 2.6 | 2026 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 27 | Italy | 2.4 | 2026 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 2.4 | 2026 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 29 | Finland | 2.2 | 2026 | down 74.7% | falling |
| 30 | Netherlands | 2.1 | 2026 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 30 | Denmark | 2.1 | 2026 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 30 | Austria | 2.1 | 2026 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 33 | Sweden | 1.8 | 2026 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 34 | Netherlands | 1.7 | 2026 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 35 | Hungary | 1.6 | 2026 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 35 | Portugal | 1.6 | 2026 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 37 | Germany | 1.5 | 2026 | down 25.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.