IT developers play a crucial role in driving innovation and supporting organizations across various industries. In the ever-evolving job market, especially in the IT sector, there is a consistently high demand for experienced and skilled professionals, with salaries remaining competitive compared to other industries. What kind of earnings can specific IT specialists expect in Poland, and how do these compare to salaries in other European countries and the USA?

B2B vs Employment Contract: How Do IT Engineers Work in Poland?

In Poland, IT professionals most commonly work under a B2B (Business to Business) contract or a traditional employment contract (UoP – “Umowa o Pracę”), with B2B being the most popular form of cooperation. In this model, specialists are hired as independent contractors, allowing them to negotiate higher rates and work with multiple clients simultaneously – a highly attractive option for many. From the employer’s perspective, this also provides flexibility and cost savings, as B2B workers handle their own taxes, social security, and health insurance contributions.

On the other hand, an employment contract offers greater job stability and additional benefits but usually comes with a lower salary.

In the following sections, we take a closer look at salary ranges for selected IT specializations in Poland under both employment models, based on data from job postings and salary reports from platforms such as NoFluffJobs, JustJoinIT, Bulldogjob, Pracuj.pl, Glassdoor, and Inhire.io, as well as our internal market observations and candidate insights gathered during recruitment processes.

Java Software Engineer Salaries

Java Software Engineers develop backend applications using the Java language. They are responsible for server-side logic, database management, and system integration, often working with frameworks like Spring or Hibernate.

Junior:

• B2B: 7,000 PLN – 12,000 PLN/month
• UoP: 6,000 PLN – 9,500 PLN/month
• Median: 9,500 PLN (B2B), 7,750 PLN (UoP)

Mid:

• B2B: 14,000 PLN – 22,000 PLN/month
• UoP: 13,000 PLN – 19,000 PLN/month
• Median: 18,000 PLN (B2B), 16,000 PLN (UoP)

Senior:

• B2B: 21,000 PLN – 28,000 PLN/month
• UoP: 17,000 PLN – 23,000 PLN/month
• Median: 24,500 PLN (B2B), 20,000 PLN (UoP)

Frontend Developer Salaries

Frontend Developers focus on user interface (UI) and user experience (UX), using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js to create attractive, interactive, and responsive websites and web applications.

Junior:

• B2B: 7,000 PLN – 11,000 PLN/month
• UoP: 6,000 PLN – 9,000 PLN/month
• Median: 9,000 PLN (B2B), 7,500 PLN (UoP)

Mid:

• B2B: 13,000 PLN – 19,000 PLN/month
• UoP: 11,000 PLN – 16,000 PLN/month
• Median: 16,000 PLN (B2B), 13,500 PLN (UoP)

Senior:

• B2B: 19,000 PLN – 27,000 PLN/month
• UoP: 17,000 PLN – 23,000 PLN/month
• Median: 23,000 PLN (B2B), 20,000 PLN (UoP)

DevOps Engineer Salaries

DevOps Engineers blend software development skills with systems administration, automating application lifecycle processes. Their key responsibilities include supporting Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) workflows, as well as monitoring and scaling cloud applications.

Junior:

• B2B: 7,000 PLN – 12,000 PLN/month
• UoP: 6,500 PLN – 9,000 PLN/month
• Median: 9,500 PLN (B2B), 7,750 PLN (UoP)

Mid:

• B2B: 16,000 PLN – 21,000 PLN/month
• UoP: 12,000 PLN – 17,000 PLN/month
• Median: 18,500 PLN (B2B), 14,500 PLN (UoP)

Senior:

• B2B: 22,000 PLN – 28,000 PLN/month
• UoP: 18,000 PLN – 24,000 PLN/month
• Median: 25,000 PLN (B2B), 21,000 PLN (UoP)

QA Engineer Salaries

QA Engineers are responsible for testing applications to ensure they meet specifications. They perform manual and automated tests, identify bugs, and collaborate with development teams to improve product quality.

Junior:

• B2B: 6,500 PLN – 10,000 PLN/month
• UoP: 5,500 PLN – 8,000 PLN/month
• Median: 8,250 PLN (B2B), 6,750 PLN (UoP)

Mid:

• B2B: 12,500 PLN – 17,500 PLN/month
• UoP: 10,000 PLN – 15,000 PLN/month
• Median: 15,000 PLN (B2B), 12,500 PLN (UoP)

Senior:

• B2B: 19,000 PLN – 25,000 PLN/month
• UoP: 15,000 PLN – 20,000 PLN/month
• Median: 22,000 PLN (B2B), 17,500 PLN (UoP)

Security Engineer Salaries

Security Engineers protect applications, systems, and networks from cyber threats. They identify vulnerabilities, implement security measures, and monitor for security incidents.

Junior:

• B2B: 8,000 PLN – 13,000 PLN/month
• UoP: 6,000 PLN – 9,000 PLN/month
• Median: 10,500 PLN (B2B), 7,500 PLN (UoP)

Mid:

• B2B: 15,000 PLN – 21,000 PLN/month
• UoP: 13,000 PLN – 18,000 PLN/month
• Median: 18,000 PLN (B2B), 15,500 PLN (UoP)

Senior:

• B2B: 23,000 PLN – 29,000 PLN/month
• UoP: 19,000 PLN – 25,000 PLN/month
• Median: 26,000 PLN (B2B), 22,000 PLN (UoP)

Salary Comparison: Poland vs Other Countries

Salaries in Poland are competitive compared to those in Central and Eastern Europe. However, there are significant differences when compared to Western Europe, Scandinavia, or the USA.

Source: Glassdoor

For example, while a mid-level developer in Poland earns around 3,500 € gross per month, the same position in Germany or the UK can earn nearly double – around 5,300 € in Germany and 5,000 € in the UK. Junior positions in Poland, with an average of 2,500 €, are competitive for the CEE region but lag behind Western European standards.

At the senior level, the gap persists – experienced developers in Norway, for example, can earn around 7,000 €, significantly more than in Poland, where the average is 4,600 €. Still, this is attractive relative to the CEE region.

These differences stem from factors like cost of living, IT market maturity, and a higher demand for skilled professionals in the West. Additionally, remote-first models allow companies to hire top talent regardless of location. This presents Polish professionals with opportunities to work for international firms while maintaining lower local living costs.

Shaping the Future as an Engineer in Poland

To secure competitive salaries in IT, professionals must continuously develop their skills – especially in areas like cloud computing, security, system architecture, and artificial intelligence. English fluency, international project experience, and industry certifications are major factors in negotiating better compensation, regardless of the employment model.

Also read: Soft Skills in the Job Market – What to Develop to Succeed?

From the perspective of foreign companies, Poland remains an attractive market for hiring skilled IT professionals. Thanks to strong technical education, a large pool of experienced engineers, and flexible employment models, Polish specialists offer high-quality solutions with a more favorable cost-to-skill ratio than in many Western European or North American markets.

Interested in how Polish developers rank globally? Check out: The Global IT Rankings: Poland at the Top with the Best Programmers in the World, to learn why hiring from Poland is a smart move.

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Eastern European Countries – Leaders in IT Outsourcing

The acronym SSSR (CCCP) stands for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soyuz Sovietskich Socialističeskich Respublik or Союз Советских Социалистических Республик) which consisted of various countries in Eastern Europe. What do some of these countries that belonged to this “block” or that were “satellite states” have in common, other than geographic location?

You could answer this in many different ways:

• sharing very difficult languages, both in terms of reading and in terms of pronunciation.
• sharing a very conflicted history, from the Yugoslavian war to the long, sad war between Russia and Ukraine that has affected all Eastern nations.

However, there is another, less known characteristic that links Russia, Poland, and Ukraine: they excel in the IT sector. Starting in school, children are encouraged to master computers, and many become those that we call web developers, project managers, systems architects or software analysts and developers. Many of them probably imagine a world where IT contributes to solving the problems of our future and where the knowledge of sector experts has a positive effect on the evolution of the profession.

Competing for IT Talents Globally

This is the vision of the World Business Association, dedicated to teachers and scientists in the IT sector. This is the vision of The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The association has more than 100.000 members, making it the biggest institution in the field. Every year the company sponsors ICPC (International Collegiate Programming Contest), an event that claims to be the biggest and most prestigious global programming competition dedicated to university students in IT. The competition is keenly followed by industry experts. Over two thousand universities line up future IT geniuses that the international IT sector waits with open arms. For about 20 years, from 1977 when the competition started up to 1997, the prizes for this competition were monopolized by the United States. It is no surprise since the US is home to IBM, the official sponsor of the event. Additionally, many other IT giants such as Apple, HP, Microsoft and Google originate from the US.

Eastern European Teams Leading in International Programming Contest

Most people reading this article have probably bought some software from these companies before. However, after 1997 the compass of winners spins over to the Orient and the East, with China and Russia being first and second. Both Canada and Poland won honorable mentions on two separate occasions. Russia has won every competition since 2012, and other Eastern countries dominated the most recent competition in 2016. The eight Eastern European teams – five Russian, two Polish and one Ukrainian – placed among the TOP 12.

Europe’s Capital of Outsourcing: Krakow

The results of this competition reflect the globalization of the IT market and the new direction of outsourcing IT projects. Many IT companies have decided to relocate their IT processes to these countries, particularly to Poland. Being the gem of this country, Krakow is considered the European capital of outsourcing as well as the ninth best city in the world, according to research by the American company Tholons (2016). The capital Warsaw places among the TOP 25, while Wroclaw occupies rank 58. The GDP in Lesser Poland, where Krakow is located, has doubled in the last ten years thanks to outsourcing and European funds.

The next time that you turn on an application on your smartphone, consider that the app might have been developed in an Eastern European country instead of the USA. As Marshall McLuhan said:

“Today, after more than a century of electric technology, we have extended our central nervous system itself in a global embrace, abolishing both space and time as far as our planet is concerned.” This is one of the reasons for ITSELECTA offers BPO and why we have chosen Poland and Ukraine for places to source suitable companies and IT professionals that best fit the required skills and your business needs. Contact us now to discuss your next project with our BPO experts!

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