Thisarticlewas originally published on .cult byMelina ZachariaandInes Almeida..cultis a Berlin-based community platform for developers.
In this report, were exploringdevelopersalaries and trends in the Netherlands.
How does the country perform against other tech hubs in Europe?
Will it remain an English-speaking haven for software developers anddata scientists?
2023 has been yet another year of growth when it comes to software developer salaries in the Netherlands.
The average salary grew by 2.4%.
In 2023, software developers were offered almost 63k per year.
A conservative but steady increase when we look at the figures from the past five years.
Since 2018, the average wages for developers based in the Netherlands have seen a 12% increase.
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In the Netherlands, experience plays a significant role in salary benchmarking.
For software developers based in the Netherlands, experience matters.
Thats why we see an over 40% increase in expectations between junior and senior backend developers.
The highest-paying roles in the Netherlands are on par with the most in-demand roles.
In 2023, the most in-demand specialty in the Netherlands is the role of backend developer.
Backend is at the first position with 41% of all interview invites.
Frontend follows with 36%, while fullstack developers gather 23% of all contact requests.
While the jack-of-all-trades fullstack developers are less popular.
The Gender Pay Gap in the Netherlands
The gender pay gap has increased… yet again.
In 2022, the gender pay based on average salaries offered in the Netherlands was at 6%.
In 2023 the gender pay gap is closer to 8.3%.
This disparity in offered salaries follows a discrepancy in salary expectations by gender.
Female and/or female-identifying developers in the Netherlands have lower salary expectations than their male counterparts.
Men receive and expect higher salaries across all roles in the Netherlands.
For frontend developers specifically, the gender pay gap is as high as 13%.
Dutch companies offer the biggest paychecks to people from inside the EU but outside the Netherlands.
While developers outside the EU receive 34%.
This means that the demand for developers is very high.
Accordingly, Dutch companies have broadened their scope inviting people for interviews even if they live outside the EU.
Middle-size companies (50-249 employees) offer the best salaries to software developers in the Netherlands.
At the same time, companies with more than 250 people offer lower average salaries.
This could be interpreted by the fact that larger, well-known companies are relying on brand authority and popularity.
They know that developers will want to work with them even if they receive higher offers from smaller companies.
Most in-demand technologies
Were also pleased to share the most in-demand tech stacks in the Netherlands.
Our 2023 data is averaged from 2022 + 2023 (28.5k data points) to ensure more accurate responses.
It does not reflect the final negotiated and contracted amount.
We use an external library to determine gender based on the individuals first name.
We hope this gave you a better idea of what software developer salaries look like in the Netherlands.
you might also download the full 2023 Developer Salary Reporthere.
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