Thisarticlewas originally published on .cult byMelina ZachariaandLuis Minvielle.
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The Spanish job market is booming and so are opportunities fordevelopers.
How much do software developers earn in Spain in 2023?
This means that developers in Spain are making about 5% less than what they initially expected.
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Some roles demonstrate higher discrepancies between the offered and expected salaries.
The software developer salary gap between Spain and other European countries, especially the DACH region, is significant.
Whats the reason behind salary discrepancies across Europe?
Is this salary gap likely to change in the future?
For example, remote work has become more common and accepted, and Spain recently launched adigital nomad visa.
The cost of living is also lower in Spain, and the quality of life is soaring high.
According to our data, backend developers received the biggest share of all interview invites on the Honeypot platform.
Frontend developers took second place, while fullstack developers and DevOps engineers followed.
DevOps engineers are increasingly in demand across Europe and Spain is no different.
Backend developers are highly sought-after in Spain.
Gender pay gap in Spain
Spain had one of the most significant gender pay gaps in Europe.
The difference in offered salaries between male and female developers ranged from 5% to 18.6%.
Thats 10% more than what their female counterparts are being offered.
The gap narrows as the years of experience increase.
Green indicates that the salary offer is higher than the expectation, while red that its lower.
For example, female backend developers expect 50,100, while male backend developers expect 52,100.
Salary by language & location
Our data shows that Spanish companies value language skills.
Spanish-speaking developers received 54% of all interview invites.
Why do companies in Spain show a preference for local developers?
One explanation could be the fact that developers from outside Spain have higher salary expectations.
Another reason could be the cultural fit and the work-life balance that Spanish companies are looking for.
Its worth noting that Typescript and JavaScript took the top spots and in a 1-2 fashion.
Typescript is a supersetsubset of JavaScript, and JavaScript is the most popular programming language in the world.
The finding suggests that companies are looking for talent that can expand JSs capabilities with more brawniness.
It doesnt reflect the final negotiated and contracted amount.
We use an external library to determine gender based on the individuals first name.
