Thisarticlewas originally published on.cultbyLuis Minvielle,Ines Almeida.

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Youve probably read this before: the Netherlands is an English-speakers paradise.

This is how much software developers in the Netherlands are earning in 2022

Tied with the Nordic countries for proficiency, more than 90% of Dutch people speak English fluently.

Our research shows that in 2022 salaries grew in the Netherlands.

Companies in thecountrymay even pay above average expectations.

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We used newly dug data and compared it against someinsights from 2021.

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Offered and expected salary (Netherlands) in 2022

Remember how everyone was talking about inflation from last year onwards?

The Dutch didnt just talk about it: they did something about it.

In 2021, a developer may have expected slightly more than 57k per year.

Average offered salaries in the Netherlands since launch

In 2022, that number grew to almost 60k.

The offered salaries are also superior to expectations.

Thats a nearly 6% increase foroffered salaries in the Netherlands.

Netherlands Offered salary per talent type 2021 and 2022

Kudos to Dutch companies!

The salaries hovered in between 56k and 59k for four distinct demographic groups up to 2021.

The difference were observing here between native speakers and non-native speakers, shouldnt be considered a salary trend.

Netherlands Average Offered Salary per Company Size

Our observation stems from responses we got on our platform in 2022.

As we explored before, some talent types are getting better pay cheques in 2022.

However, this doesnt mean theyre getting a 50% raise over other groups.

Average expected salary per role and years of experience, 2021 (Netherlands)

Thats what expectations show.

The difference in expectations is demonstrated more clearly the higher the years of experience go.

This discrepancy might be affected by two factors.

Average offered salary per role and years of experience, 2021 (Netherlands)

If youre wondering which six languages are most in-demand amongst Dutch companies, heres your answer.

But these offers might be rare.

Different cities in the Netherlands pay varied wages.

Most in-demand technologies in the Netherlands

Location and years of experience matter.

Time to move maybe?

Furthermore, we took out unusually low or high salaries to eliminate extreme outliers.

Interview invites by talent type 2021 and 2022

Dont miss out on our other reports where we explore dev salaries across different parts of Europe.

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