25% of IT specialists in Ukraine lose jobs

The IT job landscape in Ukraine is facing notable challenges, with a quarter of specialists being laid off in the past year. According to a Dou.ua survey, this situation has led to an increase in IT professionals losing their jobs, resulting in longer job searches.

This information reported by Finance.ua.

The survey reveals that within the last 12 months, 25% of Ukrainian IT specialists lost their jobs, with 54% of respondents taking two months or more to secure a new position. Moreover, the job market has significantly toughened. Experienced and recently joined IT workers are equally affected by these job reductions. Developers (26%), QA (30%), and designers (28%) were among the most frequently laid off in the past year.

About 42% of those currently employed fear job loss, with 49% among those with less than three years of experience. Although IT professionals with over five years of experience are more confident, with 38% worrying about potential job loss, concerns are present even among experienced specialists who recently changed jobs. Among IT professionals with over five years of experience, 41% of those who joined a company less than two years ago fear job loss, compared to 34% with longer tenures.

Testers and designers are the most anxious about potential job loss (52% of those currently employed), while Data Science professionals are the most optimistic, with only 30% expressing concern. IT professionals in Kyiv and those currently abroad show a slightly higher confidence level in their jobs, with about 40% fearing job loss, whereas in Dnipro and Kharkiv, almost half express concerns.