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The analysis shows which technologies, work models, benefits and advertised gross salaries appear often in job ads for Application Developer.

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Salaries, roles and technologies in current IT job ads.

Arrows indicate whether each category share increased or decreased from the previous period.

Advertised gross salaries in IT job ads

65,000 EUR gross-7%

Advertised gross annual salary ranges from matching IT job ads.

Salary figures refer to gross salary ranges advertised in job ads, not measured employee compensation.

33 job ads with salary data

P25
54,000 EUR gross
Median
65,000 EUR gross
P75
75,000 EUR gross
P90
83,000 EUR gross

Average: 64,000 EUR gross

Recruiting key figures

Analysed IT job ads
703
Last twelve months
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336
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Median advertised gross salary
65,000 EUR gross-7%
Most mentioned technology
C#
Most visible location
Berlin

What appears often in IT job ads

Technologies

  • C#4.9 %
  • Java4.7 %
  • SQL4.2 %
  • JavaScript3.9 %
  • Python3.6 %

Locations

  • Berlin5.9 %
  • München5.5 %
  • Köln4.2 %
  • Hamburg3.7 %
  • Düsseldorf3.4 %

Industries

  • Personaldienstleistung17.8 %
  • Internet, IT, Telekom17.8 %
  • Industrie, Produktion14 %
  • Banken, Finanz, Versicherung12.5 %
  • Gesundheitswesen, Soziales4.7 %

Industries

Advertised gross salary by company industry

Median advertised gross annual salary for the industries with the highest job ad presence.

  • Personaldienstleistung

    17.8 %

    54,000 EUR gross

    P25: 54,000 EUR grossP75: 65,000 EUR gross

  • Internet, IT, Telekom

    17.8 %

    63,000 EUR gross+13%

    P25: 32,000 EUR grossP75: 73,000 EUR gross

  • Industrie, Produktion

    14 %

    68,000 EUR gross

    P25: 66,000 EUR grossP75: 73,000 EUR gross

  • Banken, Finanz, Versicherung

    12.5 %

    77,000 EUR gross

    P25: 75,000 EUR grossP75: 83,000 EUR gross

What the analysis shows for IT job ads

Application Developer: demand and advertised gross salaries

For the role Application Developer, 703 analyzed IT job ads were evaluated in the last twelve months. In the evaluation the Application Developer share is 60.9 %. Commonly listed technologies include C#, Java, SQL, JavaScript and Python. Advertised gross salary ranges show a median of €65,000 (p25 €54,000, p75 €75,000); the median change versus the previous period is −7 %. Working models: Onsite 69.6 %, Hybrid 29.7 %, Full Remote 0.7 %. Established companies account for 75.9 % of the evaluated ads; visible industries include staffing services, Internet/IT/telecom and manufacturing.

Recruiting recommendations

Position role and tech stack precisely

  • Use 'Application Developer' as the primary role label and add key skills (e.g. C#, Java) to the title or subtitle.
  • Prioritize tech stack: separate core requirements (C#, Java, SQL, JavaScript, Python) from nice-to-have skills.
  • Provide salary transparency: list advertised gross salary ranges (for example p25–p75: €54,000–€75,000, median €65,000); median decreased by 7 % versus the previous period.

Improve job ads

Job ad with clear role label and salary information

  • Make the job title specific: 'Application Developer (C#)' or similar to signal primary technology.
  • State advertised gross salary range: include p25–p75 or median (e.g. €54,000–€75,000, median €65,000) as part of the job details.
  • Prioritize technologies in the requirements section and mark core versus secondary skills.

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