Software Developers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Pay in Germany for this job

German occupation used: Softwareentwickler/in (Software developer), occupation code KldB 2010 43414. This is a national figure for all of Germany, before tax and social contributions, including extras such as holiday and Christmas pay.

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Entgeltatlas (employment statistics), reference date 31 December 2025. Full-time employees subject to social insurance only; civil servants, self-employed people and apprentices are not included. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

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Pay in the UK for this job

UK occupation used: Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2020 code 2134). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 2512 by job title and duties; the UK and international occupation lists do not line up exactly. National figure for the whole United Kingdom, in pounds sterling (GBP), before income tax and National Insurance.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2025 provisional, Table 14 (occupation by 4-digit SOC 2020): tables 14.7a (annual pay, gross) and 14.1a (weekly pay, gross), full-time employee jobs, United Kingdom. Weekly pay is for April 2025; annual pay is for the tax year ending 5 April 2025, employees in the same job for at least a year. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

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UK Skilled Worker visa for this job

This occupation (UK code 2134, Programmers and software development professionals) is on the UK list of jobs eligible for the Skilled Worker visa. The job usually has to pay the higher of £41,700 a year or the going rate for the occupation. GOV.UK says the lower going rate applies if you apply for a Health and Care Worker visa in certain occupations, or got the certificate of sponsorship for your first Skilled Worker visa before 4 April 2024 and have held one ever since. Going rates are for a 37.5-hour week and are pro-rated for other hours. Placeivo matched this UK code to ISCO-08 2512 by job title; the lists do not line up exactly.

This is a summary of official rules, not legal advice. Rules change and some people (for example those already on a Skilled Worker visa) have different rules. Always check GOV.UK before you apply.

Source: UK Visas and Immigration, GOV.UK tables "Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes" and "Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes", updated 2025-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-15. General minimum salary from GOV.UK "Skilled Worker visa: Your job", checked 2026-10-15.

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Latest software developers job ads

Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).

• Software developer
  German title: Softwareentwickler
  Portivity GmbH · Sittensen · Posted 2026-10-19
• Software developer
  German title: Softwareentwickler
  Orizon GmbH, Unit Aviation · Wetzlar · Posted 2026-10-19
• Software developer
  German title: Softwareentwickler
  adesta GmbH & Co. KG · Darmstadt · Posted 2026-10-17
• Software developer
  German title: Softwareentwickler
  FERCHAU GmbH Vertriebsstützpunkt Greifswald · Anklam · Posted 2026-10-16
• Software developer
  German title: Softwareentwickler
  FERCHAU GmbH Niederlassung Bremen City · Bremen · Posted 2026-10-16
• Software developer
  German title: Softwareentwickler
  FERCHAU GmbH Niederlassung Bremen City · Delmenhorst · Posted 2026-10-16

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany

• Junior Developer
  Swedish title: Junior Utvecklare
  Hirely AB · Uppsala · Posted 2026-10-19
• Embedded SW developer
  Zool Engineering AB · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-19
• System developers with a focus on solution architecture
  Swedish title: Systemutvecklare med fokus på lösningsarkitektur
  Totalförsvarets plikt- och prövningsverk · Karlstad · Posted 2026-10-19
• Senior Android Developer
  Amaris AB · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-19
• Senior AI Engineer
  Iver Accelerate AB · Linköping · Posted 2026-10-19
• Business Analyst in ERP – Supply Chain and Manufacturing
  Swedish title: Business Analyst inom ERP – Supply Chain och Manufacturing
  Eccera Professionals AB · Linköping · Posted 2026-10-19

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden

Where software developers are needed in Europe

Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for software developers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

Finding software developers jobs in Europe

• EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Software developer".
• Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
• If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.