Web and Multimedia Developers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Web and Multimedia Developers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 2513) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Animation programmer
- Computer games programmer
- Internet developer
- Multimedia programmer
- Website architect
- Website developer
Pay in the UK for this job
UK occupation used: Web design professionals (SOC 2020 code 2141). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 2513 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.
Small sample: the ONS quality measure (coefficient of variation) is annual figure 13%, weekly figure 11%. ONS advises using estimates like this with caution.
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.
UK Skilled Worker visa for this job
This occupation (UK code 2141, Web design 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 2513 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.
Compare UK visa going rates by job · Eligible occupations (GOV.UK) · Going rates (GOV.UK) · Salary rules (GOV.UK)
Latest web and multimedia 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).
Germany
65 open ads- Web developer
German title: Webentwickler
Piening GmbH (Kiel) · Kiel · Posted 2026-10-13 - Web developer
German title: Webentwickler
FERCHAU GmbH Niederlassung Saarbrücken · Saarbrücken · Posted 2026-10-09 - Web developer
German title: Webentwickler
Krauss Kommunikation GmbH · Herrenberg im Gäu · Posted 2026-09-16 - Web developer
German title: Webentwickler
cmdb · Trier · Posted 2026-09-03 - Web developer
German title: Webentwickler
Laurin Stankusch Vertriebsagentur · München · Posted 2026-09-03 - Web developer
German title: Webentwickler
Piening GmbH (Kiel) · Kiel · Posted 2026-10-13
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
1,175 open ads- 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 web and multimedia developers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all professionals (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €1,367 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Croatia | Shortage | €2,097 a month * | Zagreb: €1,050 |
| Cyprus | Shortage | €2,809 a month | Nicosia: €750 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €4,726 a month | Not yet verified |
| Slovenia | Shortage | €2,727 a month | Ljubljana: €950 |
| Sweden | Shortage | €4,330 a month * | Stockholm: €2,100 |
| Austria | Surplus | €4,602 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Finland | Surplus | €4,673 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Germany | Surplus | €5,270 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Greece | Surplus | €1,904 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Portugal | Surplus | €2,323 a month * | Lisbon: €1,400 |
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 web and multimedia developers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What web and multimedia developers do
Web and multimedia development professionals combine design and technical knowledge to research, analyse, evaluate, design, programme and modify websites and applications that draw together text, graphics, animations, imaging, audio and video displays and other interactive media.
Typical tasks
- Analysing, designing and developing Internet sites by applying a mixture of artistry and creativity with software programming and scripting languages and interfacing with operating environments
- Designing and developing digital animations, imaging, presentations, games, audio and video clips, and Internet applications using multimedia software, tools and utilities, interactive graphics and programming languages
- Communicating with network specialists regarding web-related issues, such as security and hosting web sites, to control and enforce Internet and web server security, space allocation, user access, business continuity, web site backup and disaster recovery planning
- Designing, developing and integrating computer code with other specialised inputs, such as image files, audio files and scripting languages, to produce, maintain and support web sites
- Assisting in analysing, specifying and developing Internet strategies, web-based methodologies and development plans
Finding web and multimedia developers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Website architect".
- 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.
Cost of living where the jobs are
Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:
About this data
- Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
- Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
- Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group. United Kingdom, closest UK occupation: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14 (median pay of full-time employees).
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.