Computer Network and Systems Technicians: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Computer Network and Systems Technicians is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 3513) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Computer network technician
  • Network support technician
5European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
6countries report a surplus
204open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
3513ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 5 European countries reported a shortage of computer network and systems technicians: Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Italy and Netherlands. 6 reported a surplus: Austria, Czechia, Finland, Latvia, Portugal and Slovenia.

Latest computer network and systems technicians 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

89 open ads
  • Network technician
    German title: Netzwerktechniker
    DIS AG Germany · Münster, Westfalen · Posted 2026-10-13
  • Network technician
    German title: Netzwerktechniker
    TTI Personaldienstleistung GmbH - Rostock · Rostock · Posted 2026-10-01
  • Network technician
    German title: Netzwerktechniker
    puro Personaldienstleistung GmbH · München · Posted 2026-10-04
  • Network technician
    German title: Netzwerktechniker
    puro Personaldienstleistung GmbH · München · Posted 2026-10-01
  • Network technician
    German title: Netzwerktechniker
    COM plan + service GmbH · Dresden · Posted 2026-05-22
  • Network technician
    German title: Netzwerktechniker
    Bitstore IT-Consulting GmbH · Berlin · Posted 2026-05-18

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

Sweden

115 open ads

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

Where computer network and systems technicians are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all technicians and associate professionals (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
BulgariaShortage€966 a monthSofia: €650
GermanyShortage€3,856 a monthBerlin: €1,350
GreeceShortage€1,682 a month *Athens: €1,150
ItalyShortage€3,001 a month *Rome: €1,300
NetherlandsShortage€3,769 a monthNot yet verified
AustriaSurplus€3,816 a month *Vienna: €1,250
CzechiaSurplus€1,724 a monthPrague: €1,250
FinlandSurplus€3,684 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
LatviaSurplus€1,618 a monthRiga: €870
PortugalSurplus€1,723 a month *Lisbon: €1,400
SloveniaSurplus€2,149 a monthLjubljana: €950

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

What computer network and systems technicians do

Computer network and systems technicians establish, operate and maintain network and other data communications systems.

Typical tasks

  • Operating, maintaining and troubleshooting network systems
  • Operating and maintaining data communications systems other than networks
  • Assisting users with network and data communications problems
  • Identifying areas needing upgraded equipment and software
  • Installing computer hardware, network software, operating system software and applications software
  • Performing start up and close down as well as backup and disaster recovery operations for computer networks

Finding computer network and systems technicians jobs in Europe

  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Network support technician".
  • 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.
  • Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.

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