Information and Communications Technology Service Managers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Information and Communications Technology Service Managers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 1330) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Application development manager
  • Chief information officer
  • Data operations manager
  • Data processing manager
  • ICT development manager
  • Information systems director
  • Information technology manager (IT Manager)
  • Internet service provider
  • Network manager
7European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
4countries report a surplus
426open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
1330ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 7 European countries reported a shortage of information and communications technology service managers: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Italy and Romania. 4 reported a surplus: Austria, Finland, Germany and Latvia.

Latest information and communications technology service managers 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

327 open ads
  • IT manager
    German title: IT-Leiter
    über Dr. Maier + Partner GmbH Executive Search · Heidelberg, Neckar · Posted 2026-10-16
  • IT manager
    German title: IT-Leiter
    SB Entwicklung GmbH · Troisdorf · Posted 2026-10-15
  • IT Director
    German title: IT- LEITER
    Sebastian Gerecke · Nordhausen, Thüringen · Posted 2024-05-24
  • IT manager
    German title: IT-Leiter
    Max-Planck-Institut für chemische Ökologie · Jena · Posted 2026-10-16
  • IT manager
    German title: IT-Leiter
    Max-Planck-Institut für chemische Ökologie · Jena · Posted 2026-10-16
  • IT manager
    German title: IT-Leiter
    AWO Bezirksverband Rheinland e.V. · Koblenz am Rhein · Posted 2026-10-14

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

Sweden

99 open ads

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

Where information and communications technology service managers are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all managers (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
BelgiumShortage€8,270 a month *Brussels: €1,150
BulgariaShortage€1,918 a monthSofia: €650
CyprusShortage€5,254 a monthNicosia: €750
CzechiaShortage€3,361 a monthPrague: €1,250
DenmarkShortage€8,867 a month *Copenhagen: €1,800
ItalyShortage€7,661 a month *Rome: €1,300
RomaniaShortage€2,281 a month *Not yet verified
AustriaSurplus€6,950 a month *Vienna: €1,250
FinlandSurplus€7,565 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
GermanySurplus€7,625 a monthBerlin: €1,350
LatviaSurplus€2,169 a monthRiga: €870

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

What information and communications technology service managers do

Information and communications technology service managers plan, direct and coordinate the acquisition, development, maintenance and use of computer and telecommunication systems, either as the manager of a department or as the general manager of an enterprise or organization that does not have a hierarchy of managers.

Typical tasks

  • Consulting with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess computing needs and system requirements and specifying technology to meet those needs
  • Formulating and directing information and communication technology (ICT) strategies, policies and plans
  • Directing the selection and installation of ICT resources and the provision of user training
  • Directing ICT operations, analysing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines
  • Overseeing the security of ICT systems
  • Assigning, reviewing, managing and leading the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers
  • Evaluating the organization's technology use and needs and recommending improvements such as hardware and software upgrades
  • Establishing and managing budgets, controlling expenditure and ensuring the efficient use of resources
  • Establishing and directing operational and administrative procedures
  • Overseeing the selection, training and performance of staff
  • Representing the enterprise or organization at ICT related conventions, seminars and conferences

Finding information and communications technology service managers jobs in Europe

  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Network manager".
  • 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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