Software and Applications Developers and Analysts Not Elsewhere Classified: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Software and Applications Developers and Analysts Not Elsewhere Classified is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 2519) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Quality assurance analyst (computers)
  • Software tester
  • Systems tester
10European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
4countries report a surplus
308open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
2519ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 10 European countries reported a shortage of software and applications developers and analysts not elsewhere classified: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania and Slovenia. 4 reported a surplus: Austria, Finland, Greece and Latvia. Finland appears in both lists, which usually means shortages in some regions and surpluses in others.

Latest software and applications developers and analysts not elsewhere classified 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

57 open ads
  • Software tester
    German title: Softwaretester
    FERCHAU GmbH Niederlassung Friedrichshafen · Friedrichshafen · Posted 2026-10-16
  • Software tester
    German title: Softwaretester
    Rheinmetall AG · Bremen · Posted 2026-10-14
  • Software tester
    German title: Softwaretester
    FERCHAU GmbH Niederlassung Kassel · Kassel, Hessen · Posted 2026-10-13
  • Software tester
    German title: Softwaretester
    FERCHAU GmbH Vertriebsstützpunkt Greifswald · Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg · Posted 2026-10-12
  • Software tester
    German title: Softwaretester
    FERCHAU GmbH Niederlassung Rostock · Rostock · Posted 2026-10-12
  • Software tester
    German title: Softwaretester
    VisiConsult X-ray Systems & Solutions GmbH · Stockelsdorf · Posted 2026-10-08

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

Sweden

251 open ads

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

Where software and applications developers and analysts not elsewhere classified are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all professionals (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
BulgariaShortage€1,367 a monthSofia: €650
CyprusShortage€2,809 a monthNicosia: €750
CzechiaShortage€2,276 a monthPrague: €1,250
GermanyShortage€5,270 a monthBerlin: €1,350
LuxembourgShortage€6,887 a month *Luxembourg: €1,900
NetherlandsShortage€4,726 a monthNot yet verified
PortugalShortage€2,323 a month *Lisbon: €1,400
RomaniaShortage€1,991 a month *Not yet verified
SloveniaShortage€2,727 a monthLjubljana: €950
FinlandShortage and surplus€4,673 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
AustriaSurplus€4,602 a month *Vienna: €1,250
GreeceSurplus€1,904 a month *Athens: €1,150
LatviaSurplus€2,136 a monthRiga: €870

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 and applications developers and analysts not elsewhere classified alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

What software and applications developers and analysts not elsewhere classified do

This unit group covers software and applications developers and analysts not classified elsewhere in Minor Group 251: Software and Applications Developers and Analysts. For instance, the group includes those professionals specializing in quality assurance including software testing.

Typical tasks

  • In such cases tasks would include -
  • Developing and documenting software testing plans
  • Installing software and hardware and configuring operating system software in preparation for testing
  • Verifying that programmes function according to user requirements and established guidelines
  • Executing, analysing and documenting results of software application tests and information and telecommunication systems tests
  • Developing and implementing software and information system testing policies, procedures and scripts

Finding software and applications developers and analysts not elsewhere classified jobs in Europe

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