Tech Salary & Trends

Romania, 2022
7th edition
Reasons for leaving an employer

Reasons for leaving employer Total The salary package and a better product and
I was offered a better salary package 63% complex technologies are the first two reasons
I was overworked / burnout 24%
for leaving an employer. On the third spot,
I wanted to work as a freelancer 6%
however, we see a concerning 24% (1 out of 4
My project ended 8%
professionals) for burnout and feeling
I was offered a better product and more
complex technologies
33% overworked.
I was offered a career advancement 10%
Relationship with my manager 15% If you are looking to find out more about
Relationship with the team 6% how you can manage stress and burnout,
Office location 5% join us for a fun webinar with Bruce Daisley
I was fired / restructured 4% on March, 23rd. You may sign up here.
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Current benefits

Current Benefits Total

Work from home 83%
Meal tickets 66%
Flex time (anytime between 07.00 and 19.00) 59%
Medical subscription 58%
The meal tickets and medical
Additional vacation days (more than 21 days) 52%
Medical insurance 49% subscription seem to still be
Remote work (working offsite) 43% the most offered benefits for
Office perks (ping-pong, juice, relaxation spaces, etc) 28% those working on a normal
Learning budget 27%
Gym and sport club subscription 26% labor contract.
Medical benefits for family 24%
13th salary 17%
Stock options / share options 16%
Flexible benefits 16%
Dental coverage 12%
Part-time work schedule 4%
Attractive benefits

Attractive Benefits Jan, 2022

13th salary 66%
Additional vacation days (more than 20 days) 61%
Work from home 60%
Flex time (anytime between 07.00 and 19.00) 53%
Professionals are quite stable in their
Medical insurance 47%
Stock options / share options 43% attractiveness for benefits with one
Remote work (working offsite) 43% exception – a strong increase in desirability
Dental coverage 40% of stock/share options. We are starting now
Medical subscription 40%
Meal tickets 38% to monitor a new trend in benefits – the
Flexible benefits 36% part-time schedule and we already have
Learning budget 36% 16% of respondents being interested in this.
Medical benefits for family 35%
Gym and sport club subscription 30%
Office perks (ping-pong, juice, relaxation spaces, etc) 18%
Part-time work schedule 16%
PFA / SRL Attractiveness

4 out of 10 professionals are considering working as a

PFA/SRL, especially younger candidates (0 to 4 years
of experience), while 3 out of 10 have not made up
PFA / SRL attractiveness Total
I am considering the option 43%
their mind. Only 2 out of 10 tech professionals are
I donʼt know a lot about the subject, so I “against” this form of collaboration.
26%
couldnʼt say Men seem to be more open to the possibility.
Not attractive at all 17%
Very attractive, I wouldnʼt work any other
way
15% If you are looking to find out more about
How attractive is working as a PFA/SRL for you? alternative forms of employment - SRL/PFA, join
our webinar on May, 11th here.
Job change availability

Availability to change jobs Jan, 2022

Maybe 44%
No 16%
Only abroad 4%
Only as a freelancer (PFA/SRL) 9%
Yes 27%
Are you currently available for new job opportunities?

Thereʼs a slight decrease in tech professionals' openness to new opportunities. If

in January 2021, almost 8 out of 10 were open or rather open, in January 2022, 7
out of 10 might consider changing employers.
Criteria to evaluate employers

Criteria Jan 2022 There are not a lot of changes in how

The company pays well 81% professionals evaluate employers. There
are some trends, however, and we
Company invests in the well-being of the employees 72%
expect them to grow on the medium and
The company develops complex projects and works with new long term – promotion opportunities,
69%
technologies
clear career path, culture of excellence
Company invests in the training & development of its employees 68% and involvement in community.
The company offers promotion opportunities 57%
The culture of the company is people oriented 55% If you want to stay up to date with
Clear career path 40%
companies that check employer of
choice criteria, join our events.
The company has a good location for its offices 30%
Culture of excellence and professionalism / excellence center 29%
The company is diverse and support diversity 15%
The company is involved in its community and develops multiple CSR
10%
projects
Online events

Conference type* Jan, 2022

More tech professionals
Tech conferences and events 46%
participated in online events in
I didn't participate in conferences and online events 34%
Hobby related workshops or events 7%
2021 than in 2020. The overall
Business conferences and events 7% rating for online events is 3.4 (as
Well-being events 6% compared to 3.2 in 2020) out of 5.
*In what type of online conferences, events or webinars did you participate during the Covid-19 restrictions?
**How would you rate the quality (content/experience/networking) of the online events as compared
to the offline?
Work from home & Remote

Work arrangement Total

Full remote (work from home) 74%
Part remote, part from office 20% The tech industry is still working
From office 5%
from home with a slight increase for
the hybrid (20% as compared to
Work arrangement Female Male
11% in January 2021).
Full remote (work from home) 78% 73%
Part remote, part from office 19% 21%
From office 3% 6%
What is your current work arrangement?
Remote expectations after Covid-19 restrictions

Career level Days per week Tech professionals expect 3.7 days per
Team Member 3,7 week of remote/work from home once
Team Lead 3,8 the Covid-19 restrictions are over.
Manager 3,8 Expectations are consistent across cities
Director 3,9 (with minimal exceptions), career level
VP / CXO 3,6 and level of experience.
How many days of remote/work from home per week would you like once the Covid-19
restrictions are over?
Salary Structures &
Expectations
Annual bonuses

We continue to see an increasing trend in

Bonuses 2021 company offering bonuses and also an increase
in the value of the annual bonuses.
Annual bonus as % of salary 13%

% who have a bonus 55%

Timisoara seems to have a larger bonus as
Do you have any bonuses besides the salary? (% of annual salary)
compared to other cities and the national
average.
Salary increase expected when changing employers

The expected salary premium to change jobs

has again exceeded 30%. We see larger
Year Percent increase
expectations in smaller cities – however, there is
Jan, 2022 31% an indication in the next slides that
What would be an average salary increase you would expect in professionals who earn less tend to ask for a
order to accept another offer
larger percent increase.
Salary Structures

City Min Average Median 75th Percentile

Bucharest 500.0 2,592.8 2,350 3,350
Cluj-Napoca 300.0 2,730.8 2,350 3,350
Iasi 500.0 2,541.4 1,850 2,650
Timisoara 500.0 2,511.6 2,350 2,650
Brasov 850.0 2,297.0 1,850 2,650
Sibiu 850.0 2,186.0 1,850 2,350
Oradea 850.0 2,181.4 1,850 2,350
Targu Mures 500.0 2,117.4 1,850 2,350
Pitesti 850.0 1,765.8 1,850 2,350
Galati 500.0 1,989.3 1,850 2,150
Strainatate 1,850.0 4,739.3 4,100 6,000
Ploiesti 850.0 1,700.0 1,600 2,350
Satu Mare 500.0 1,550.0 1,350 1,850
Other 300.0 2,060.3 1,850 2,350
Average 300.0 2,562.6 2,350 2,650
What is your CURRENT net salary on a monthly basis, in Euro
Salary Structures
Role Min Average Median 75th Percentile
Backend Developer 300.0 2,796.0 2,350 3,350
Fullstack Developer 500.0 2,768.8 2,350 3,350
Frontend Developer 300.0 2,341.8 1,850 2,650
Quality Assurance (Automation) 500.0 2,289.7 1,850 2,650
Architect (Solutions, Software) 850.0 3,782.3 3,350 4,350
Project Manager 850.0 2,804.4 2,350 3,350
Quality Assurance (Manual) 500.0 1,729.6 1,850 2,350
Embedded Developer 500.0 2,162.9 1,850 2,650
DevOps 500.0 2,802.1 2,350 3,350
System Engineer 850.0 2,128.3 1,850 2,650
Consultant 850.0 2,971.7 2,650 3,850
Mobile Developer 300.0 2,778.0 2,350 3,350
Product Owner / Product Manager 850.0 3,244.3 2,650 3,850
Technical support 500.0 1,654.7 1,350 1,850
IT Business Analyst 850.0 2,197.0 1,850 2,350
Support 500.0 1,450.7 1,350 1,850
System Administrator 500.0 1,848.7 1,850 2,350
Data Scientist 500.0 2,342.2 2,350 2,650
Security (Consultant, Analyst, Engineer) 500.0 2,689.3 2,350 3,350
Database Developer 850.0 2,466.7 2,350 2,650
BI Developer 850.0 2,382.7 2,350 3,175
UI/UX Designer 500.0 2,050.0 1,850 2,650
Network Administrator 500.0 1,601.5 1,350 1,850
Database Admin 850.0 1,846.0 1,350 2,350
Scrum Master 850.0 1,972.2 2,350 2,350
Other 500.0 2,245.5 1,850 3,175
Average 300.0 2,566.7 2,350 2,650
Salary Insights

Experience Current* Fair** Difference

0 - 1 years 941.7 1,308.9 39%
1 - 2 years 1,321.3 1,824.2 38%
2 - 4 years 1,841.5 2,473.2 34%
4 - 6 years 2,353.6 3,110.6 32%
Over 6 years 3,072.7 4,011.4 31%
Average 2,562.6 3,371.4 31%

Experience Current* Fair** Difference

Team Member 2,278.4 2,982.7 31%
Team Lead 2,985.8 3,969.8 33%
Manager 3,247.8 4,177.8 29%
Director 4,482.1 6,123.5 37%
VP / CXO 4,410.3 5,865.3 33%
Average 2,562.5 3,361.3 31%
*What is your CURRENT net salary on a monthly basis, in Euro. **What salary do you consider fair for your level of experience and responsibilities?
If you want to know more about the
insights, including historical evolutions
(past 3 years) and what we expect to
happen next, join our webinar on April,
7th here.
Demographics

Gender %
No of respondents 5,181 Female 23%
Male 77%

Career level % Experience %

Team Member 69% 0 - 1 years 4%
Team Lead 17% 1 - 2 years 6%
Manager 11% 2 - 4 years 14%
Director 2% 4 - 6 years 18%
VP / CXO 1% Over 6 years 57%
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