The most in-demand IT specialists in Russia: who is in short supply?
By ForGeeks The Russian IT market is facing an acute shortage of developers and information security experts. In an attempt to cope with the staffing crisis, companies are focusing on retaining current employees instead of actively looking for new specialists.
The Russian IT market is facing a severe shortage of developers and information security experts.
IT staffing shortage: developers and IS specialists in first place
According to the research of Ventra HR holding, 57.2% of Russian companies lack developers. Information security specialists (38.5%), testers (35%), and analysts, both product and business analysts (35%), are also in high demand.
According to the Ventra HR Holding survey, there is a shortage of developers and IS specialists.
Backend specialists are the most difficult to find among developers, with 37.1% of companies reporting such difficulties. Frontend developers (28.6%) and mobile development specialists (27.2%) are the second most difficult to hire.
At the top of the list are frontend developers (28.6%) and mobile development specialists (27.2%).
How do companies cope with the shortage of specialists?
The majority of companies (76.3%) are choosing employee retention strategies to minimize the effects of the staffing crisis. The top measures include improving incentive and benefits systems (47.7%) and increasing salaries for key employees (47.3%).
At the top of the list are improving incentives and benefits (47.7%) and increasing salaries for key employees (47.3%).
Besides material incentives, employers offer flexible working conditions. For example, 52.7% of companies are willing to offer partially or fully remote work. Another 39.2% of organizations offer career advancement, including promotions and team building under their leadership.
An additional 39.2% of organizations offer career advancement, including promotions for employees and team building under their leadership.
Why is there a shortage of staff?
In the opinion of Anton Nemkin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, the reasons for the shortage of personnel are various. The increased demand for developers is connected with the growth of the domestic IT market on the background of import substitution. The shortage of information security specialists is caused by the increasing number of cyber threats, including DDoS attacks and hacking attempts. Today, the share of crimes committed with the use of technology already reaches 40%.
What are business and government doing?
To overcome the personnel crisis, the government is increasing the number of budget places for IT specialties, which has grown 2.5 times in four years. It is planned to train more than a million new specialists and improve the qualifications of existing employees within the framework of national projects until 2030.
The government is increasing the number of budgetary places in IT specialties, which has increased 5.5 times in four years.
In addition, the market for professional retraining is actively developing. In 2023, the online education segment in Russia will grow by 30%, becoming a key tool for professional retraining.
In addition, the market for professional retraining is actively developing.
