In 2025, 10.45 million people were employed as information and communication technology (ICT) specialists across the EU, representing 5.0% of all employed people. This reflects a continuing upward trend, with the share rising by 0.1 percentage point (pp) from the previous year and by 1.5 pp since 2015.
The number of ICT specialists recorded stronger growth in 2020 (+7.1%) and 2021 (+5.7%), but lost momentum in the following years, with annual increases of 4.0% between 2022 and 2023, 4.5% between 2023 and 2024 and 2.6% between 2024 and 2025. Despite the recent slowdown, the sector has seen steady growth over the decade, showing it can withstand economic fluctuations.
In 2025, as in the year before, Sweden recorded the highest share of ICT specialists in total employment (8.9%), followed by Luxembourg (8.7%) and Finland (7.8%). By contrast, the lowest shares were recorded in Greece (2.5%), Romania (2.7%) and Italy (3.8%).
Source dataset: isoc_sks_itspt
Most ICT specialists in the EU are men
The vast majority of ICT specialists in employment in the EU in 2025 were men, 80.5%, while women represented only 19.5%. Compared with 2015, the share of women increased by 3 pp.
The lowest shares of women employed as ICT specialists were recorded in Czechia (12.9%), Hungary (15.0%) and Slovakia (15.5%). On the other hand, the highest shares of women employed were observed in Romania (27.8%), Latvia (25.9%) and Bulgaria (25.0%).
Source dataset: isoc_sks_itsps
