In Russia, the number of IT vacancies has decreased by almost a third over the year

Over the past 12 months, the total number of IT vacancies in the domestic labor market has decreased by almost a third. TASS reports a sharp drop in demand from domestic employers for programmers, citing data from the Association of Innovative Regions of Russia (AIRR).

During the reporting period, the number of such vacancies decreased by 32.5 percent, the press service of the industry association clarified. The demand for this category of workers has fallen much more than the need for other STEM specialists (engineers, mathematicians, scientists).

As a result, the share of vacancies for IT companies in the structure of proposals for hiring highly qualified workers fell by 1.7 percentage points over the year, the specialized organization noted. If 12 months ago the figure was 13.7 percent, now it is 12 percent, concluded the AIRR.