How to: Get an IT Job in Poland (as a foreigner)
Currently the labor market in Poland is in a very good state for those who are looking to get a job. The unemployment rate is at one of the lowest over the past 28 years (6.1% as per May 2018) and if you work in the IT, well, then even better for you! Getting an IT-related job in Poland can be simpler than you expect.
There is a joke that I have read recently on Facebook group dedicated to IT professionals in Poland:
– I’ve heard that you have lost your job. How is it to be unemployed?
– OMG, it was horrible! The worst 30 minutes of my life!
Jokes aside, this is really the situation in Poland, people from the IT really do not stay unemployed for a long time. Meanwhile, there is an estimation that Poland is still lacking around 50k programmers! Five! Hundred! Thousand! Programmers! Can you imagine? If you are already in this, Poland may be the right country for you.
Average salary in IT in Poland
Take a loot on what an IT specialist in Poland makes. The salaries are divided into categories based on specialization, level of professional expertise, technology and employment type.
Job boards in Poland
There are really a lot of websites in Poland where job positions are advertised. Below you will find a hand-picked selection of resources for searching for employment opportunities as a foreigner in Poland. Do not limit yourself to just one of them, try to use a combination of a couple of them.
LinkedIn Jobs
This is a well-known option for job search around the world. Say no more.
No Fluff Jobs
This is a page mainly focused on IT-related jobs. You can look for the jobs using a couple of different criteria, even by inputting your salary expectations. On this website, you can also find very precise information about the required profile. The companies show exactly what expertise is required from the candidate in terms of tools and programming languages. Besides that, they even specify the required level of expertise for each skill. Another great thing: EVERYTHING is in English (huh!).
PSZ
A government-run job search site.
Just Join IT
Another great innovative job board. The features are somewhat similar to the ones on No Fluff Jobs, you can see the salaries and the expertise level required of each skill.
Careers in Poland
Big boys in the Polish job search space.
Praca
Another job search engine in a job search area.
Pracuj.pl
The biggest website for job search in Poland. Many of the job descriptions are in Polish, however you can easily get a google translator in order to get an idea of what the position is about.
Facebook Groups
Another option is to join Facebook groups dedicated to job in Poland.
- Work in Poland!
- Jobs in Poland
- IT Jobs in Poland
- Praca IT WARSZAWA / Jobs in IT Warsaw
- Warsaw Job Board (Jobs for internationals — Polish not required)
- Praca w Warszawie / Jobs in Warsaw
- Praca w Krakowie / Jobs in Krakow
- Praca IT Kraków, Katowice / Jobs in IT Cracow & Katowice
- Poland StartUp Jobs
Another interesting option to maintain an IT job in Poland being a foreigner is to contact headhunters or recruitment agencies. We’ve been helping Polish companies to recruit and relocate IT talents from abroad for 10 years by now. Your cv will never be lost in a crowd. Contact us today to discover more either you a candidate or an employer.
