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23 June 2026, 12:37
2026-06-23
Over 56% of Ukrainian developers are dissatisfied with their salary: Full Stack and Front-end complain the most
DOU analyzed the responses of 10,766 IT professionals regarding their satisfaction with their salaries. 57% of respondents believe that companies underpay them. Which specialists are most dissatisfied?
DOU analyzed the responses of 10,766 IT professionals regarding their satisfaction with their salaries. 57% of respondents believe that companies underpay them. Which specialists are most dissatisfied?
The answers concern those specialists who currently live in Ukraine or plan to return from abroad.
The highest number of people complaining about low income are in office management (75%), among Artists/Animators (65%), and project managers (63%),reports DOU.
The most satisfied were analysts, product managers, legal specialists, AI / ML / DS / Data Engineering specialists, and representatives of the DefTech sector.
The majority of QA/AQA engineers surveyed (61.1% of 1,724 people) believe that they are underpaid. They called $2,000 an unsatisfactory income level, and $2,900 an acceptable one.
Among QA, SDET specialists are the most satisfied with their salary.
Source: DOU.
Among the 4,518 Software Engineers surveyed, 56.5% complain about their salaries. They find $2,975 unsatisfactory, but they consider an income of $4,200 to be quite normal.
Among developers, Full Stack and Front-end specialists are most likely to feel underpaid. Developers in Systems & Infrastructure are most satisfied with their salaries.