After the start of the full-scale war, 610 Ukrainian IT companies opened in Poland. This is three times more than the average for the pre-war years. Most of the businesses are concentrated in a few southern regions.
After the start of the full-scale war, 610 Ukrainian IT companies opened in Poland. This is three times more than the average for the pre-war years. Most of the businesses are concentrated in a few southern regions.
According to DOU, during 2022–2025, Ukrainians registered an average of 195 IT companies in Poland each year, while in the pre-war period there were approximately 76 such companies per year. The biggest surge occurred in 2022 — 249 companies. In 2023, 189 companies appeared, in 2024 — 147, and in the first half of 2025 — only 66.
The most active companies were registered in the following voivodeships:
At the same time, 495 out of 610 companies declared a starting capital of less than PLN 10,000 (approximately $2,700). Another 68 companies have capital in the range of PLN 10,000–50,000, and only 6 firms have more than PLN 500,000 in capital. Information on capital is missing for 5 companies.
As of July 2025, more than 29,000 companies with Ukrainian citizens as beneficiaries were registered in Poland. More than 13,000 of them were opened after February 24, 2022. In total, Ukrainians founded 6% of all new companies in the country over the past 3.5 years.
According to DOU, 39% of Ukrainian IT professionals who have left abroad are in Poland. Half of them remain registered in Ukraine, the rest work under Polish law. The average salary of an IT professional here is $3,500, and for specialists with over 5 years of experience — $5,000.
Recall, we previously wrote about a study that shows how different the salaries of Ukrainian IT professionals are compared to their colleagues from Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
