A shortage of IT professionals in the Netherlands is worrying enterprises, industry associations and government institutions in the country with 15,000 listed IT job openings. The top five job titles posted on Indeed are in IT development where there is high demand for software developers at small and medium businesses.
Research firm Forrester expects software spending in the Netherlands to grow by 4%, with the financial service industry driving investments in tech. More than half of the Netherlands’ national income is from the services sector, particularly financial services. On reflection, the Dutch financial services company ING will invest €200m to expand its digital banking platform.
The gap between employer demand and jobseeker interest has narrowed the most in the Netherlands but the gap between supply and demand is a big problem with 4% of job postings on Indeed are for tech or IT, while only 1.6% of searches are for such positions.
“Demand for software developers in the Netherlands will increase as companies are expected to spend more on software”, said Forrester.
Industry association Nederland ICT is working with schools and government to raise interest in IT as a career. The Dutch government is giving attention to the subject, and there are plans to add computational thinking to all student curriculums in the country.
Martin Sander, IT Development Recruitment Consultant @ Leap29 commented:
‘’Being a Dutch registered agency, we can attract local candidates and highly skilled applicants from other EU countries and for them to be safe in the knowledge that we can provide them with the most relevant positions matching their skills and provide an excellent payroll service from our office in Amstelveen. Using our resources to their full potential, we are positive we can attract the best talent out there and help increase the number of IT professionals being placed in these in-demand positions”
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