IT salaries in Romania have increased at a compound annual growth rate of 11.53% since 2013. The most highly paid technologies are Ruby on Rails and newer technologies like Python, Node.js, and AWS/Azure. For senior roles with over 4 years of experience, salary differences between technologies and cities tend to be narrow. While financial benefits like 13th month salaries and bonuses are still valued most, companies have started offering more flexible benefits like remote work and flex-time. Overall, IT professionals in Romania are satisfied with their salary packages, though many remain open to new job opportunities.

1. Comp & Ben Insights
Romania, 2017

2. Overview
Since 2013, IT salaries have increased with a compound annual growth rate of 11.53%.
The most expensive technology on the market seems to be Ruby on Rails, with other niche (and)
newer technologies following close – e.g. Python, Node.js, Hybris, AWS/Azure.
Although there are still differences for lower levels of experience in terms of salaries, for senior roles
(starting from + 4 years of experience) the gap tends to narrow independent of technology and
sometimes independent of the city.
In terms of benefits, companies have started to match the desire for Remote work and Flex-time
where we see the gap between current and attractive lower every year. Some new differentiating
points seem to be the 13th salary and Vacation bonuses. Although IT salaries are among the highest
from all industries, professionals seem to still value financial rewards above any other type of
benefit.
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3. Salary Evolution
The graph shows the salary increase based on the
average salary of each year (e.g. average salary of
2013/average salary of 2012) = -1.26%
Year Average increase
2013 -1.26%
2014 9.11%
2015 12.42%
2016 20.41%
Salary structures have seen a constant increase for
the past four years. The small exception is 2012 to
2013 - when comparing average annual salaries for
the two years, we see rather a stagnation.
After 2013, there’s been a constant increase in salary
levels due to the fact that before there was a
prolonged stagnation due to the economic crises and
subsequently, large centers established operations on
the market.
Compound annual
growth rate (CAGR)
11.53%
However, the mean annual growth for
the period 2012 - 2016 is 11.53%.
Analysis based on INS (National Institute for Statistics) data for Information
technology services and Informatics service activities.

4. Current Benefits
77%
66%
55%
43%
38%
37%
23%
12%
9%
5%
4%
3%
1%
Medical subscription
Meal tickets
Flex-time
Remote work
Training & certifications
Gym subscription
Medical subscription for family members
13th salary
Transportation allowance
Vacation bonuses
Gift certificates
Car
Other
Medical subscription and Meal tickets
are the most common benefits. Flex-
time and remote work have been
growing steadily and are now among the
top 5 most common benefits.
Q: What benefits do you CURRENTLY have? N: 5,185

5. Attractive Benefits
55%
54%
54%
46%
45%
40%
37%
34%
28%
22%
16%
15%
1%
13th salary
Remote work
Flex-time
Medical subscription
Training & certifications
Vacation bonuses
Meal tickets
Gym subscription
Medical subscription for family members
Car
Transportation allowance
Gift certificates
Other
Q: What benefits do you find ATTRACTIVE? N: 5,185
In terms of attractiveness, IT
professionals value more additional
financial benefits (13th salary) and the
opportunity to organize and control
their time by working remotely and
having a flexible schedule.

6. Attrition
44%
35%
14%
5%
1%
1%
0 times
1 time
2 times
3 times
4 times
More than 4 times
Q: How many time did you change your employer in the past three years? N: 5,185
44% of IT professionals have not changed their
employer in the past three years and 35% have
had a change.
The tenure for an IT professional is 3 years and 6
months and the industry is faced with an annual
attrition rate of 28%.
Tenure
3 years
& 6 months
Annual attrition
28%

7. Bonuses
65%
18%
7%
3%
2%
1%
1%
1%
3%
No
0% - 10%
10% - 15%
15% - 20%
20% - 25%
25% - 30%
30% - 35%
35% - 40%
Over 40%
65% of the respondents do not have any other
type of bonuses besides their salaries.
However, the other 35% of the market receives an
average annual bonus of 15.3% of their gross
annual salary.
Q: Do you have a bonus besides your salary? (%-age out of annual salary) N: 5,185

8. Job change availability
33%
43%
3%
20%
Yes
Maybe
Only abroad
No
Q: Are you currently available for a job change? N: 5,185
Only 20% of the respondents would not be
available for a job change and 3% would only go
for jobs abroad.
The rest of the market – almost 8 out of 10
candidates are interested to make a career move.

9. Salary satisfaction
10%
63%
22%
5%
Extremely satisfied
Rather satisfied
Rather not satisfied
Totally unsatisfied
Q: How satisfied are you with your current salary package? N: 5,185
IT professionals are among the most satisfied in
terms of salary, with 73% of the respondents being
at least Rather satisfied.

10. How do you find out information about employers
71%
54%
48%
35%
31%
10%
8%
Friends in the company
Social media (Facebook, Linkedin
pages)
Job sites
Career pages and company page
Media (articles, interviews)
Career fairs
Company open days / Personalized
events
Q: How do you usually get information about employers? N: 5,185
Professionals use their network to get
information about employers – 7 out of 10
would approach friends working for the
company in order to find out about
opportunities or gain additional insights into
the company.

11. Thank you!
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