Market report: IT professionals

In short: The skills shortage is measurable: according to the EY Mittelstandsbarometer 2025, 54% of surveyed companies currently can't fill open positions, with Vienna leading at around 62%. Job ads alone no longer bring in enough people — the real market is passive talents, and you have to reach them actively. When supply is scarce, whoever acts fast and respectfully wins.

The situation in numbers

According to the EY Mittelstandsbarometer 2025, 54% of the companies surveyed currently can't fill open positions. About one third of businesses lose revenue as a result, and at every second company, unfilled roles are a real problem.

Regional differences

Vienna leads with around 62% open positions, while Burgenland (~40%) and Styria (~41%) sit lower. For IT this means: in the metropolitan areas, the competition for talents is fiercest — and that's exactly where most of the demand sits.

What this means for you

• Waiting no longer works. If you only post job ads, you'll see too few people.
• Passive talents are the real market. You have to reach them actively.
• Speed & experience decide. When supply is scarce, whoever acts fast and respectfully wins.

The outlook

As digitalization advances, demand keeps rising. Companies that switch to proactive talent attraction now build a lead that's hard to catch up on.

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Sources: EY Mittelstandsbarometer 2025; stepstone.at (skills shortage Austria). As of 2025.