Job seekers:Explore opportunities and grow your career with us.As Dutch businesses accelerate digital transformation, tech teams are stepping into more strategic roles – from driving automation to embedding AI and scaling secure cloud environments. This shift is creating strong demand for specialized talent, yet supply remains limited, especially for roles in cybersecurity, data and IT service.To stand out in a highly competitive market, Dutch employers are rethinking what they offer. Competitive pay is part of the picture, but today’s professionals are equally focused on flexibility, personal growth and purpose-driven work. Those that adapt quickly – with clear development paths, modern work models, and meaningful benefits – will be best placed to attract and retain the next generation of tech leaders.Hiring managers: Schedule a walk-through to get customized salary data and insights from a Robert Half talent solutions professional.
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The salaries below default to national averages. Select a job category to find figures for a specific job. Starting compensation — pay for someone new to a role — can vary significantly based on a candidate’s skills, experience and certifications, as well as other factors including industry, company size and revenue, and demand for the role. To reflect this variability, we report our salary data in three levels: low, mid and high.
Business AnalysisData & Business IntelligenceIT InfrastructureIT ManagementIT Project ManagementProduct ManagementSoftware Development
The candidate is new to the role or has limited experience and is building necessary skills.
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The candidate has moderate experience in the role, meets most requirements or has equivalent transferrable skills, and may also have relevant certifications.
75th percentile
The candidate has extensive experience and advanced skills for the role, and may also have specialized certifications.
33% of businesses plan to expand their IT teams across all types of employment, aiming to strengthen their tech foundations, futureproof systems and drive strategic growth.IT securityIT service and supportIT networkingIT infrastructureCybersecurityData science and database managementSoftware and applications developmentAnalysis and research skills
Scarcity pushes tech salaries higher
In the Netherlands, 69% of hiring managers in IT say they offer higher salaries when qualified talent is scarce. Competitive pay has therefore become a vital tool for securing top-tier candidates.CybersecurityProject and program managementDevOps and DevSecOpsBusiness intelligence and reportingProgramming languagesGenerative AI developmentCloud platformsCybersecurity
For many tech professionals, remote and hybrid work are standard expectations. Still, some are open to returning to the office full-time, but not without the right financial incentive. Employers looking to shift their work models will need to weigh that decision carefully against what talent now considers a fair trade-off.
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of technology professionals say they’d be willing to work in the office full-time if offered a higher salaryof technology professionals say they’d be willing to work in the office full-time if offered a higher salary
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of those say they’d want a salary increase of up to 10% to work in the office full-timeof those say they’d want a salary increase of up to 10% to work in the office full-time
The salary benchmarks listed in the Salary Guide from Robert Half are the result of a rigorous, multistep process to ensure our projections accurately reflect the marketplace. They are based on actual compensation for professionals Robert Half has matched with employers across the country.Non-salary data referenced in the Salary Guide is based on an online survey developed by Robert Half and conducted by an independent research firm.
During June and July 2025 Robert Half commissioned research amongst 1000 respondents using an online data collection methodology. The respondents represent 250 hiring managers and 750 employees in finance and accounting, IT and technology, administrative, HR and customer support, from small (1-99 employees), midsize (100-999 employees) and large (1,000 or more employees) private, publicly listed and public sector organizations across the Netherlands.
