In 2023, 32 IT companies in Ukraine hired 2,920 newcomers, with the largest number of newcomers hired by Genesis, ZONE3000, Netpeak Group, Ajax and EPAM.
Recruiting juniors
Growth of product companies
Last year, among the companies surveyed, the number of product companies, each of which hired more than a hundred newcomers. Typically, such companies need specialists in non-technical areas such as marketing, analytics, management and HR, while service firms focus on hiring technical talent.
Hiring Leaders
Genesis tops the list for the number of juniors hired in 2023, hiring 490 entry-level specialists. It is followed by ZONE3000 with 400 newcomers, Netpeak Group with 313 and Ajax Systems with more than 300 new employees. EPAM hired 211 juniors, and SoftServe hired 80% of juniors through its own educational programs and collaboration with universities.
Popular areas
The most popular areas for hiring juniors in 2023 were support, development , testing and marketing. Compared to the previous year, companies were more active in hiring entry-level specialists in the fields of marketing, management and sales.
Plans for 2024
Half of the companies surveyed have modest plans to hire juniors in 2024 or no plans to hire juniors. However, there are also those who intend to hire a significant number of new specialists: seven companies plan to hire up to 50 new juniors, and another eight - more than 50.
Glossary
- Genesis is a well-known IT product company that develops its own solutions.
- ZONE3000 is a leading IT services company providing outsourcing services.
- Netpeak Group is a group of companies specializing in digital marketing and web development.
- Ajax Systems is a Ukrainian manufacturer of security systems and smart home systems.
- EPAM is an international IT consulting company with offices around the world.
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In 2023, 32 leading IT companies in Ukraine hired 2,920 starting specialists. Genesis, ZONE3000, Netpeak Group, Ajax and EPAM hired the most juniors. There has been a noticeable increase in the number of food companies hiring more than 100 new entrants each.
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SashaPetrov
It’s cool that the IT sector in Ukraine did not stop even during the war! 2920 new juniors are excellent prospects for young professionals. 🇺🇦💪 No one knows which of them could become the next Gates or Zuckerberg!
MarieBeauvais
These are amazing numbers for the time of hostilities! It is clear that Ukrainian IT companies believe in the future of the country and are ready to invest in young talents. 🚀 Well done for continuing to work and grow!
KarolinaNowak
Impressively, Genesis hired as many as 490 juniors! 🤯 They must have big expansion plans if they need so many newbies. I wonder how they will train them all?
AndreaMori
It makes sense that service companies focus more on technical people, while product companies focus more on non-technical people. Everyone has their own tasks and needs. The main thing is that the demand for IT personnel in Ukraine remains high!
JanKleinmann
Complete nonsense! 😤 Why hire a bunch of juniors when you can hire a couple of smart specialists? These are extra expenses for training and mentoring. I never understood this trend of mass hiring of newbies...
MarieBeauvais
Jan, the Junes are the future of the IT industry! 👩💻 Of course, they need to be trained, but they bring fresh ideas and energy to the company. Experienced personnel are also important, but without an influx of young talent, progress will slow down.
SashaPetrov
Ian, you're wrong! 🧐 Hiring juniors is a great investment in the future. They are flexible, ambitious and learn quickly. Yes, they need to be guided, but after a couple of years they are already valuable employees with excellent experience. So it’s no wonder that companies spend so much on training them!
FernandoRamirez
The fact that ZONE3000 reduced the hiring of newcomers by almost half is also an interesting point. 💭 Maybe this is due to market instability or company reorientation? In any case, it’s great that some companies are still on course for growth!