Enterprises recruiting ICT specialists, had hard-to-fill ict vacancies, Germany
Released 15 June 2026
8.7% in 2024. Share of enterprises with ten or more employees that employed, recruited or tried to recruit ICT specialists in the year, and the share that had a vacancy they could not fill. The survey runs every second year.
8.7%Enterprises recruiting ICT specialists, had hard-to-fill ict vacancies, Germany, 2024
20185.7%
20197.0%
20206.4%
20228.4%
20248.7%
8.4%Enterprises recruiting ICT specialists, had hard-to-fill ict vacancies, Germany, 2022, beside 8 others
Denmark11.8%
Netherlands10.7%
Belgium10.5%
Germany8.4%
Finland7.6%
Sweden7.4%
France6.0%b
European Union6.0%
Norway4.1%
Every figure kept
| Period | Value | Status | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.7% | 15 June 2026 | |
| 2022 | 8.4% | 15 June 2026 | |
| 2020 | 6.4% | 15 June 2026 | |
| 2019 | 7.0% | 15 June 2026 | |
| 2018 | 5.7% | 15 June 2026 |
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