According to a survey conducted by SuperJob, about one in five programmers in Russia described the pandemic as a career obstacle. The data come from a questionnaire administered by the employment platform SuperJob. The study shows a mixed picture: 20 percent of IT professionals reported a negative influence from the pandemic on their careers, while an equal portion indicated a positive effect. A broader share, 56 percent, noticed no change at all in their professional life. This snapshot highlights how differently the crisis affected people across roles and companies.
Among system administrators, the pandemic’s impact appeared more pronounced for some: 26 percent reported negative career effects, whereas only 6 percent perceived a positive shift. A sizable 62 percent described no change in their professional trajectories. These numbers suggest that certain IT specialties faced more disruption than others during the health crisis, while many saw stability rather than dramatic shifts.
There is also a regional and corporate drift worth noting. A noticeable number of unemployed workers with experience in foreign tech firms, including names like Microsoft, SAP, HP, IBM, and Siemens, were observed leaving the Russian job market. Experts estimate that thousands of IT professionals from these networks found themselves without work, underscoring how international corporate activity and relocation dynamics influenced local employment during the period in question.