The starting point for junior IT salaries in Moscow shows a notable uptick: in the first half of the year, the average earned by new entrants rose by 5%, settling at 91,488 rubles per month. This figure comes from a study shared with socialbites.ca, based on a report from the Avito Rabota service, a copy of which is held by the editors. (Source: Avito Rabota)
Moscow leads Russia in attracting the highest compensation for early-career IT professionals. Coming in second is St. Petersburg, where the average for young IT workers reached 75,564 rubles per month, marking a 15% year-over-year increase. Novosibirsk sits third, with an average salary of 63,532 rubles, about 18% higher than the city’s pay in the first half of 2023. (Source: Avito Rabota)
Beyond these top three, the wage picture for junior IT specialists in Russia features strong figures in Yekaterinburg and Rostov-on-Don, where the averages are 63,117 rubles and 59,161 rubles respectively. In both cities, year-over-year increases ran 16% and 13%. These movements point to a broader trend of rising entry-level IT compensation across several major regional hubs. (Source: Avito Rabota)
At the national level, the most competitive openings for junior IT professionals skew toward certain roles. Analysts headline the market with an average offer around 158,682 rubles per month, followed by developers at roughly 75,640 rubles and testers at about 64,352 rubles. This distribution highlights where early-career technologists in Russia can expect the strongest demand and corresponding pay. (Source: Avito Rabota)
There is a broader conversation worth noting about wage dynamics in the tech sector, including recent observations about how wage levels in related fields have evolved. Some analysts have noted shifts that align with the broader gig economy and logistics sectors, where wage trajectories for migrant couriers in Russia appear to be converging with those of IT workers in certain markets. (Source: Avito Rabota)