IT salaries in Poland in 2026 should be read as “wide ranges + major differences between specializations + different meanings of employment contract (UoP) and B2B.” The headline “average programmer salary” blurs the picture, because the market pays backend developers differently than DevOps engineers, and differently again than support or UX. On top of that, job ads typically show: for UoP (employment contract) amounts gross, and for B2B amounts “on invoice” (net + VAT), which is not the same as take-home pay.
Below, I rely mainly on data from the No Fluff Jobs report (median salary ranges from job postings) and cross-sectional statistics from the Just Join IT report (offer dynamics, market structure, and rates). All figures are in PLN.
IT job market in 2026: context that affects salaries Data from the Just Join IT 2025 report shows a rebound in the number of job offers (110,996; +8.42% year over year) and the continued dominance of remote/hybrid work over office roles. At the same time, the structure of postings remains heavily weighted toward mid and senior roles, with strictly junior roles making up only a small share. The No Fluff Jobs report also describes a higher entry threshold for juniors and greater company caution after the market correction, including more selective projects and the use of AI tools that take over part of basic tasks.
In practice, this means two things for salaries in 2026: First, “typical ranges” more often apply to mid and senior levels than to entry-level candidates. Second, companies are more willing to pay a premium for skills that reduce risk (DevOps, security, architecture, regulated domains, experience in maintaining production systems).
UoP vs B2B: what you’re comparing when you compare salaries In the No Fluff Jobs salary ranges: B2B amounts are PLN net (+VAT) “on invoice,” while UoP amounts are PLN gross. These are not comparable as take-home pay until you account for taxes and contributions.
It’s also worth noting that the form of cooperation strongly depends on seniority: in 2025 (according to the 2025/2026 report), B2B dominates for mid and senior roles, while among juniors the share of B2B decreased and UoP is relatively more common.
Salary ranges in 2026: specializations and experience levels The figures below are median posting ranges (Min–Max). Where the report shows dashes for year-over-year change, this means the sample was too small for meaningful comparison, but the salary ranges themselves are provided.
Software development
Backend Junior: B2B 7,000–10,000; UoP 7,000–9,000 Mid: B2B 17,000–22,000; UoP 13,000–18,000 Senior: B2B 22,680–28,000; UoP 18,500–25,000
Fullstack Junior: B2B 10,000–12,000; UoP 6,200–9,000 Mid: B2B 18,000–22,680; UoP 13,000–18,000 Senior: B2B 23,520–28,560; UoP 18,500–25,000
Frontend Junior: B2B 7,000–10,960; UoP 6,000–10,000 Mid: B2B 16,000–20,160; UoP 11,800–16,500 Senior: B2B 20,160–26,840; UoP 17,000–24,000
DevOps, mobile, QA
DevOps Junior: B2B 7,000–12,000; UoP 6,000–11,000 Mid: B2B 19,320–24,360; UoP 13,000–18,000 Senior: B2B 25,000–30,000; UoP 18,500–25,000
Mobile Junior: B2B 7,560–10,960; UoP 7,000–10,500 Mid: B2B 16,800–21,340; UoP 13,600–19,680 Senior: B2B 21,840–26,880; UoP 20,000–25,000
Testing / QA Junior: B2B 6,500–9,000; UoP 5,750–8,200 Mid: B2B 14,000–18,480; UoP 10,000–14,500 Senior: B2B 20,160–25,000; UoP 15,000–19,060
Infrastructure, security, administration
Architecture Mid: B2B 25,200–32,200; UoP 19,500–27,000 Senior: B2B 26,880–33,600; UoP 20,000–28,000 (Note: the report does not include a “Junior” row for this category—in practice, “junior architect” is almost nonexistent as a job title.)
Security Junior: B2B 8,000–14,000; UoP 7,000–11,000 Mid: B2B 21,000–26,000; UoP 17,500–23,000 Senior: B2B 25,200–30,240; UoP 20,000–28,000
System Administration Junior: B2B 7,200–10,000; UoP 6,000–8,000 Mid: B2B 14,000–18,000; UoP 10,000–14,000 Senior: B2B 18,000–23,000; UoP 13,600–18,000
Data, AI, ERP, business analysis
AI Junior: B2B 10,000–14,000; UoP 9,000–14,000 Mid: B2B 20,000–25,000; UoP 17,000–23,000 Senior: B2B 23,000–28,560; UoP 20,000–29,000
Data & BI Junior: B2B 9,000–13,000; UoP 7,000–11,000 Mid: B2B 19,000–23,000; UoP 16,000–20,000 Senior: B2B 23,000–28,000; UoP 18,500–25,500
ERP Junior: B2B 7,000–10,000; UoP 6,000–9,000 Mid: B2B 15,000–20,000; UoP 12,000–16,000 Senior: B2B 20,000–25,000; UoP 14,600–20,000
Business Analysis Junior: B2B 8,000–10,000; UoP 6,000–9,000 Mid: B2B 15,000–20,000; UoP 12,000–16,000 Senior: B2B 20,000–25,000; UoP 14,500–20,000
Management: project, product, agile
Project Manager Junior: B2B 8,000–14,000; UoP 7,000–11,000 Mid: B2B 15,000–22,000; UoP 14,000–18,500 Senior: B2B 20,000–28,000; UoP 18,000–25,000
Product Manager Junior: B2B 10,000–14,000; UoP 9,000–14,000 Mid: B2B 18,000–24,000; UoP 16,000–20,000 Senior: B2B 23,000–30,000; UoP 20,000–27,500
Agile / Scrum Master Junior: B2B 11,000–14,000; UoP 10,000–14,000 Mid: B2B 18,500–23,000; UoP 17,500–20,000 Senior: B2B 22,500–27,000; UoP 20,000–25,000
Other (often overlooked in “averaging”)
Embedded Junior: B2B 7,000–10,000; UoP 6,000–8,000 Mid: B2B 14,000–18,500; UoP 11,500–15,500 Senior: B2B 18,000–23,000; UoP 15,400–20,500
UX/UI/Design Junior: B2B 7,000–10,000; UoP 6,000–8,000 Mid: B2B 12,600–18,500; UoP 10,000–14,000 Senior: B2B 18,000–24,000; UoP 14,000–20,000
Support Junior: B2B 5,500–8,500; UoP 4,800–6,500 Mid: B2B 10,000–13,500; UoP 7,500–10,000 Senior: B2B 20,000–23,520; UoP 13,000–18,000
What pushes ranges up in 2026 — and what flattens them The 2025/2026 report shows that in 2025 lower bounds on B2B contracts grew more noticeably: increases in the lower B2B ranges occurred in 13 out of 19 analyzed categories. The report also highlights strong growth in Support and UX/UI/Design, as well as top-tier increases in Security and DevOps. The same report notes that Architecture has had the highest upper B2B ranges for three consecutive years.
This fits the “logic of 2026”: companies pay more where skills are harder to replace and where mistakes are costly (outages, incidents, infrastructure overruns, audit risk).
Gross and net on UoP in 2026: why “net” is a moving target Under UoP in Poland, net salary depends on social contributions and income tax, and the latter changes significantly once you enter the second tax bracket. For the 2026 tax scale, this includes, among others, 12% up to 120,000 PLN of tax base and 32% above that threshold, with a tax-reducing amount of 3,600 PLN annually (under standard assumptions).