Software developers by gender in Europe 2020, by country

In the Ukraine in 2020, 22 percent of software developers are female. At the other end of the spectrum of European countries in terms of gender composition is Lithuania, where about 35 percent of software developers are women. Notably, three from the top five countries with the highest share of women in software development are Baltic states. Generally, there are three women developers for every ten developers in Europe.

Software developers are high in demand

Software developers are high in demand on the job market. As software development is a broad category that includes a wide variety of specific tasks and skills to perform the job, there is a great gap between available talent and required staff. In general, software developers are involved in the development process of software, including the analysis of users’ needs or assessing the level of security to ensure that software projects meet requirements.

Global gender imbalance in tech industry remains pervasive

Overall, the gender composition of professionals employed in the tech industry remains imbalanced, as more males than females are generally employed by global tech companies. This observation can also be made when zooming in on technical positions. For example, women more commonly occupy user experience (UX) designer positions than developer positions.