In 2020, with 58 percent, demand for backend software engineers was high in North America and Europe. In spite of the fact that many companies had to pause hiring efforts completely or partially in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for software engineers for specific roles remained high.
Software engineering demand in Europe and North America in 2019 and 2020, by role
*Report is based in survey responses, as well as proprietary information facilitated through Hired's and Vetterys's comined marketplaces of more than 10,000 participating companies and 245,000 job seekers.
Numbers represent absolute volume of demand, i.e. number of interview requests. Some roles featured by the source have been omitted here.
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