Client Server Market Report Q3 2023

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Q3 2023 JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER

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Salary Survey

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Our tech market report dives into the dynamic and competitive realm of talent acquisition within the technology sector, shedding light on emerging trends, challenges and salaries across various roles.

All data has been sourced from Client Server’s placement and database figures.

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The Market Reality

This summer has brought significant fluctuations to the technology recruitment landscape. In Q3, we witnessed one of the most substantial declines in placements in over three years. It’s no secret that the economy is facing considerable pressures right now, including inflation, interest rates, and the rising cost of living. However, it’s not all pessimism and despair.

Yes, businesses are adopting a more cautious approach to hiring due to the uncertain economic outlook, but the demand for quality technologists persists, and the hunger for AI expertise continues to grow as the tech industry adapts to its impact. Identifying top talent remains a challenge, as companies cannot afford to lag behind their competitors. This is particularly crucial considering the anticipated uptick early next year when businesses seek expansion opportunities and candidates seek fresh starts. Although we still face a bumpy road in the short term, I feel there is plenty of room for optimism in the medium to long term.

Nick Boulton CEO

“The Development market in London is currently providing a fantastic opportunity for companies who are looking to hire. Competition for top candidates is considerably less than it has been in the past so businesses can pick up top talent.

That being said, we are seeing the market beginning to improve so those companies do need to move quickly otherwise they will face a more challenging landscape.”

Tom Kemp

Team

Lead

| C++, C#, Mobile, Front End, UX/UI

Development Junior 11% Mid 37% Senior 51% Junior 23% Mid 39% Senior 38% Q1&2 2023 Q3 2023 Up to £49K £50K - £79K £80K + Average Salary £41K £66K £98K £40K £55K £105K Up to £49K £50K - £79K £80K +

London. Salary Survey

“While the demand for senior engineers across both DevOps and security has not wavered too much, it is apparent that companies are not focusing on hiring mid-level engineers and instead have placed a greater workload on senior engineers across the business in a way to cut costs.”

Gavin O’Reilly

Infrastructure & Cloud Junior 16% Mid 42% Senior 42% Junior 11% Mid 17% Senior 72% Q1&2 2023 Q3 2023 Up to £44K £45K - £69K £70K + Average Salary £35K £55K £89K £35K £53K £100K Up to £44K £45K - £69K £70K +

& Management Junior 14% Mid 57% Senior 29% Junior 11% Mid 56% Senior 33% Q1&2 2023 Q3 2023 Up to £59K £60K - £79K £80K + Average Salary £53K £66K £105K £55K £66K £96K Up to £59K £60K - £79K £80K +

Data,

Product

Principal Consultant | DevOps & Security

“We have seen several old clients popping up with new positions of growth hires in the development market outside of London, alongside new clients showing up with urgent requirements for new projects on the horizon for their companies. All the signs are leading to the market picking back up albeit slowly but we can see budgets starting to be released to the hiring managers and subsequently, the wider parts of the UK market have started to pick back up at the tail end of the year.”

David Loubser Team Lead | Full Stack

Development Junior 6% Mid 44% Senior 50% Junior 10% Mid 38% Senior 52% Q1&2 2023 Q3 2023 Up to £44K £45K - £64K £65K + Average Salary £37K £55K £80K £40K £51K £85K Up to £44K £45K - £64K £65K +

UK. Salary Survey

Non-Development

“The infrastructure, testing and DevOps markets have generally plateaued in terms of demand with a lot of companies only hiring for attrition at the moment. Salaries remain competitive but companies are now expecting more for their money when it comes to ticking the “nice to have” boxes on job specifications.”

Junior 20% Mid 47% Senior 33% Junior 14% Mid 21% Senior 64% Q1&2 2023 Q3 2023 Up to £44K £45K - £64K £65K + Average Salary £31K £56K £92K £36K £50K £80K Product & Management Junior 38% Mid 54% Q1&2 2023 Up to £59K £60K - £79K Average Salary £49K £66K Up to £44K £45K - £64K £65K +

Gilmour

£85K Senior 8% £80K+ Mid 50% Senior 50% Q3 2023 £62K £82K £60K - £79K £80K +

Mike

Team Lead | Ops & SIT

The European market has recently taken a bit of a downturn since Q1, following the trends seen in both the UK and globally. Companies in Europe are becoming more focused on cost saving than revenue generation and we have seen an uptick in roles in the non-tech space which has balanced out the decrease in software engineering positions. Although companies in the Fintech space are not tending to hire, currently we have identified pockets of the industry where there is still investment both in terms of funding and recruitment. Industries such as Security and AI are receiving big contracts both from the public and private sector and there has been a clear shift away from Fintech companies being the top hirers in 2023.

Salaries across Europe have leveled out significantly following the huge amounts of inflation we saw last year and the market is certainly much more even than previous quarters. As previously, locations such as Budapest, Krakow, and Barcelona seem to be the most attractive tech hubs for UK-based companies to expand their European presence.”

Nick Heath Europe Team Lead

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Salary Survey Salary €35K €56K €79K €45K €61K €77K

Average Junior 25% Mid 58% Senior 26% Junior 19% Mid 64% Senior 17% Q1&2 2023 Q3 2023 Up to €45K €46K - €72K €73K + Up to €45K €46K - €72K €73K +

All European roles

Australia. Salary Survey & Singapore

“The past Quarter has seen the market stabilise somewhat, with August, in particular, being relatively quiet. Average salaries have increased by 10%, however, it is still very competitive for job seekers so we are finding candidates are forthcoming in requesting a salary of the same as (and in some cases, less than), their current/last salary, rather than expecting a pay increase when changing jobs.

The best candidates are typically receiving 3-4 offers and recruitment processes can be as quick as one week for Senior positions, so hiring teams still need to put their best foot forward. As has been the case for some time, and probably will be for the foreseeable, hybrid working is strongly preferred.”

David Leadbitter Managing Director

All Roles $55K Mid 14% Senior 72% Mid 42% Senior 58% Q1&2 2023 Q3 2023 $75K - $119K $120K - $200K Average Salary $100K $165K $111K $168K

$75K - $119K $120K - $200K Junior 14% Up to $74K

Encouraging women to pursue careers in technology

Diversity & Inclusion is something we are passionate about. We work with a number of different stakeholders to promote initiatives to improve the number of diverse people working in the tech sector.

In 2022, 13% of our placements were female and we’re proud to say that already in 2023, we’ve seen an increase to 16% of our female hires.

We are always striving to improve these figures year on year and will continue to do our part to shrink the diversity gap.

With that being said, we will be attending The UK’s Largest Tech Event for Women in November, the Women of Silicon Roundabout.

Please come and say hello to us on our stand on the 22nd and 23rd of November. We are looking forward to meeting with you all!

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