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Real pay bands from 6,500+ employers and thousands of 2025 placements. Benchmark your role in seconds, then read what changed in the 2026 market.
What does your level earn in your industry?
Annual gross base salary in EUR, Cyprus and EU markets, 2026. Pick an industry and seniority.
Example role: Backend Developer. Base salary only; bonus, equity and allowances are shown in your personal benchmark.
Five things that shaped pay this year
Compiled from 2025 placements and pay data shared by employers across 18 industries in 24 countries.
AI & Data led all industries in income uplift for candidates who changed company.
Median annual raise for people who stayed put — far below the uplift from moving.
of employers now publish a pay band to shortlisted candidates, up from 41% a year earlier.
Average extra base salary won when a consultant negotiated the final offer.
Hospitality and construction offers now include housing or relocation support.
| Role | Industry | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Backend Engineer | IT & Software | €74k | €77k | +4.1% |
| Frontend Developer | IT & Software | €50k | €52k | +4.0% |
| Senior ML Engineer | AI & Data | €82k | €88k | +7.3% |
| Data Scientist | AI & Data | €58k | €62k | +6.9% |
| Head Chef | Hospitality | €43k | €45k | +4.7% |
| Restaurant Manager | Hospitality | €37k | €39k | +5.4% |
| Site Manager | Construction | €55k | €58k | +5.5% |
| Quantity Surveyor | Construction | €44k | €46k | +4.5% |
| Compliance Analyst | Finance | €47k | €50k | +6.4% |
| Finance Manager | Finance | €69k | €72k | +4.3% |
| Clinical Lead | Healthcare | €54k | €57k | +5.6% |
| Key Account Manager | Marketing & Sales | €51k | €53k | +3.9% |
Based on pay data from 6,500+ employers in the 4job.com database and on accepted offers from 2025 placements. Figures are medians of annual gross base salary in EUR, weighted by country and company size; roles with fewer than 40 data points are excluded. Updated monthly.
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