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Want a new colleague in January? Hold the first interviews in October

Professionals prefer to change jobs at the start of the year, and foreign investment is picking up again. Of our…

The future of Java development and its labour market

Java holds its ground better than any major rival while companies build their AI work on it. That makes experienced…

Around 25,000 Java developers, 296 vacancies

The Netherlands has around 25,000 Java developers, against 296 open Java vacancies. By our estimate more than a thousand change…

Around 20,000 IT architects, 637 vacancies

The Netherlands has around 20,000 IT architects, against 637 open vacancies. They stay three years on average, and by our…

A vacancy stays open for more than three months

The average open vacancy stays open for about 3.1 months in 2026, against 2.8 in 2019. The market cooled from…

The real developer market is nine thousand a quarter

The Netherlands has 229,000 software and application developers, but at the national switching rate about 9,000 move per quarter, and…

Four in five employees know they could leave

In 2025, 78.8% of employees say they could easily find a job with another employer, against 53.2% in 2014. Yet…

The vacancy does not reach the core

The Netherlands counts more than 1.2 million job switches a year, but six in ten switchers come from the flexible…