Germany has one of the most prominent tech scenes. There are plenty of both startups and seasoned companies that offer highly competitive salaries and relocation assistance to international IT specialists.
Why Germany?
- High quality of living. According to Mercer, Germany is one of the world’s top 3 countries for the quality of life after Austria and Switzerland. Germany scores high in such factors as political, economic, environmental situation, personal safety, education, health, transportation, and other public service factors.
- High wages. The average monthly salary of IT workers in Germany is between €3,500 and €5,000, which is several times more than the wages of IT specialists in CIS and Asian countries — even with high German taxes taken into account.
- Prominent IT scene. Germany has more than 2,000 start-ups and many offices of international companies including Amazon, Cisco, eBay, Google, IBM, and Microsoft.