Poland: Job offers for Science graduates continue to grow, while overall market remains steady

The Job Offer Barometer, compiled by the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów together with the Office for Investment and Economic Cycles, recorded a slight increase in July to 258.5 points from 255.6 in June. This marks the first rise after three consecutive months of decline, although overall job offer numbers have remained stable for the past 18 months.

Compared to July 2024, the volume of job advertisements was largely unchanged. Notable growth was recorded in vacancies for science graduates, continuing an eight-month upward trend. The increase is driven primarily by renewed recruitment in IT roles and the construction sector. In contrast, offers for manual workers have declined for four months, while job availability in the social sciences and services sectors has remained steady.

Regionally, the largest month-on-month increases in online job offers were seen in the Lubelskie, Podkarpackie, and Zachodniopomorskie provinces. Declines occurred only in Lubuskie and Warmińsko-Mazurskie. Several provinces, including Podkarpackie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Lubelskie, Podlaskie, and Wielkopolskie, reported more vacancies than a year earlier, while Lubuskie and Śląskie posted year-on-year decreases.

In professions linked to social sciences and law, stable demand continues for call centre staff, financiers, HR specialists, and banking professionals. Marketing roles have seen modest growth over the past six months, while vacancies in real estate, legal, and office positions have been falling for several months. Legal roles, in particular, have recorded five consecutive months of decline.

Among science and engineering roles, all categories except traditional engineering posted increases in July. Programming positions have grown for nine straight months following earlier steep declines, though the trend is concentrated among a small number of large employers. R&D roles and occupational health and safety positions also saw gains, with OHS vacancies remaining high by historical standards.

In services, the education sector registered its largest single monthly increase in several years. Media industry vacancies rose slightly but remain on a long-term downward trend. Tourism job offers fell slightly but remain comparatively high, while logistics saw its fifth consecutive monthly decline, extending a three-year downward trend.

The registered unemployment rate, excluding seasonal workers, rose in June by 0.3 percentage points to 5.4% — the highest level and largest monthly change in several years.

Source: BIEC