Netherlands edition2026 rates incl. 30% ruling
Netherlands Technology Market Intelligence 2026
Explore what the technology market in the Netherlands actually pays in 2026, including the highest-paying roles, the skills most in demand from employers, and which jobs are seeing the fastest salary growth.
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Top salaries
Top-paying tech roles in the Netherlands
The highest-paying technology skills and roles in the Netherlands, ranked by median salary.
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| Skill | Median Salary | Average Salary | Salary Range | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Cybersecurity & GRCContractor rate | €110K | €110K | €75K-€148K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #2Principal Software Engineer Software EngineeringContractor rate | €91K | €91K | €75K-€110K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #3Engineering Manager Software EngineeringContractor rate | €89K | €89K | €75K-€106K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #4Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Lead Cloud Infrastructure | €89K | €88K | €75K-€104K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #5AI Strategy & Solutions Architect Smart City & Deep Tech | €88K | €87K | €75K-€102K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #6Enterprise Architect Software EngineeringContractor rate | €88K | €88K | €75K-€103K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #7AI Research Scientist Artificial Intelligence & Machine LearningContractor rate | €84K | €84K | €75K-€95K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #8SAP S/4HANA Lead Enterprise SystemsContractor rate | €83K | €83K | €75K-€90K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #9Cloud Architect (AWS / Azure / GCP) Cloud InfrastructureContractor rate | €82K | €82K | €75K-€90K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #10Data Architect Data & AnalyticsContractor rate | €82K | €82K | €75K-€91K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #11AI Product Manager Artificial IntelligenceContractor rate | €81K | €82K | €75K-€90K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #12Algorithmic Trading Systems Engineer Quant & FinTechContractor rate | €81K | €83K | €75K-€102K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #13Quantitative Developer (C++ / Python) Quant & FinTech | €79K | €81K | €75K-€98K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #14AI / ML Engineer Artificial Intelligence & Machine LearningContractor rate | €78K | €78K | €66K-€89K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #15Cybersecurity Specialist / Architect Security & RiskContractor rate | €78K | €78K | €75K-€89K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #16MLOps Engineer Data & AnalyticsContractor rate | €78K | €78K | €75K-€83K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #17Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Software Engineering & DevelopmentContractor rate | €78K | €78K | €75K-€82K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #18Cloud Security Specialist Cloud & CybersecurityContractor rate | €77K | €77K | €74K-€81K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #19Platform / Internal Developer Tooling Engineer Software, Platform & SaaS EngineeringContractor rate | €77K | €77K | €74K-€82K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #20Solutions Architect Software EngineeringContractor rate | €77K | €76K | €66K-€89K | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
Hiring demand
Most In-Demand Tech Skills in the Netherlands
Find out which technology skills Netherlands employers are hiring for most, based on coverage depth and benchmark consistency.
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| Skill | Demand Index | Coverage Score | Confidence |
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| #1AI / ML Engineer Artificial Intelligence & Machine LearningContractor rate | Very High | 48/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #2AI Product Manager Artificial IntelligenceContractor rate | High | 42/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #3Analytics Engineer (Dbt / SQL) Data AI & AnalyticsContractor rate | High | 42/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #4Cloud Architect (AWS / Azure / GCP) Cloud InfrastructureContractor rate | High | 42/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #5Cybersecurity Specialist / Architect Security & RiskContractor rate | High | 42/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #6Data Scientist (Risk & Compliance) Data AI & Analytics | High | 42/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #7Full Stack Engineer (React / Next.Js / TypeScript) Software EngineeringContractor rate | High | 42/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #8Identity & Access Management (IAM) Engineer Cybersecurity & Risk | High | 42/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #9Mobile Engineer (IOS / Android) Software Engineering & IT LeadershipContractor rate | High | 42/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #10Payments Platform Engineer FinTech & PaymentsContractor rate | High | 42/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #11Platform / Internal Developer Tooling Engineer Software, Platform & SaaS EngineeringContractor rate | High | 42/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #12Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Software Engineering & DevelopmentContractor rate | High | 42/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #13Technical Product Manager Design & IT LeadershipContractor rate | High | 42/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #14AI Research Scientist Artificial Intelligence & Machine LearningContractor rate | Medium | 30/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #15AI Strategy & Solutions Architect Smart City & Deep Tech | Medium | 30/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #16Algorithmic Trading Systems Engineer Quant & FinTechContractor rate | Medium | 30/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #17API & Integration Architect Architecture & Integration | Medium | 30/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #18Application Security (AppSec) Engineer Cloud & CybersecurityContractor rate | Medium | 30/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #19Back End Developer (Java / Go / Node.js) Software Engineering & IT LeadershipContractor rate | Medium | 30/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| #20Business Intelligence (BI) Lead Data AI & AnalyticsContractor rate | Medium | 30/100 | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
Salary growth trends
Fastest Growing Tech Jobs in the Netherlands
Which Netherlands tech roles have seen the biggest pay rises, based on matched year-on-year salary comparisons.
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Salary Distribution
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€70K-€90K18 roles
€90K-€110K1 roles
€110K+1 roles
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Tech Pay Trends in the Netherlands: What the Data Shows
Data-driven insights on where Netherlands's technology pay is heading, which disciplines are moving, and what the benchmarks signal for hiring in 2026.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Specialist / Architect is one of the clearest signals in this cluster, with high demand and a €78K median benchmark.
Signal
High ConfidenceModerate coverage
Cloud & Infrastructure
Cloud Architect (AWS / Azure / GCP) is one of the clearest signals in this cluster, with high demand and a €82K median benchmark.
Signal
High ConfidenceModerate coverage
Data & AI
AI / ML Engineer is one of the clearest signals in this cluster, with very high demand and a €78K median benchmark.
Signal
High ConfidenceModerate coverage
Software Engineering
Full Stack Engineer (React / Next.Js / TypeScript) is one of the clearest signals in this cluster, with high demand and a €67K median benchmark.
Signal
High ConfidenceModerate coverage
Product & Design
Technical Product Manager is one of the clearest signals in this cluster, with high demand and a €75K median benchmark.
Signal
High ConfidenceModerate coverage
Reports
Deep-Dive Reports: Netherlands Salary & Market Data
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