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Application Security (AppSec) Engineer Market Demand in Poland

Hiring outlook, remote working rates, and which companies are actively recruiting.

Hiring outlook
Growing

Application Security Appsec Engineer hiring in Poland is being driven by global banks and insurers scaling up the security operations they already run out of their Kraków and Wrocław centres, with demand concentrated in Kraków and, increasingly, Wrocław. Nordea and Orange Polska are among the more consistent hirers, and Poland's deep EU-wide talent pool, combined with the B2B contracting model most Polish IT specialists use, has made it comparatively easy for employers to scale teams up or down as demand shifts.

Remote / hybrid
52%

Share of Poland Application Security (AppSec) Engineer roles advertising remote or hybrid working.

Pay trend
+9.0%

Year-on-year salary movement in Poland. Positive movement signals active market competition.

What's driving Application Security (AppSec) Engineer demand in Poland

Strongest in: the global business services centres and shared security operations hubs that global banks and insurers run out of Kraków and Wrocław, led by employers such as Standard Chartered GBS and Nordea

Application Security Appsec Engineer hiring in Poland is being driven by global banks and insurers scaling up the security operations they already run out of their Kraków and Wrocław centres, with demand concentrated in Kraków and, increasingly, Wrocław. Nordea and Orange Polska are among the more consistent hirers, and Poland's deep EU-wide talent pool, combined with the B2B contracting model most Polish IT specialists use, has made it comparatively easy for employers to scale teams up or down as demand shifts.

Skills commanding the biggest premium right now

Salary premium over the Poland median for Application Security (AppSec) Engineers who list these skills.

SAST/DAST tooling+15%
Threat modelling+13%
Secure CI/CD pipeline design+12%

Top employers hiring in Poland

Companies with consistent or active Application Security (AppSec) Engineer hiring in Poland.

Standard Chartered GBSNordeaOrange PolskaT-Mobile PolskaState StreetUBS

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Application Security (AppSec) Engineer demand questions for Poland

1

Which companies in New Zealand hire Application Security (AppSec) Engineers?

Datacom, ANZ New Zealand, ASB Bank, Kordia (Aura Information Security), and similar employers are among the most consistent hirers for this role in New Zealand.

2

What percentage of Application Security (AppSec) Engineer roles in New Zealand offer remote work?

Around 52% of active New Zealand listings advertise some remote or hybrid flexibility, though a meaningful share of monitoring and engineering work can run from anywhere in the country, though New Zealand's thin local specialist pool means Datacom and the banks often hire remote-first to widen the candidate net.

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