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Techniker/in - Technische Informatik

IT & Data

7 in 10 switch occupation

Most common destinations:

IT-Netzwerktechnik, IT-Koordination, IT-Administration und IT-Organisation (24 %)
IT-Systemanalyse, IT-Anwendungsberatung und IT-Vertrieb (12 %)
Softwareentwicklung und Programmierung (10 %)

Source: German Federal Employment Agency, 2026

Career Paths

Your career targets

7 target occupations, sorted by closeness to your profile

DV-Schulungsleiter/DV-Schulungsleiterin für technische Informatik

Close career move · same occupation family

+ 656 €

+656 € (+13.6 %)

4.813 € → 5.469 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

What you bring

datenanalyseexcel_fortgeschrittenjavapythonsoftwareentwicklungsql

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Pivot

Curated

Softwareentwickler/Softwareentwicklerin

Lateral move · same occupation family

+ 1.488 €

+1.488 € (+30.9 %)

4.813 € → 6.301 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

Occupational group median, approx.

What you bring

javaproblemloesungpythonsoftwareentwicklungsqltesting

Check application for Softwareentwickler/Softwareentwicklerin → Market Pulse for Softwareentwickler/Softwareentwicklerin →

Leap

Curated

Systemadministrator

Big leap · same occupation family

+ 723 €

+723 € (+15 %)

4.813 € → 5.536 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

Occupational group median, approx.

What you bring

azuredatenanalyseproblemloesungpythonsql

What you still need

active_directorybackup_recoveryitillinuxmonitoring

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Leap

Component Developer (Komponentenentwickler/in)

Big leap · same occupation family

+ 1.031 €

+1.031 € (+21.4 %)

4.813 € → 5.844 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

What you bring

debugging

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Leap

Curated

Embedded Systems Entwickler

Big leap · same occupation family

4.813 €

Occupational group median, approx.

Target level ~4.813 €, comparable

What you bring

javaproblemloesungpythonsoftwareentwicklung

What you still need

embedded_chardwareentwicklungkommunikationmikrocontrollerrtos

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Leap

IT-Projektleiter

Big leap · same occupation family

+ 3.037 €

+3.037 € (+63.1 %)

4.813 € → 7.850 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

Occupational group median, approx.

What you still need

bauzeitenplanungbereichsleitung_itblockchainbudgetverwaltunge_planunggeschaeftsprozessanalysejuristische_grundlagenkonfliktmanagementkostenanalysekundenbeziehungspflegepersonalbetreuungpersonaleinsatzplanungpersonalfuehrungpersonal_organisationprojektbeschaffungprojektleitungprojektmanagementprojektportfolio_mgmtqualitaetskontrollerisikoanalyserisikomanagementstrategieumsetzung

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Leap

Testmanager

Big leap · same occupation family

+ 1.255 €

+1.255 € (+26.1 %)

4.813 € → 6.068 € gross/month

compared to your current median salary

Median of occupation group, approx.

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