Research
Original analyses of European tech careers, computed live from two sources nobody else holds together: crowdsourced tech worker reports and curated job board data.
European Software Engineer Compensation Report 2026
What engineers report earning and keeping: pay by seniority and country, modeled savings after tax and cost of living, and how many top-tier roles are actually open.
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Where to work in Europe, and what to optimize for
Pay, savings, livability, and application competition are four different rankings. Read together, by situation: no constraints, early career, family, remote, senior.
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Europe's best and worst places for value
Cost of living against quality of life, charted for European cities and countries. Which places give engineers the most life per euro, and where high costs buy little back.
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What makes engineers happy in Europe, and what taxes buy back
Happiness and satisfaction with tax-paid services, taken apart: savings track happiness more than pay, remote runs happier than onsite, and higher tax rates do not come back as better-rated services.
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