Engineering remains one of the highest-paying families in Cyprus. Demand spans infrastructure, cybersecurity, DevOps, and full-stack engineering — with strong competition for experienced developers.
Salary highlights (gross annual):
| Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Data | LOW | P25 | MEDIAN | P75 | HIGH | OUTLIER | |||||||||||
| IT Manager | € 25,500 | € 26,500 | € 34,500 | € 59,500 | € 60,500 | ||||||||||||
| Information Security Manager | € 40,000 | € 41,500 | € 46,000 | € 55,000 | € 57,500 | ||||||||||||
| Cyber Security Manager | € 25,500 | € 40,000 | € 46,000 | € 55,000 | € 61,000 | ||||||||||||
| Cyber Security Engineer | € 40,500 | € 45,000 | € 55,000 | € 70,000 | € 70,500 | ||||||||||||
| Systems/Network Engineer | € 19,500 | € 27,000 | € 28,500 | € 37,500 | € 49,500 | ||||||||||||
| IT Systems Administrator | € 13,500 | – | € 21,500 | – | € 27,500 | ||||||||||||
| Tech Systems Support | € 29,500 | €32,500 | € 34,500 | € 36,500 | € 42,500 | ||||||||||||
| Software Engineering Manager | € 37,500 | € 59,500 | € 72,500 | €105,000 | €162,500 | ||||||||||||
| Software Engineering Team Lead | € 37,500 | € 47,500 | € 54,500 | € 85,000 | € 97,500 | ||||||||||||
| Frontend Developer | € 30,500 | € 39,000 | € 42,500 | € 51,500 | € 57,500 | ||||||||||||
| Backend Developer | € 28,500 | € 39,500 | € 56,500 | € 82,500 | €107,500 | €122,500 | |||||||||||
| Full Stack Engineer | € 21,500 | € 32,000 | € 41,000 | € 53,500 | €102,500 | €152,500 | |||||||||||
| Mobile/iOS App Developer | € 24,000 | € 35,000 | € 42,000 | € 70,000 | € 75,000 | – | |||||||||||
| Java Developer | € 22,500 | € 31,500 | € 47,500 | € 67,000 | €117,500 | €132,500 | |||||||||||
| Python Developer | € 24,000 | € 35,000 | € 55,000 | € 60,000 | € 65,000 | € 80,000 | |||||||||||
| C++ Developer | € 24,000 | € 30,500 | € 32,000 | € 48,000 | € 53,000 | ||||||||||||
| C# Developer | € 25,000 | € 35,000 | € 38,000 | € 50,000 | € 55,000 | € 74,500 | |||||||||||
| Ruby Developer | € 25,000 | € 35,000 | € 40,000 | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| PHP Developer | € 36,000 | – | – | – | € 48,000 | ||||||||||||
| ASP.Net Developer | € 25,000 | € 35,000 | € 40,000 | € 55,000 | € 50,000 | € 75,000 | |||||||||||
| React Developer | € 22,000 | – | – | – | € 67,000 | ||||||||||||
| Software developer | € 52,000 | – | – | – | € 79,000 | ||||||||||||
| DevOps/Product/Project/QA | LOW | P25 | MEDIAN | P75 | HIGH | OUTLIER | |||||||||||
| DevOps Manager | €112,500 | – | – | – | €124,000 | ||||||||||||
| DevOps Engineer | € 30,500 | € 35,500 | € 42,500 | € 71,500 | € 97,500 | ||||||||||||
| Product Manager | € 25,500 | € 40,500 | € 51,000 | € 74,000 | € 97,500 | ||||||||||||
| Product Owner | € 48.50 | € 52,000 | € 55,500 | € 61,500 | € 82,500 | ||||||||||||
| Project Manager | € 25,500 | € 36,500 | € 39,500 | € 42,500 | € 67,500 | ||||||||||||
| Scrum Master | € 55,500 | – | – | – | € 67,500 | ||||||||||||
| QA Manager | € 65,500 | – | – | – | € 82,500 | ||||||||||||
| QA Team Lead | € 50,500 | – | – | – | € 65,500 | ||||||||||||
| QA Automation Engineer | € 32,500 | – | – | – | € 37,500 | ||||||||||||
| QA Manual Engineer | € 28,500 | € 31,000 | € 35,000 | € 41,000 | € 45,500 | ||||||||||||
| Test Engineer | € 27,500 | € 50,500 | |||||||||||||||
Trend insight:
Competition remains high for mid-level engineers across Cyprus. Employers offering hybrid work and equity incentives are winning the best talent.
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