Technology leadership roles command the highest median salaries among non-technical specialists in the Ukrainian IT sector, reaching $6,110 a month.
General leadership positions follow with a median of $5,000, according to a summer salary survey published by the Ukrainian IT portal DOU.
The median pay for UI/UX and product designers stands at $2,475, while legal professionals earn a median of $2,430.
Marketing and finance specialists both record a median salary of $2,000. Human resources staff earn $1,813, and sales professionals make $1,800.
Six-month salary shifts
General leadership salaries recorded the largest increase over the past six months, jumping by $1,000 to reach $5,000.
Support and customer success roles also saw growth, rising by $219 to a median of $1,419.
Conversely, the median pay for technology leadership fell by $215. Legal salaries dropped by $270, and sales pay decreased by $50.
Salaries for product and UI/UX designers increased slightly, but pay for web, motion and graphic designers fell during the same period.
Experienced marketers saw notable salary growth. The median pay for marketing professionals with more than 10 years of experience reached $3,900, up from roughly $2,550 in the winter survey.
Heads of marketing earn an average of $4,000, while senior marketers receive $2,950. Marketers at companies with more than 1,000 employees earn a median of $3,000.
Product companies and overseas pay
Product companies consistently offer the highest salaries for non-technical specialists across the sector.
The median pay for UI/UX and product designers at product companies is $2,900. Marketers at these firms earn $2,200, while human resources and sales staff receive a median of $2,000.
The survey noted that the salary gap between different types of employers is most pronounced in the design and marketing fields.
Non-technical IT specialists working abroad earn higher median salaries across all main specialisations than their counterparts in Ukraine.
The largest gap is in marketing, where overseas professionals earn $3,500 compared to $2,000 in Ukraine. Leadership roles abroad command $7,500, against $6,000 domestically.
The gap is narrower in other roles. Overseas support staff earn $2,000 compared to $1,400 in Ukraine, while overseas UI/UX and product designers earn $3,000 against $2,400 domestically.
