Les salaires dans la tech en 2025

Les salaires dans la tech en 2025

Tech salaries in 2025

Title history
  • Les salaires dans la tech en 2025 — observed on 20261110-0325 UTC (YouTube)

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🎙 Eventually coding 👥 6K 📅 December 21, 2025 ⏱ 16 min 👁 18K 📄 expert opinion 🧭 2026-11-10
Available in: English (current) Français

Keywords

salaires techmarché de l'emploiintelligence artificielletélétravailinflation

Summary

The video examines the evolution of tech salaries in France since 2021, a period that followed the peak of investments in the sector. The author first describes four market segments—Big Tech, scale-ups, large traditional groups, and ESNs—each with its own salary dynamics. He then explains the market reversal marked by a drop in investments, rising inflation, and increased interest rates, which led to a shift from a growth-focused mindset to one prioritizing profitability. The impact of AI is discussed as a catalyst for layoffs and the emergence of a fifth segment of AI-focused companies, though its effect on French salaries remains limited. The partial return to the office (RTO) is noted as a factor that may reinforce geographical salary disparities, with only a minority working fully remote. The author also highlights the decline in stock options’ value and the maturation of career paths, with the appearance of staff and principal engineer roles. Citing various sources, he estimates the median salary at 55–60k€, stagnant in nominal terms since 2019 and decreasing in real terms due to inflation. Unemployment among young IT graduates has reportedly doubled to 7%, with no recovery expected in 2025. The author draws a parallel with the post-dot-com bubble polarization, where experts remain sought after while juniors struggle. He concludes that the tech sector, despite its challenges, remains relatively privileged and anticipates a new cycle driven by European software alternatives.

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Critical Evaluation

Value of the Information & Strength of the Argument

The video provides a well-structured overview of the tech job market, effectively identifying multiple economic, technological, and organizational factors that influence salaries. The author’s argumentation is logical, starting with a macro context, then detailing each factor and its implications, and finally presenting salary data with appropriate caveats. He strengthens his argument by acknowledging the biases in different data sources, such as surveys from recruitment firms versus self-reported platforms like Levels.fyi. The use of personal projections adds thought-provoking value, though these are clearly framed as subjective. The argument would be further reinforced by citing specific studies or reports, but the overall reasoning is coherent and balanced.

Scientific Rigor, Source Quality, Title Accuracy

The author shows good scientific rigor by warning about the limitations of each data source and explicitly mentioning that figures should be taken with caution. He refers to recognized organizations like APEC and platforms like Levels.fyi, but does not provide precise references or URLs within the video. The sources in the description are mostly the author’s own tools and profiles, which are not scientific references. The title matches the content accurately, as the video indeed focuses on tech salaries in 2025. The use of chapters enhances clarity. Overall, the rigor is moderate: while the approach is critical, the lack of explicit citations and the reliance on anecdotal evidence lower the scientific standard.

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Title / Content Match

Title accurately reflects the content: a review of tech salary evolution and market changes in 2025.

Quality & Reliability

7/10

The author offers a coherent synthesis of market trends but relies on general impressions and non-specific data, with admitted uncertainty on some figures.

Chapters

Cited Sources

  • Eventually Coding Blog — Author's blog with analyses on tech and software.
  • Writizzy — Platform by the author, alternative to Substack and Medium.
  • Hakanai — Toolkit for bloggers by the author.
  • Bloggrify — Open-source static blog generator by the author.
  • Bluesky profile — Author's Bluesky profile.
  • Mastodon profile — Author's Mastodon profile.
  • APEC — French association for executive employment, cited for salary data.
  • Levels.fyi — Platform for comparing tech salaries, cited for salary data.

External References

Contribution & Novelties

The original contribution lies in the synthesis of multiple factors affecting tech salaries in France, including economic, technological, and organizational changes, and the projection of future trends. The author’s personal perspective, grounded in experience, adds a practical dimension. To deepen the analysis on related topics:

Pour aller plus loin :

  • Dot-com bubble — Historical comparison point mentioned in the video, relevant to understanding current cyclical patterns.
  • Impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce — Discusses AI’s effects on employment, a key factor in the video’s analysis.
  • Remote work — Explores the evolution and impact of telework, central to the discussion on salary regional disparities.

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Radar Profile

The radar profile shows moderate scores across all axes, indicating a balanced but not exceptionally deep or technical analysis. Reliability is slightly lower, reflecting the reliance on general data and personal views.

Reliability 6/10