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High-tech pay takes a sharp turn lower after months of double-digit growth

05.10.26|Shahar Ilan

The average salary in Israel’s technology sector fell 6.2% in July to NIS 34,301 ($11,246), while the number of high-tech jobs also declined compared with a year earlier.

Haredi women are entering Israeli high-tech. AI may put them on the front line of its disruption

04.10.26|Shahar Ilan

Their employment rate has climbed sharply, but nearly 70% of Haredi women seeking high-tech jobs are concentrated in software roles increasingly affected by AI.

Unemployment is near a record low but more university graduates are looking for work

14.09.26|Shahar Ilan

The share of university graduates among Israel's job seekers has risen from 14% in August 2022 to 20.5% this August, even as the economy-wide unemployment rate remains around 3%. The trend has been particularly pronounced among software developers.

סטודנטים ו משרתי מילואים ש עובדים ב אתר בנייה

The war is creating a labor shortage, and a generation of delayed careers

18.08.26|Shahar Ilan

Israel has 148,000 job vacancies even though its employment rate remains below its prewar level. Extended reserve duty is already expected to reduce the future earnings of thousands of workers, while young Israelis are entering the workforce later.

Software developers drive rise in Israel’s high-tech job seekers

16.08.26|Shahar Ilan

The number of job seekers in the two occupations increased to 8,650 in July, even as unemployment declined in other parts of the technology sector.

High-tech salaries rebound to $11,700 despite hiring slowdown

04.08.26|Shahar Ilan

Technology wages jumped 13.7% year over year as companies remain cautious on recruitment and employment levels lag behind previous years.

Israel's high-tech job seekers hit record high as AI era reshapes employment

08.07.26|Shahar Ilan

New Employment Service data shows software professionals account for nearly half of unemployed tech workers as the sector's hiring slowdown deepens.

Software developers face rising unemployment as Israel’s tech sector evolves

18.06.26|Shahar Ilan

Jobless rate hits 3.5% while AI and data jobs drive new hiring trends.

High-tech pay soars to historic high

04.06.26|Shahar Ilan

Average salary in tech in Israel rises more than 9% in a month as annual grants boost compensation.

SAP labor dispute escalates as workers halt system failure response

28.04.26|Meir Orbach

Employees launch sanctions after management moves to cancel collective agreement.

Israeli high-tech booms, but R&D jobs decline for the first time

28.04.26|Sophie Shulman

Record growth masks early signs of a potential shift in the sector’s innovation core.

High-tech hiring improves, but software developers lag behind

15.02.26|Shahar Ilan

Employment Service report shows rising vacancies and narrowing wage gaps.

High-tech job vacancies climb to multi-year highs

19.01.26|Shahar Ilan

Economists point to exports, defense demand and foreign investment.

Day job: Cyber startup. Night job: Motorcycle instructor.

19.10.25|Maayan Manela

High-tech workers are embracing dual careers as “slashers,” juggling passion projects and second incomes amid economic uncertainty.

Israeli tech's undercurrents: A special report on the employment crisis

14.07.25|CTech

New data shows layoffs doubling in five years, hitting veteran talent hardest while companies chase productivity over people.

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Israel’s tech workforce is shrinking. Should we worry?

13.07.25|Sophie Shulman

Inside the paradox of record investments and fewer jobs.

High-tech’s hidden unemployment crisis: Veteran workers hit hard

13.07.25|Shahar Ilan

Core tech professionals are flooding the job market as layoffs outpace new opportunities.

High-tech salaries soar to record highs—but a drop may be coming

04.06.25|Shahar Ilan

March bonuses drive a 9% jump in wages, but April data expected to show sharp correction.

More high-tech workers are unemployed as industry growth stalls

16.03.25|Shahar Ilan

The number of job seekers in high-tech has jumped by 12%, with engineers and IT professionals hit hardest.

‘I sent out dozens of resumes’: The brutal job market facing tech graduates

17.02.25|Maayan Manela

With companies prioritizing referrals and AI replacing junior roles, recent graduates are finding few opportunities.