There were a total of 473 thousand information technology (IT) professionals in the Netherlands in 2020. Most IT professionals in the Netherlands have a permanent contract, followed by freelancers.
Total employed IT professionals in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2020, by contract type
(in 1,000s)
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (October 1, 2021). Total employed IT professionals in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2020, by contract type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089424/total-employed-it-professionals-in-the-netherlands-by-contract-type/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Total employed IT professionals in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2020, by contract type (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089424/total-employed-it-professionals-in-the-netherlands-by-contract-type/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2021). Total employed IT professionals in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2020, by contract type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089424/total-employed-it-professionals-in-the-netherlands-by-contract-type/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Total Employed It Professionals in The Netherlands from 2008 to 2020, by Contract Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089424/total-employed-it-professionals-in-the-netherlands-by-contract-type/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Total employed IT professionals in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2020, by contract type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089424/total-employed-it-professionals-in-the-netherlands-by-contract-type/ (last visited June 04, 2025)
Total employed IT professionals in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2020, by contract type (in 1,000s) [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, October 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089424/total-employed-it-professionals-in-the-netherlands-by-contract-type/
