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# Working as a software developer in Cyprus

In Cyprus, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes software developers, earns ≈ 3,665 EUR/month (gross, 2024). To work as a software developer in Cyprus on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 43,632 € a year (current). Software developer is not a regulated profession in Cyprus. In Cyprus, software developers are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 3,665 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation: Not marked regulated
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission
- EU Blue Card threshold: 43,632 €/year (current)

## Sources

2024 list row 62–63; public-sector teacher scope. — https://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/dl/dl.nsf/All/7FA6A9333991B5F1C22580A4002B6F42?OpenDocument=&print=
NCO.json key=1; A=AT; B=2025; C=2143; D=Environmental engineers; E=Shortage; F=Low — https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/labour-shortages-and-surpluses-europe_en
Country work-route threshold — https://www.gov.cy/mip-md/en/documents/eu-blue-card/
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Software developer in Cyprus: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 33e8f6c97aac0c0cb1e6cfcbfe6ec53c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/software-developer/cyprus/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_software-developer-in-cyprus-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_d521c9ef6f50,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Software developer in Cyprus: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {33e8f6c97aac0c0cb1e6cfcbfe6ec53c},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/software-developer/cyprus/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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