ICT application configurator
Also called app configurator, application configurators, software application configurator
ICT application configurators identify, record, and maintain user-specific application configurations based upon user requirements and business rules. They configure generic software systems in order to create a specific version applied to an organisation's context. These configurations range from adjusting basic parameters through the creation of business rules and roles in the ICT system to developing specific modules (including the configuration of Commercial off-the-shelf systems (COTS). They also document configurations, perform configuration updates, and ensure the configurations are correctly implemented in the application.
What you'd do
Applications programmers · ILO- Writing and maintaining programme code outlined in instructions and specifications in accordance with quality accredited standards
- Revising, repairing or expanding existing programmes to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements
- Conducting trial runs of programmes and software applications to confirm that they will produce the desired information
- Compiling and writing documentation of programme development
- Identifying and communicating technical problems, processes and solutions
- Indoors
- Sitting most of the day
- Lots of contact with people
- Good freedom to decide
- Often more than 40 hours a week
- Deadlines most weeks
- Some repetitive tasks
Will there be jobs?
Yes, good prospects10 EU countries are short of applications programmers now, and many jobs will need filling by 2035.
Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.
What does it pay?
Well above averagePay depends a lot on the country: from about €2,900 a month (Slovakia) to €7,300 (Denmark), before tax.
Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.
Among professionals in the EU, women earn 21% less per hour than men. Professionals · Eurostat
What do I need to study?
Usually a degreeA degree in software and applications development and analysis is the usual route.
887 institutions in the EU offer ICT bachelor's degrees. Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.
Will AI change it?
SignificantlyAI could take on part of most tasks, but none fully.
Average task score 0.57 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).
See the score for each of the 5 tasks
Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for applications programmers. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).