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Webmaster

Also called webmasters, web technician, web administrator

Webmasters deploy, maintain, monitor and support a web server to meet service requirements. They ensure optimum system integrity, security, backup and performance. They coordinate the content, quality and style of websites, execute the website strategy and update and add new features to websites.

Will there be jobs?Yes, good prospects45 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Information and communications techniciansWhat does it pay?About averageFrom about €1,700 (Bulgaria) to €7,000 (Ireland) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Information and communications techniciansWhat do I need to study?Usually post-secondary or a short degree5 in 10 have a degree. 4 in 10 train through vocational routes.Information and communications techniciansWill AI change it?SignificantlyLevel 5 of 6. AI could take on part of most tasks, but none fully.Web technicians · ILO

What you'd do

Web technicians · ILO
  • Installing, monitoring and supporting the reliability and usability of Internet and Intranet websites or web server hardware or software
  • Developing and maintaining documentation, policies and instructions, recording operational procedures and system logs
  • Developing, coordinating, implementing and monitoring security measures
  • Analysing and making recommendations to enhance performance, including upgrading and acquiring new systems
  • Liaising with, and providing guidance to, clients and users
  • Creating and modifying web pages
  • Performing web server backup and recovery operations
Use ICT ticketing systemMaintain ICT serverMaintain responsive designTroubleshoot websiteStudy website behaviour patterns+ 7 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • Indoors
  • Sitting most of the day
  • Lots of contact with people
  • Good freedom to decide
  • Usually 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines most weeks
  • Some repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the US job "Web Administrators"

Will there be jobs?

Yes, good prospects

Many jobs will need filling by 2035.

People working as information and communications technicians in the EU
1.49m2.03m2.48m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
368,000 new jobs 590,000 replacing leavers
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Information and communications technicians45
All jobs29
Right now
3 of 27 countries report a shortage of web technicians, 6 a surplus.
Web technicians · EURES

What does it pay?

About average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,700 a month (Bulgaria) to €7,000 (Ireland), 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 technicians and associate professionals in the EU, women earn 16% less per hour than men. Technicians and associate professionals · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Usually post-secondary or a short degree

Post-secondary training or a short degree in software and applications development and analysis is the usual route.

Highest qualification of information and communications technicians (EU, 2025)
Degree 46%Vocational 33%General secondary 13%Basic schooling 8%
Field that teaches it
Software and applications development and analysis
Vocational route, EU
4 in 10 trainees in this field
ICT graduates in a matching job
77% in the EU

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?

Significantly

AI could take on part of most tasks, but none fully.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.53 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 7 tasks
Creating and modifying web pages0.72
Developing and maintaining documentation, policies and instructions, recording operational procedures and system logs0.61
Performing web server backup and recovery operations0.58
Analysing and making recommendations to enhance performance, including upgrading and acquiring new systems0.54
Developing, coordinating, implementing and monitoring security measures0.45
Installing, monitoring and supporting the reliability and usability of Internet and Intranet websites or web server hardware or software0.41
Liaising with, and providing guidance to, clients and users0.37

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 web technicians. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).