France private employment: IT and information services
France private employment: IT and information services stood at 566,926 persons in Q2 2026, according to URSSAF – Union de recouvrement des cotisations de sécurité sociale et d'allocations familiales. It is one of the indicators in the Private employment and short-time work (URSSAF) table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q3 1998 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Private employment and short-time work (URSSAF) table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private employment by sector | |||||||||||
| IT and information services | 566,926 | 568,293 | 570,247 | 572,800 | 573,973 | 577,396 | 579,916 | 584,121 | 586,363 | 587,882 | |
| Financial and insurance activities | 821,022 | 819,851 | 818,165 | 816,084 | 816,234 | 814,913 | 813,705 | 813,067 | 812,003 | 810,003 |
Understanding france private employment: IT and information services
Paid employees engaged in computer programming, software publishing, data processing, hosting infrastructure, and general information technology consultancy are quantified in this dataset. The count embraces software engineers, system administrators, database analysts, and technical support staff working on formal corporate payrolls within the digital technology sector. Excluded from this scope are telecommunications network operators, hardware manufacturing personnel, and internal IT staff embedded within non-tech industries like manufacturing or finance. This specific category differs from other professional services by focusing strictly on digital creation, data storage architectures, and computer systems integration.
Evaluating these figures requires recognizing that rapid technological evolution frequently leads to business reclassifications, moving firms between this grouping and neighboring service categories. Initial quarterly tabulations undergo standard revisions as late administrative returns are processed by statistical compilers. Analysts should rely on annual comparisons to gauge underlying expansion trends, as short-term quarterly shifts can reflect project-based hiring and firing cycles rather than permanent structural changes. Comparing this series directly with broad business service aggregates can distort evaluations of pure digital technology sector performance.
Frequently asked questions
- What activities are covered under this information technology employment measure?
- The series tracks salaried staff in software publishing, programming, data hosting, and IT consulting.
- Are internal IT support workers embedded inside manufacturing firms included here?
- No, internal IT staff are typically counted under the primary economic sector of their employing enterprise.
- Why are annual comparisons recommended over quarter-to-quarter reviews for this data?
- Annual comparisons help smooth out project-based hiring fluctuations that can distort short-term quarterly movements.