For young people entering the tech job market today, the central question is no longer simply: Which IT company should I apply to? The real question is much wider: Which sector needs my technical skills and where can they take me?
The partner ecosystem of Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit 2026 gives a very clear answer. Technology careers are expanding across AI, data, cybersecurity, energy systems, digital finance, health technologies, industrial automation, space, aerospace, retail tech and critical infrastructure. These are the sectors where companies are looking for people who can code, analyse, design, secure, automate, engineer, test, model, build and lead.
And the timing matters, because the global labour market is being reshaped by AI, digitalisation, the green transition and new infrastructure needs. The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 identifies AI and big data, networks and cybersecurity, and technology literacy among the fastest-growing skill areas for 2025–2030. It also points to growing demand for technology-related roles, including big data specialists, fintech engineers, AI and machine learning specialists, software developers and security specialists.
In Poland, the situation is especially interesting. The IT market is recovering after a more cautious period, yet it is becoming more selective. No Fluff Jobs’ report on the Polish IT market in 2025/2026 notes a rebound in tech job offers, with a 44% year-on-year increase in postings in 2025. At the same time, the strongest demand is moving toward experience, specialisation and practical skills rather than mass junior hiring.
This is exactly why the Summit matters for students, graduates and young professionals. It gives them direct access to employers from the sectors where technical careers are actually growing.
Software, AI and digital product engineering
Companies such as GlobalLogic, JetBrains, Allegro, Capgemini, Google, EPAM, Box, Asana, Dynatrace, Pega, monday.com, Lingaro, Xperi, Netflix, Paramount Tech and Tesco Technology show the classic and still essential side of the tech market: software engineering, cloud, AI, data, product development, developer tools, platform engineering and digital systems.
The skills in demand here are concrete: programming, backend and frontend development, Python, Java, Kotlin, cloud platforms, DevOps, data engineering, AI/ML, cybersecurity, observability, QA automation, product thinking and the ability to work in agile, international teams.
For young candidates, this part of the market is attractive, but less forgiving than a few years ago. Entry-level roles increasingly require proof of ability: projects, internships, GitHub, certificates, hackathons, technical portfolios or practical experience from student organisations. The market still needs software talent, but it rewards people who can show that they can build, test and improve real systems.
Data, cloud and enterprise technology
The Summit partners also show the growing importance of enterprise technology. Hitachi Vantara, Google, Capgemini, Standard Chartered, Roche IT, Box, Equinix, SIX, State Street and ING Hubs Poland represent the infrastructure behind modern organisations: cloud, data platforms, business intelligence, enterprise systems, financial infrastructure, healthcare IT and digital operations.
This is one of the most important career areas for STEM graduates because every major sector now runs on data. Companies need people who understand data pipelines, analytics, cloud architecture, system integration, business intelligence, security, compliance and reliability.
The Polish market confirms this shift. Hays’ Technology Salary Guide 2026 covers more than 100 contract tech positions in Poland, showing how specialised the IT labour market has become, especially around cloud, data, cybersecurity, software and infrastructure roles. For young people, the message is clear: learning to code is valuable, but combining coding with data, cloud, security or a business domain makes a candidate much stronger.
Cybersecurity, fintech and digital finance
The presence of Visa, Standard Chartered, Goldman Sachs, ING, Point72, State Street, SIX, PKO BP, Bank Pekao, Finax and Bitget shows how strongly technology has entered finance. Banking and finance are now built on cybersecurity, payments infrastructure, fraud detection, AI, risk systems, regulatory technology, trading platforms, cloud, data and digital identity.
This sector needs software engineers, cybersecurity analysts, data scientists, risk specialists, cloud engineers, product owners, compliance technologists and fintech-minded analysts. For women entering STEM, this is one of the most powerful career directions because it combines technical skills with economic agency: understanding how money, systems, payments and risk work.
It also connects directly with the Summit’s Women’s Money Talks perspective. Financial technology is a career field, and financial literacy is part of long-term independence. The strongest candidates in this area will understand technology, regulation, security and business impact at the same time.
Energy, infrastructure and the demand for engineers
One of the most important messages of the Summit 2026 partner ecosystem is the rising demand for engineers. Hitachi Energy, PSE, Tauron, PGE, T-Mobile, Schneider Electric, Rockwell Automation, ORLEN, Ørsted, Honeywell, GE Aerospace, Continental and Holcim point to a labour market where technical talent is urgently needed far beyond traditional IT.
Smart grids, energy systems, industrial automation, IT/OT, cybersecurity, connectivity, manufacturing, aerospace, safety systems, electrification and critical infrastructure all need engineers. They need electrical engineers, automation engineers, power engineers, mechanical engineers, software engineers, systems engineers, data analysts, cybersecurity specialists, project engineers and technical managers.
This is particularly important for women. In Poland, women make up 58.5% of all students, but only 32.4% of students at public technical universities. In fields related to new technologies at public technical universities, the share of women is even lower: 15.4%. That gap is a problem for the whole economy. The sectors that will define Poland’s energy security, industrial competitiveness and digital resilience need more women engineers, not as a symbolic addition to teams, but as a necessary part of the talent base.
Nuclear energy: a new technology sector opening in Poland
A particularly important area is nuclear energy. Poland is building a new sector around the country’s first nuclear power plant, and this will create long-term demand for highly qualified specialists. Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe states that the implementation of Poland’s first nuclear power plant requires top specialists and talent, and that the company is building an organisation based on knowledge, innovation and the highest safety standards.
This sector will need more than nuclear physicists. It will need engineers, automation specialists, electrical and mechanical engineers, IT specialists, cybersecurity experts, environmental specialists, quality managers, project managers, legal and regulatory experts, safety specialists, economists and communication professionals. PEJ’s internship programme is already presented as a way to gain experience in one of Poland’s most important infrastructure projects and to prepare future specialists for the developing nuclear energy sector.
The International Atomic Energy Agency also stresses that nuclear power programmes rely on a specialised, highly trained workforce, with workforce development covering education, training, performance monitoring and long-term human resource planning. For young people, this is a rare moment: a new strategic technology sector is being built in Poland almost from the ground up. For women engineers and STEM specialists, nuclear energy can become one of the most important career openings of the next decade.
Health technologies, pharma and life sciences
Another strong Summit area is health and life sciences, represented by Roche, 3M, Reckitt, Bayer, P&G, Henkel and the European Medicines Agency. These organisations show how STEM connects with diagnostics, medtech, clinical research, regulatory science, R&D, product safety, chemistry, materials science, consumer health and healthcare data.
For students and young professionals, this is a powerful alternative to a narrow understanding of tech. A STEM career can mean building medical software, analysing clinical data, supporting diagnostic systems, working in pharmaceutical regulation, improving product safety, developing materials, optimising manufacturing or supporting global healthcare processes. The strongest competencies here include data literacy, biology, chemistry, quality systems, regulatory understanding, statistics, software for healthcare, research methodology and the ability to work in highly regulated environments.
Space, aerospace and advanced engineering
The presence of POLSA, GE Aerospace, Honeywell, CERN, Trimble and British Embassy Warsaw / UK science ecosystem shows another direction: careers in space, aerospace, big science, geospatial technology, advanced engineering and science diplomacy.
These are fields where technical excellence matters deeply. They need software, electronics, mechanics, data, physics, systems engineering, safety, simulation, geospatial analysis and project management. They also need people who can work across countries, institutions and research cultures.
For young women in STEM, this part of the Summit is especially important because it makes advanced scientific and engineering careers visible. Space, aerospace and big science often seem distant from the standard career path. The Summit brings them into direct contact with students and young professionals.
The current STEM labour market rewards people who combine technical ability with adaptability.
The most valuable candidates will be those who can learn fast, use AI responsibly, understand data, work across disciplines and connect technology with a real sector.
The strongest career directions now include: AI and data, cybersecurity and digital trust, cloud and platform engineering, software and product engineering, energy systems and smart grids, industrial automation and robotics, digital finance and fintech, health technologies and diagnostics, aerospace, space and nuclear energy, retail tech, marketplace technology and media tech.
For young people, the practical conclusion is simple: choose skills that travel across sectors. Python, data analysis, cloud, cybersecurity basics, AI literacy, software engineering, communication, systems thinking and domain knowledge will open more doors than a narrow, tool-only profile.
The partner ecosystem of Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit 2026 shows where STEM careers are really moving.
It connects young people with companies building AI systems, software products, payment infrastructure, energy networks, nuclear capabilities, healthcare technologies, industrial automation, aerospace systems, cloud platforms, retail technologies and critical infrastructure.
For women, engineers and STEM specialists, this partner ecosystem opens direct access to industries actively looking for their expertise - and to sectors where their skills will define how the economy works. The future of work in tech will belong to people who can build, secure, analyse, automate, engineer and understand complex systems. At the Summit, these systems have names, employers, teams, mentors, internships and career paths.
