Barcelona is one of the leading tech centers for entrepreneurship and innovation in Europe and probably the wealthiest city in Spain. During the last 5 years, the city was recognized as the 5th biggest startup hub in Europe after London, Paris, Berlin, and Stockholm. Young IT professionals like Barcelona for high life quality and relatively low rent prices.

In 2018, Barcelona was the second city with the highest number of IT professionals among all European cities - 72.500. In 2025, the number considerably increased, but not only in Barcelona, and the city is probably still in the top 5. Currently, there are about 129,608 ICT professionals.

Overall, Barcelona has attracted more than 2,000 IT companies and investors, drawing the attention of other tech behemoths and also young professionals located regionally. In addition to this, Barcelona also has a generous number of startup programs, incubators, accelerator programs, and partnerships. Over 2,200 startups, 2 Digit Growth, Barcelona International Business Accelerator, IQS Tech Factory, or Incubame are only a few names from these categories.  Among tech giants, Amazon, Airbnb, and WeWork have offices in the city, which again confirms the important role Barcelona has in the European digital economy. 

When it comes to average wages in IT, Barcelona professionals earn $25K to $47K/year, which is satisfactory, considering the city's living expenses. However, compared to Madrid, where IT professionals earn an average of $31K to $68K/year, Barcelona lags by 27%. However, this is favorable for users and companies that look for tech experts for their projects, with competent skills and lower fees.

Overall, Barcelona is one of Europe’s most developed cities and a leading tech hub with high potential to attract more investors, professionals, and IT companies. Other advantages we didn’t mention are a mild climate, a dynamic lifestyle, and a healthy business environment - things that are already expected from a top tech hub in Europe.

Mobile app development is the process of creating mobile apps for popular mobile operating systems like Android and iOS. 

There are about 7 billion smartphones worldwide, meaning that more than 85% of the world’s population has a mobile device at their disposal to perform various tasks online or offline.

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