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Global hiring trends in 2024

How are companies hiring despite economic volatility, skills shortages, and an energy crisis? Discover the hiring strategies of five leading recruitment platforms in 2024.

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We spoke to experts at leading recruitment platforms Torre.ai, Supercoder, Nodeflair, Recruiter.com, and hackajob to create this report. We’ve also included our own insights as an Employer of Record software that helps companies onboard talent in other countries.

Global hiring trends in 2024

Some of the things you’ll learn

Demand for IT skills

Companies are looking for a diverse set of IT skills to keep ahead of emerging technologies and cybersecurity breaches.

IT dominates the job market

“Our study of 13,000 job openings reveals that IT, marketing, finance, training, health care, and outsourcing are the stars, making up 62% of the job market. Notably, a staggering 54% of these opportunities are in IT.”

torre ai
Established and emerging talent hubs
Established and emerging talent hubs

These regions have long been synonymous with tech talent.

Emerging talent hotspots

Increasing numbers of companies are hiring in emerging markets over traditional talent hubs.

Evolving compensation trends

The demand for specialized tech roles, such as cybersecurity and AI, is driving up compensation.

Soaring demand for cybersecurity professionals

"Demand for cybersecurity professionals has soared in previous years, enjoying a 350% increase in positions over the past decade. With this demand, engineers within the cybersecurity industry will likely be among the top-paid over the coming year."

Hackajob
Compensation across regions
Impact of location on compensation

The average salary for software engineers varies widely across regions.

Impact of location on compensation

Despite the increase in compensation for specialized skills, tech salaries still vary widely across regions.

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