Whether you’re searching for a new opportunity or growing your workforce, it pays to know the market. How many tech specialists are operating where you’re based, and how experienced are they? Crucially, how does the pay compare for contractors in these markets?
Explore the maps below to unlock the talent availability and pay data for 20 tech roles in high demand across the world, including contractor day rates.
Use the three buttons at the top to cycle between rates for IT contractors, as well as average annual salary and availability of specialists in permanent roles. You can also navigate the dropdown menu to find data on 20 different roles and click on each country to load more information.
Source: Hays independent survey and Horsefly Analytics, 2025
Here, you can find more details as to the makeup of the talent market for the roles in each country.
Filter by role and country to discover a breakdown of experience levels and pay expectations. You can also find an AI impact score, based on the role's associated skills in each location. A higher score indicates that more tasks are open to automation or evolution.
For a further in-depth breakdown of the contractor rates in different countries, access our detailed IT day rate guides in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Poland, Australia and New Zealand.
Source: Hays independent survey and Horsefly Analytics, 2025