Talent attraction
Talent attraction
What tech talent wants, globally
To beat your competitors for in-demand skills in the world’s permanent talent markets, you’ll need an employment proposition that really stands out and speaks to the desires of the candidates you’re targeting, in the location(s) you’re hiring for. Below, you can investigate what matters most to the world’s tech professionals when looking for permanent employment—aside from pay.
The chart on the left displays data for all tech professionals—across all fields of expertise—in your chosen location from the first drop-down filter. The right-hand chart displays data for all tech professionals globally from your chosen field of expertise. Compare one with the other to get an idea of priorities for a certain group in a certain country.
From work-life balance to company values and reputation, you can browse between various areas of importance, labelled ‘Topics’ in the other two drop-down filters.
Regional talent markets for
Cybersecurity & Data
As AI and other technologies evolve, there’s an ever-growing need for specialist expertise to help organisations make the most of these advancements while also defending against the increasingly sophisticated security threats they enable. This is quickly creating a global supply and demand gap for specialists in Cybersecurity and Data & Advanced Analytics.
Help your organisation secure the Cybersecurity and Data experts it needs by updating your employment proposition in relation to the insights below. You can filter by the same areas of importance as the visualisations below, but the data presented here is specific for Cybersecurity and Data professionals in certain regions of the world. Select regions to investigate in the first drop-down filter and the skill area in the second. Swipe through the carrousel graphic to the side to understand the makeup of each region*.
*The specific regions were selected as they are high-demand talent networks; we subsequently focused on countries where we had sufficient data to maintain the integrity of our insights. Hays hires for Cybersecurity and Data professionals in all markets globally, not just those below.
What tech contractors want, globally
Inform your strategy for securing in-demand tech talent on a contracted project basis using the visualisations below. Here, you can investigate the non-monetary factors that matter most to tech contractors specifically.
Filter the left-hand chart to display data for all contractors, across all skill areas, according to your chosen location from the first drop-down filter. Use the first drop-down on the right-hand chart to filter by skill area across all locations.
As above, there are five areas of importance to investigate, again labelled ‘topics’, according to various aspects of a prospective contractor’s engagement with their client.
Regional contracting markets for Software Development &
Project Management
Below, you can investigate regional markets for contractors in two areas of high demand on a non-permanent basis: those who specialise in software development and those who can help organisations successfully implement change and drive project success.
Filter by the same areas of importance as in the visualisation above, but here, selecting your region of choice will display data specific to tech contractors in Software Development or Project Management in the regions you select from the first drop-down filter. Swipe through the carrousel graphic on the right to understand the countries that make up each region*.
*The specific regions were selected as they are high-demand talent networks; we subsequently focused on countries where we had sufficient data to maintain the integrity of our insights. Hays hires for contractors in Software Development and Project Management in all markets globally, not just those below.
Executive summary of motivational factors
The tools above have allowed you to investigate the key motivators for various tech professionals worldwide, but this paper explores the common trends from our data—and key takeaways for you, in your attempt to secure tech talent.
Add to downloads packageKey skills
Amid fierce competition for talent, you’ll need a winning employment proposition based on a combination of empirical data and global best practices. However, your organisation cannot stand still; it must iterate. And with technology changing everything about the work we do and how it’s done, it's never been more important to review the skills that you need.
The next section takes a deep dive into the hard and soft skills that are growing in importance in each area of tech. We’ll see you there.