Hiring Market Intelligence for Employers
Competitive benchmarks, talent availability, and compensation data. Understand your market position and make informed hiring decisions.
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January 2026
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Market Intelligence
Competitive Hiring Benchmarks: Is Your Job Spec Aligned with the Market?
If your data engineer posting lists 20 required skills, the market median is 11. If you're offering onsite-only for an ML role, 74% of competing postings offer remote or hybrid.
Emerging Skills Radar: What Companies Are Actually Hiring For
The gap between what the AI conversation emphasises and what hiring managers actually screen for is wider than most people assume. LLM appears in 16% of descriptions while context engineering barely registers.
Fill Rate Intelligence: How Long Does It Actually Take to Hire?
The median time to fill is 33 days across all roles. Project managers fill fastest at 30 days. ML engineers take longest at 36. These benchmarks exist, but most hiring managers operate without them.
Hidden Job Families: The Roles Nobody Talks About
Project and programme managers together account for 4,229 postings -- 37% of all tracked roles. Analytics engineering, growth PM, and platform PM are substantial markets with distinct profiles that rarely feature in career advice.
Monthly Market Pulse: January-February 2026
Delivery management is surging while data and product roles cool. Project manager postings nearly doubled (+95%), while technical PM dropped 65% and data engineering fell 47%.
The Seniority Skills Ladder: How Skill Requirements Change as You Level Up
Leveling up is defined as much by what drops off your requirements as by what gets added. SQL drops 9 points from junior to senior. AI climbs 5 points. Seniority is a move from tools to judgment.
Skills Inflation Tracker: Are Employers Asking for More Than They Used To?
The skills inflation narrative is overstated. Average skills per posting held steady at 9.4-9.6 across all roles. AI skill demands have stabilised at roughly a third of all postings.
Talent Pool Sizing: Where the Demand Is and Who's Driving It
Google alone accounts for 9.4% of all programme manager postings. The data engineer market is so fragmented that no employer holds more than 2.1%. These concentration patterns shape hiring strategy.
Benchmarks
London Data & Analytics -- Employer Benchmarks
ML Engineer and Data Engineer together account for 44% of tracked roles. AI has become the most scarce technology skill in the UK, with top candidates often receiving multiple offers (Harvey Nash, 202...
London Data & Analytics -- Employer Benchmarks
With 60% of tracked roles targeting Senior-level candidates and the Senior-to-Junior ratio at 7:1, employers are competing heavily for experienced hires. Consider whether some Senior-labeled roles cou...
London Project & Delivery -- Employer Benchmarks
With programme manager roles at 45% of tracked postings and the APM reporting that 56% of businesses anticipate difficulty attracting project management talent, competition for experienced programme m...
London Product Management -- Employer Benchmarks
With 58% of tracked roles targeting senior-level candidates, the market for experienced PMs is crowded on the employer side. Consider differentiating your offer with clear career progression, compelli...
New York Data & Analytics -- Employer Benchmarks
Among the 21% of tracked roles with disclosed salary ranges, ML Engineers show a $190K-$260K range (25th-75th percentile). The $192,500 overall median among disclosed ranges may serve as a useful star...
New York Data & Analytics -- Employer Benchmarks
Among roles with disclosed salaries, ML Engineers show a $225K median vs $168K for Data Engineers. Budget accordingly for AI/ML initiatives.
New York Project & Delivery -- Employer Benchmarks
Programme managers show a median of $172,000 versus $120,000 for project managers among tracked roles with disclosed compensation. When scoping new headcount, clarifying whether the role requires prog...
New York Product Management -- Employer Benchmarks
AI/ML PM roles now represent 16% of tracked postings, up 6 percentage points month-over-month based on a single month's movement. With AI topping the skills chart at 22%, competition for candidates wi...
Denver Data & Analytics -- Employer Benchmarks
With 67% of roles already remote, simply offering remote work is table stakes. Differentiate through other factors: async-first culture, equipment stipends, co-working allowances, or quarterly in-pers...
Denver Data & Analytics -- Employer Benchmarks
With 69% of roles offering remote work, on-site requirements may limit your candidate pool considerably.
Denver Project & Delivery -- Employer Benchmarks
With 57% of tracked delivery roles fully remote and only 4% onsite, employers requiring in-office presence may face a smaller candidate pool. Consider flexible arrangements to remain competitive for p...
Denver Product Management -- Employer Benchmarks
With 62% of tracked roles offering remote work, in-office requirements may meaningfully limit your candidate pool.
San Francisco Data & Analytics -- Employer Benchmarks
With a $205K median among the 34% of tracked roles disclosing salary ranges and Research Scientists reaching $251K, salary expectations are calibrated to SF market rates regardless of your company's l...
San Francisco Data & Analytics -- Employer Benchmarks
With ML Engineer roles at 40% of the market, competition for this talent is intense. Consider competitive packages and clear growth paths.
San Francisco Project & Delivery -- Employer Benchmarks
The highly competitive 14:1 senior-to-junior ratio means experienced delivery professionals are abundant relative to openings. This may allow hiring managers to be selective on domain expertise and cu...
San Francisco Product Management -- Employer Benchmarks
With 25% of roles seeking AI/ML PMs, expect competition for this talent. Consider competitive compensation or emphasizing AI-adjacent projects for candidates transitioning into the space.
Singapore Data & Analytics -- Employer Benchmarks
With Enterprise employers dominating at 63%, scale-ups and startups may need to emphasize unique value propositions to attract talent.
Singapore Project & Delivery -- Employer Benchmarks
A 6:1 senior-to-junior ratio and 31% entry accessibility rate suggest the delivery talent pool is relatively accessible for junior hiring compared to more competitive tracked markets.
Singapore Product Management -- Employer Benchmarks
Senior roles dropped 14 percentage points while Director+ rose 6 points. Mid-level candidates may offer better value for senior-adjacent responsibilities.
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