TALENT MONITOR Professional rates: trends 2025 & forecasts 2026
The labour market is at a turning point. Rates are levelling off, scarcity is shifting and trusted patterns are changing. At the same time, new opportunities are opening up for those who understand the market well and base their decisions on facts and data.
In this edition of the Talent Monitor, HeadFirst Group and Intelligence Group bring together the most important developments.
✅ Decline in the number of independent professionals: effects of enforcement on false self-employment
✅ Changing rates: significant differences in rate developments per professional group
✅ Recovery of control by clients: more bids, less scarcity
✅ Women earning more than men: a historic and structural turning point
✅ AI and rate development: why some AI-sensitive positions are actually increasing
✅ Rate forecast for 2026: scenarios and prognosis: average +1.0%
Who is it for?
For HR professionals, policymakers, recruiters, hiring managers and independent professionals who want to stay on top of a changing market.
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