TALENT MONITOR: ICT Labour Market in Numbers
The ICT labour market is normalising after decades of exceptional growth and scarcity, becoming more realistic and better embedded within organisations. AI is strengthening the role of ICT professionals while simultaneously lowering the barrier to entry. The sector remains attractive, with stable growth and more selective employers.
In this edition of the Talent Monitor, HeadFirst Group and Intelligence Group bring together the key developments.
✅ Normalising ICT labour market: Extreme scarcity is giving way to stabilisation.
✅ Fewer freelancers, more permanent roles: Enforcement is reducing the number of self-employed workers and increasing permanent contracts.
✅ Declining demand in flexible work: Assignments are dropping significantly, while vacancies are slightly recovering.
✅ Increasing competition among freelancers: More bids per assignment than ever before.
✅ AI skills accelerating rapidly: AI is among the fastest-growing skill sets.
✅ Rates under pressure: Growth over 2025, but with a clear dip in Q4.
Who is it for?
For HR professionals, policymakers, recruiters, staffing agencies, and self-employed ICT professionals who want to gain control in a normalising yet still competitive ICT labour market.
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