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The 2025 Global In-demand Skills research shows that, while hiring complexity has alleviated for some roles over the past year, employers still face challenges and hiring complexity as they seek talent with deep experience. As people and technology collaborate more in the workplace, and the very nature of work continues to evolve, how will you find the skills your organization needs to thrive today, while creating skills abundance for tomorrow?

Download the 2025 Global In-demand Skills report for a global view of current labor market trends. Then, access the interactive dashboard to get precise, meaningful market intelligence on the skills your business needs most:

  • AI & automation
  • audit & compliance
  • cloud computing
  • customer service
  • data science & analytics
  • engineering & maintenance
  • finance & accounting
  • marketing, content & advertising
  • skilled trades
  • software project management & leadership

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what you’ll learn about

  • in-demand skills
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    senior-level talent scarcity

    Whether hiring engineers, marketing content creators or maintenance specialists, highly skilled, experienced talent remain very difficult to find.
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    the AI skills boom

    AI skills availability is exploding, but talent with AI skills are twice as mobile as those without in some skill clusters.
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    skilled trades in focus

    Already severe talent scarcity for skilled trades grows more complex in some markets, even as market demand stabilizes.

about the latest in-demand skills research

The 2025 Global In-demand Skills research examines the postings of millions of job and worker profiles throughout the year to obtain important data on supply and demand, remote working trends, compensation, the impact of AI and other factors. The research examines key skills and sub-skills that drive the majority of all global enterprise job demand to help employers understand hiring complexity on a global and local level.

The Randstad Enterprise Intelligence team utilized a number of data sources in 24 different markets around the world to compile our 2025 research. In addition to nine white-collar skills, our research examines the dynamics of four skilled trade families to offer a comprehensive view of hiring complexity for employers.

While in previous years, our research examined snapshot data over one or two quarters, this year the research and analysis were conducted throughout a full year to provide a more precise view of talent supply and demand.

Data sources vary based on those that are most representative of each market and include verified information (such as census data) and granular data (such as skill level, job advertisement databases, professional networking sites, social media, vertical networks and more). Additional desk research involves various news and informational sources to provide context and insights relevant to each skill cluster.

You can learn more about the complete methodology, markets and research dimensions on the Global In-demand Skills research dashboard.

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