Insights
What we see in the market.
First wider, then the agency
Employers who cannot find staff start with what costs little: more channels, their own network, training people up. Paid help…
Geographic distribution of IT markets
How IT candidates spread across Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and the rest of the Netherlands, per market.
The shortage has a job title
Ask a Dutch employer which vacancy is hardest to fill and the answer, twice as often as any care profession,…
Salary analysis by market
Median gross monthly salaries across twelve Dutch IT markets, based on 1,115 observations from 968 candidates.
Process analysis and salary bands
Lead times, drop-out rates and salary bands per seniority across twelve Dutch IT markets.
What the in-house recruiter costs
Hiring a corporate recruiter looks cheaper than paying agency fees. The arithmetic only works above five to seven placements a…
Who leaves decides the shortage
Replacement, not job growth, decides which occupations stay tight to 2030: on average 2.8% of workers a year must be…
The hours reserve
More part-timers want extra hours than there are unemployed people. It is the only pool an employer can reach without…
What labour costs now
Labour costs rose by more than a quarter in four years. Yet employers rarely name salary as the reason a…
Where the shortage did not go
The labour market cooled everywhere since 2022, except in the sectors where the work cannot wait.