The document discusses the increasing demand for tech talent and the trends in how job seekers search for tech jobs. It highlights the competition globally, the concentration of tech jobs in specific hubs, and the need for specialized skills in the industry. Despite ongoing challenges, there is a noted decrease in the gap between job postings and job seeker interest across various countries.

1. How Tech Candidates Search
for Jobs
Mariano Mamertino
Economic Research Analyst
Indeed
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2. A brief history of
the need for tech talent
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3. Margaret Hamilton
1968
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4. 1968
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5. Margaret Hamilton
1968
1978
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6. 2016
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7. The need for tech talent
affects every kind of employer,
not just tech companies
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8. Source: Eurostat
The need for tech talent has been on the rise
for more than a decade
Share of population employed in science and technology (index 2005=100)
150
90
120
135
100
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
United Kingdom
Ireland
France
European Union
(27 countries)
Germany
Netherlands
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9. ICT professionals – fastest growing job in the EU
Information and communications
technology
Computer programming, consultancy, etc.
Business and administration
Activities of head offices; management
consultancy activities
Legal, social, cultural and related
Education
Legal, social, cultural and related
Residential care activities
Personal care workers
Activities of households as employers of
domestic personnel
10.0%
9.2%
7.2%
5.5%
5.4%
Source: Eurofound
Occupation
Sector
% change
p.a. 2011-2014
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10. Software Products
25%
17%
8%
7%
7%
5%
5%
4%
3%
20%
Web Services / Internet
Finance / Banking
Consulting
Media / Advertising / Entertainment and Gaming
Health / Biotech / Science
Education / Academia / Research
Telecommunications
Government
Other
Most software
developers don’t "
work in software firms
Source: Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2015

11. Postings per million
Searches per million
The result: the tech talent gap
Germany
Ireland
UK
Netherlands
France
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab
Tech job postings per million far outpace searches per million
0
15,000
30,000
45,000
60,000
0
4,000
1,000
2,000
3,000
5,000
6,000
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12. Good news: the gap is shrinking
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
Germany
France
UK
Ireland
Netherlands
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab
The gap between employer demand and jobseeker interest
has decreased in most countries
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13. 3 realities for employers hiring
tech talent today
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14. 1. The competition for tech
talent has gone global
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15. All Jobs + Tech Jobs
Concentration of tech jobs in Europe
All Jobs
Concentration of all jobs in Europe
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16. All Jobs + Tech Jobs
Concentration of tech jobs in Europe
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17. 1. London
2. Bangalore
3. Beijing
4. Madrid
5. New York
6. Lisbon
7. Pune
8. Chennai
9. Hyderabad
10. Shanghai
11. Milan
12. Mumbai
13. Rome
14. Paris
15. Krakow
16. Delhi
17. Warsaw
18. Barcelona
19. Munich
20. Atlanta
21. Sao Paulo
22. Chicago
23. Moscow
24. San Francisco
25. Delhi
International tech hubs span population volume
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab
Worldwide ranking of cities with Java job postings
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18. Six European cities stand out for their
concentration of tech employment
Munich
Berlin
London
Dublin
Amsterdam
Paris
Tech job postings per million, Q2 2015
20,000
0
40,000
60,000
80,000
120,000
100,000
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19. Technology jobs attract movers
7.1%
of clicks to tech jobs are coming
from job seekers located outside
the country
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab
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20. Some countries enjoy a competitive advantage in
attracting tech job seekers
France
1.5
Germany
1.3
Ireland
2.0
United Kingdom
2.4
Netherlands
1.9
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab
Odds of an international jobseeker looking for a tech job in the
country as opposed to the average job
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21. English vs. national language job postings
for Java engineer/developer
Job title in French/German/Dutch
Job title in English
9%
10%
14%
+78%
+110%
+129%
Share of clicks from abroad
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab
France
Netherlands
Germany

22. 2. Hiring outside of tech hubs is "
difficult due to increasing job seeker "
interest in tech hubs
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23. Tech jobseekers now search in tech hubs
2.2X more often than in other cities
2013
1.9X more searches
for jobs in these
tech hubs
2015
2.2X more searches
for jobs in these tech
hubs
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab
Jan ‘13
300
250
July ‘13
July ‘14
Jan ‘15
July ‘15
Jan ‘14
0
50
100
150
200
All tech hubs
All countries
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24. Salary competition
Tech communities
Great schools
Great lifestyle
Job opportunities
1
2
3
4
Why people want to work in these cities
5
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25. “People ask me if I think it’s a bad thing that
companies like Facebook, Google, and
Alibaba are coming into the city. But I think
it's a good thing. I think it's making us more
of a tech center, and that makes it a lot
easier to attract people to Seattle.”
Susan Harker,
VP of Global Talent Acquisition, Amazon

26. Amsterdam
-46%
Berlin
-39%
Paris
-26%
London
-19%
Münich
-14%
Dublin
0%
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab
Gap Shrinkage
While the tech talent
gap persists, increased
jobseeker interest
suggests future relief
(but not full resolution)
Relative postings to searches for
all tech jobs
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27. 3. Tech jobs are becoming more
specialized, further complicating the "
search for talent
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28. The tech boom led to the wide variety of software roles on Indeed today
Java developer, PHP Developer, Web Developer, Software Developer, .Net Developer,
Senior Java Developer, Front End Developer, Developer , Sharepoint Developer, UI
Developer, Senior .Net Developer, Application Developer, C# Developer, Senior PHP
Developer, Senior Software Developer, Python Developer, Senior Developer, C++
Developer, Front-End Developer, SQL Developer, Ruby On Rails Developer , Dot Net
Developer, JavaScript Developer, ASP.Net Developer, Senior Web Developer,
Mobile Developer, Front End Web Developer, PHP Web developer , Sr. JAVA Developer,
ETL Developer, Salesforce Developer, Drupal Developer, Mobile Application Developer,
Wordpress Developer, Oracle Developer, Business Developer, NET Developer, Database
Developer, Business Intelligence Developer, Web Application Developer, Frontend
Developer, BI Developer, Junior Java Developer, Junior Developer, Java/J2EE Developer,
C# .Net Developer, Sr. PHP Developer, Software Developer 3

29. Number of data scientist postings for every one software developer
16.8
10.4
5.3
2015
2014
2013
Growth of “data scientist” postings vs.
traditional software jobs
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab
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30. How can employers take advantage
of these 3 trends?
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31. Attract global tech talent with
English-language job descriptions
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32. Compete with tech hubs
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33. Market to people with specialised skills
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34. Get all the research
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35. How Tech Candidates Search
for Jobs
Mariano Mamertino
Economic Research Analyst
Indeed
@mmamertino
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