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everything we do, from the jobseeker to the hiring manager and those who bring
them together. As a market-leading global recruitment group, we see our role
as that of a trusted advisor – helping our candidates and clients to build fulfilling
careers and grow effective teams both now and into the future.
Robert Walters
CEO
Robert Walters Group
69%
OF OUR BUSINESS
IS FOCUSED ON
PERMANENT
RECRUITMENT, 31%
ON CONTRACT
GLOBAL REACH,
LOCAL EXPERTISE
Countries we operate in
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WE RECRUIT
AUSTRALIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHILE
CHINA
CZECH REPUBLIC
INDONESIA
IRELAND
JAPAN
LUXEMBOURG
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
UAE
ACROSS 31 FRANCE NEW ZEALAND UK
COUNTRIES GERMANY
HONG KONG
PHILIPPINES
PORTUGAL
USA
VIETNAM
GLOBALLY INDIA SINGAPORE
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• Australia & New Zealand • Belgium & Luxembourg • Netherlands • United Kingdom
• Greater China & South East Asia • France • Portugal • Middle East & Africa
• Japan • Germany • Spain • Canada
• South Korea • Ireland • Switzerland • Latin America
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Founder & CEO, prospective organisation.
Hoodline, USA Atul Gaur, HR Director,
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L’Oréal, Singapore and Shaq Mohajerani, Head
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Malaysia of Development, Hanwha
Energy, Australia
GLOBAL OVERVIEW second half due to uncertainty caused moving specific aspects of production
Overall the global hiring market was by the US-China trade war, Brexit out of Mainland China to locations such
active in 2019 despite widespread and the difficulty of building a stable as Taiwan and South East Asia, which
economic and political uncertainty. government in Spain. impacted hiring.
Demand for specialist technology
skill sets as well as risk, regulatory Brexit continued to dominate the South East Asia experienced a
and compliance professionals led to headlines in the UK, impacting hiring predominantly buoyant hiring market
candidate shortages in many markets. in many sectors; however, there in 2019, particularly in the high-growth
were pockets of hiring activity across markets of Indonesia, the Philippines,
Across Europe, we saw demand for technology, fintech, property and Thailand and Vietnam. Demand for
talent outstripping supply as businesses professional services. ‘glocal’ talent – professionals with a
continued to hire. In France, the strong understanding of both global
recruitment market performed well in In the Middle East, recruitment business practices and local cultural
2019 despite employers pausing hiring activity was high for most of 2019. mindsets – continued as more
activity during times of difficulty such as Nationalisation remains a key priority in businesses internationalised.
the yellow vests (gilets jaunes) protests. the UAE and Saudi Arabia, leading to
local talent shortages, wage inflation In Japan, acute talent shortages
Belgium experienced strong economic and nationals moving roles more continued due to the nation’s declining
growth in 2019, which led to an frequently. We saw similar trends across and ageing population as well as high
active hiring market and widespread Africa as companies sought to adhere demand for bilingual professionals with
talent shortages. Across the border to government nationalisation policies. international expertise. Companies
in Germany, hiring was buoyant as specialising in cloud computing, AI,
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traditional Mittelstand companies Throughout Greater China, the local
focused on digitalisation and foreign market outlook became increasingly
companies grew their presence. uncertain in the latter half of 2019, As top talent prioritise
Similarly, in the Netherlands, a strong with the US-China trade war weighing keeping their skills up
economy and an exceptionally low heavily on sentiment. Candidates to date, we recommend
unemployment rate led to candidate became harder to source as employers offer clear
shortages across all disciplines. professionals proved reluctant to learning and development
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change roles in uncertain market opportunities to attract
In Spain, hiring activity was high in the conditions. We also saw manufacturers in-demand professionals.
first half of 2019 but reduced in the taking action to avoid US tariffs by
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future mobility and smart factories these skill sets within the banking Advice to employers
increased hiring in 2019 in preparation and financial services sector as In order to secure top talent with
for the rollout of 5G in 2020. businesses sought to adhere to new specialist skill sets we recommend
regulations and guidelines set by their employers run swift and efficient
In Australia and New Zealand, the central banks. Japan continued to recruitment processes, ensuring offers
economic environment looks set to strengthen its financial regulations are made in a timely manner. As in-
prevent any widespread jobs and salary and companies faced greater scrutiny demand professionals consider moving
growth in the near to mid-future. The over their handling of personal data, roles they will focus on more than the
exceptions will be in sectors where leading to high demand for audit, risk salary on offer – they are keenly aware
demand outstrips supply – most and compliance professionals. In the of the need to keep their specialist
notably in technology, financial services Netherlands, salaries for compliance, skills up to date, so we recommend
and infrastructure. regulatory reporting and risk businesses offer clear learning and
management specialists are expected development opportunities to attract
KEY TRENDS to rise in 2020 due to extreme talent the best talent on the market.
Acute tech talent shortages shortages.
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Across most markets the demand for
technology professionals with specialist
skill sets will continue to outstrip IN 2020 WE EXPECT
supply in 2020. Digital transformations TO SEE EMPLOYERS
are continuing apace across many VYING FOR TALENT
industries in China, Hong Kong, WITH EXPERTISE IN AI,
Australia and New Zealand, so in 2020
BIG DATA, UX,
we expect to see employers vying
DEVELOPMENT AND
for professionals with expertise in AI,
big data, UX, development and cyber CYBER SECURITY.
security.
TAIWAN
Taiwan started 2019 with better-than-
expected economic growth, resulting
in buoyant hiring levels across several
industries, including technology, FMCG
and healthcare.
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JAPAN & SOUTH KOREA
JAPAN mobility (connected cars and
Despite global economic and autonomous driving), smart factories Our presence in Japan & South
geopolitical uncertainty, demand for and medtech increased hiring in 2019 in Korea:
talent far outstripped supply in 2019 preparation for the rollout of 5G in 2020.
with a job openings-to-applicants ratio In addition, the digital sector has seen • Osaka
of 1.6 to 1. Japan’s labour shortages strong growth in smartphone payment • Seoul
continued unabated due to its declining services, with many new offerings • Tokyo
and ageing population, as well as launching in quick succession. As a
increased demand for talent with result, talented individuals have flocked
English-language skills and international to the industry, including candidates with
expertise. Both foreign-affiliated firms financial backgrounds, app developers, in central nervous system disorders, and
and Japanese companies operating security experts and other professionals oncology and regenerative medicine.
internationally are driving this demand able to draw from a diverse range of Following Japan’s interest in the 100-
for bilingual talent with international experience and skills. year lifespan concept, which focuses on
or global business exposure. Other positive longevity, hiring has increased at
businesses operating locally, such as The medical industry continues to hire manufacturers producing ingredients for
transport networks, retailers, hotels and in order to keep pace with Japan’s dietary supplements and organic food
service and entertainment companies, ageing population, with life sciences products.
are beginning to follow suit. specialists in particularly high demand.
Medical device firms and pharmaceutical In 2019, Japan continued to strengthen
Companies specialising in cloud companies are searching for its financial regulations following
computing, artificial intelligence (AI), professionals specialising several high-profile incidents involving
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cryptocurrencies and smartphone high-growth field remaining strong. transition to smart factories is taking
payment fraud. Similarly, companies In addition, the rapid growth of the place as part of the Fourth Industrial
are under increased scrutiny regarding biotechnology industry has expanded Revolution. Whereas manufacturers of
their collection and usage of personal the market for analytical devices and internal-combustion engine vehicles
data, which requires compliance with diagnostics, leading to increased hiring experienced a decline against a
the Personal Information Protection Law. in these areas. backdrop of poor business performance
Both these things have led to increased in South Korea, the autonomous
demand for cyber security, audit, risk and electric car industries continued
and compliance professionals. Both foreign-affiliated to boom. With that, the demand for
firms and Japanese bilingual data scientists, deep learning
In 2020, legislation designed to ensure companies operating engineers and autonomous system
equal pay for equal work will come internationally are driving platform specialists in the manufacturing
into force. This will give those in part- demand for bilingual field will continue in 2020.
time and temporary work more stable talent with overseas
employment conditions, an uplift in experience. Turning to new and renewable
wages and an increase in opportunities energy, the Korean government has
to receive full-time employment. On announced the ‘Renewable Energy
the employer side, we expect to see Competition for technology specialists 3020 Implementation Plan’, with the
companies utilising contractors even continued to intensify with the goal of producing 20% of the country’s
more as they seek to secure specialised development of new business models energy from renewable sources by
talent at short notice in order to launch converging IT and healthcare, as well 2030. With the accelerated introduction
new projects or move into new markets. as across-the-board digitalisation of of infrastructure for solar, wind and
many industries including retail, logistics, hydroelectric power generation, the
SOUTH KOREA manufacturing and finance. Demand for demand for top talent in these areas is
With the implementation of the new technology skills remains strong growing steadily.
52-hour workweek, another rise in the in the manufacturing sector, where a
minimum wage and prolonged
US-China trade tensions, foreign direct
investment (FDI) in Korea declined
in the first half of 2019 compared to
2018. Despite this, FDI in the first half
of 2019 actually surpassed the 10-year
average, indicating that general upward
movement continues.
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EUROPE
TORONTO
Canada witnessed a buoyant
recruitment market in 2019 as the 27
LATIN AMERICA
In this section we delve deeper into the hiring and salary trends for
2020 of the recruitment areas we specialise in.
Portugal
2019
2019 has witnessed a very strong growth in employment, especially in
the technology, renewable energy, automotive, real estate, infrastructure,
automation and supply chain, mass market and services sectors.
Tourism has reached new record highs in 2019, benefiting many
other sectors, from retail to real estate, services and industry. Hiring
demand has been particularly strong in the Greater Lisbon and Oporto
areas, even reaching full employment in some cases. Base salaries
showed an average increase of 10-12% compared to 2018.
44%
OF PROFESSIONALS IN PORTUGAL
Hiring demand has been
particularly strong in the
Greater Lisbon and Oporto
areas, even reaching full
ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING TO CHANGE employment in some cases.
JOBS
60
TOP FOUR MOTIVATORS TO
MOVE JOBS
2 Career progression
1.6 years
Is the average tenure for accounting & finance
Good work-life Feedback and Competitive
professionals
balance encouragement from remuneration &
management benefits
91 7
% 2
91%
% 32 23 45
Expecting a
0-6% increase
7%
Expecting a
7-15% increase
2%
Expecting a
16%+ increase
32%
Expecting a
0-6% bonus
23%
Expecting a
7-15% bonus
45%
Expecting a
16%+ bonus
Pay rise/change in
compensation
55%
Of accounting &
finance professionals Better company culture 14%
feel confident about
job opportunities in Improved work-life
9%
their sector balance
A
ccounting & Finance
PORTUGAL
Specialist
Portugal 35
E ngineering & Operations
KEY FINDINGS
3 out of 5
7525 Male
75%
Female
25%
Professionals are satisfied with their current
salary
A pay rise/change in
compensation
37%
Of engineering
professionals feel Better company culture 16%
confident about
job opportunities in
Improved work security 11%
their sector
E ngineering & Operations
PORTUGAL
Sales
Portugal 37
E ngineering & Operations
PORTUGAL
Planning & Cost Manager 45 - 55k 45 - 60k 55 - 65k 60 - 70k 65 - 80k 70 - 85k
GENDER DIVERSITY IN IT
90%
7624 Male
76%
Female
24%
Of IT candidates are open to a job approach
when not actively looking
62 22 16
CYBER AGILE
DATA
SECURITY
62% 22% 16%
PYTHON JAVA .NET Expecting a Expecting a Expecting a
0-6% increase 7-15% increase 16%+ increase
A pay rise/change in
compensation
50%
Development
ERPs
Security
Portugal 41
s ales & marketing
KEY FINDINGS
1.3 years
Is the average tenure for sales & marketing
Work-life balance Remuneration and Feedback and
professionals
benefits encouragement from
management
87 11 2
87%
% 67 17 16
Expecting a
0-6% increase
11%
Expecting a
7-15% increase
2%
Expecting a
16%+ increase
67%
Expecting a
0-6% bonus
17%
Expecting a
7-15% bonus
16%
Expecting a
16%+ bonus
A pay rise/change in
compensation
28%
58%
Career progression 26%
Healthcare
Portugal 43
s ales & marketing
PORTUGAL
Sales
Key Account Manager (FMCG) 18 - 28k 18 - 28k 30 - 40k 30 - 40k 35 - 46k 35 - 46k
NB: Figures are basic salaries exclusive of benefits/bonuses unless otherwise specified.
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AUSTRALIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHILE
CHINA
CZECH REPUBLIC
FRANCE
GERMANY
HONG KONG
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRELAND
JAPAN
LUXEMBOURG
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
PHILIPPINES
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
UAE
UK
USA
VIETNAM
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