2025全球科技市场顶尖人才区位分析报告Global+Tech+Markets+Top+Talent+Locations+2025

GLOBALOCCUPIERSERVICES

GlobalTechMarkets

TopTalentLocations2025

FOREWORD

Globaltechnologytalent

marketshaveevolvedrapidlyoverthepastfiveyears.

FeweventshavedisruptedthemarketsfasterthantheintroductionofgenerativeAImodelsinlate2022.

Withcompaniesacrossallbusinesssectorsseeking

toimplementAIsolutions,demandforAI-relatedskills

andcapabilitieshasskyrocketed,creatingunprecedentedcompetitionforkeyrolesindatascienceand

cybersecurity.

Ascompetitionforkeytalentintensifies,many

companiesareshiftingtheirfocustowardregionsthat

offermoreabundantandaffordabletechtalent.New

techcompanyofficesareopeningacrossAsiaPacific

(APAC)andLatinAmericaasexecutivesexploreemergingopportunitiestosecurethetalenttheyneedtomaintainacompetitiveedge.

Inthisenvironment,technologyleadersarelookingfornewinsightsthatcanhelpthemmakesmart,sustainableandforward-lookingworkforceandrealestatedecisions.Theyneedcomparabledataonkeytechtalenthubsandemergingtalentcenters.Theywantideasonwheretogoandhowtogrow.

Thisreportexaminesmorethan200globalmarketsto

TopTrendstoWatch

identifytheleadingtechnologyhubsacrosstheAmericas,Europe,MiddleEastandAfrica(EMEA)andAPACregions.Basedoninformativedatapointssuchasopenjobposts,venturecapital(VC)investmentanddealcounts,and

GlobalLeaders

talentpoolsizeandtalentdensity,thisreportprovidesarankingoftoptechmarketswithineachregion.

Webelievethat—asthecompetitionfortechtalent

intensifies—understandingthesemarketdynamicswillbecomeincreasinglycrucialforshapingeffectivehiringandlocationstrategies.AtColliers,ourexpertsare

focusedonacceleratingsmartandinformedworkforceandrealestatedecisions.Tolearnmoreaboutthe

contentsofthisreport,ortodiscussyourownunique

challengesandopportunities,weencourageyoutocontactourColliersexperts.

ContactUs

ChrisZlocki|HeadofClientExperience

ExecutiveVicePresident,OccupierServices|Global

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4

9

RegionalRanking:Americas

13

RegionalRanking:EMEA

21

RegionalRanking:APAC

29

KeyTakeaways

36

Methodology

37

39

ExecutiveSummary

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EXECUTIVESUMMARY

Thisreportexaminesover

200globalmarketstoidentifytheleadingtechnologytalenthubsacrosstheAmericas,

EMEAandAPACregions.

Ourresearchhighlightsfivekeytrendsthatarereshapingglobaltechnology

talentmarketsandprovidesvaluabledatatohelptechnologyexecutivescreateandupdatetheirworkforceandrealestatestrategiestodrivefuturegrowth.

Withdeepanalysisofarangeofimportantdatapointsoneachmarket,

thisreportrevealswheretoptechcompaniesareactivelyrecruiting,where

establishedtalentpoolsexistandwhereventurecapitalfundingisontherise.Whilesomemarketsarelong-standingtechhubs,otherspresentemerging

opportunitiestosecurethetalentneededtomaintainacompetitiveedge.

Top5global

techtalent

marketsin2025byoverallscore

1SanFranciscoBayArea,UnitedStates4.5

2London,UnitedKingdom4.0

3Seattle,UnitedStates3.6

4Beijing,China3.5

4NewYorkCity,UnitedStates3.5

TOPTRENDSTOWATCH

Recruitingtomorrow’stalenttoday

Theproportionofyoungerworkersinthetechsectorcontinuestorise.Between2014and2022,thenumberofemployeesunder25grewby9%-arateover20timestheall-industryaverage.1Thistrendisshifting

attentiontocitieswithyoungertalentpools,suchasBengaluru,HyderabadandMexicoCity.

Thepolarizationoftechtalent

Globaltechtalentisbecoming

increasinglyconcentratedina

fewkeyhubs,withcitiesinthe

U.S.andIndialeadingtheway.Although22countrieshavecitiesrankedinourtop50,thedata

pointstoagrowingpolarization

-especiallyinAItalent-towardthesedominantmarkets.

Thevalueofecosystemsrises

CitieswithstrongtechnologyandVCpresencearelikelytoattract

themosttechtalent.ThosecitiesthatplayhosttoMagnificent

Sevenoffices,forexample,tendtoperformwellinourrankingswithplacesliketheSanFranciscoBayArea,NewYorkCityandSeattle

toppingthelists.

Takinganevidence-based

approachtotalent

Nearlythree-quartersofexecutivessaytheyarecontinuingtooptimizetheirofficespace.And59%say

theyplantouselabormarket

analyticsmoreproactivelymovingforward.Leaderswanttotakea

moreevidence-basedapproachtoworkforceandrealestateplanning.

AIshapestalentdemand

ThenumberofnewAIjoblistingshasskyrocketedwhiletraditionalITjoblistingshavefallen.

Datascientistsandcybersecurityprofessionalsareinparticularlyhotdemand,makingcitieslikeLondonandSãoPauloattractivetotalentseekers.

“Withshiftsintalentdistribution,investmentflowsandlaboravailability,theinsightsfromthisanalysis

provideaclearroadmapforcompaniesseekingtostayaheadintherapidlyevolvingtechnologylandscape.”

BretSwango

SeniorVicePresident,WorkforceAnalytics

&LocationStrategy,OccupierServices|Americas

1

Millennialsfacingagism

,BusinessInsider,September2024

TopTrends

GlobalLeaders

ExecutiveSummary

APAC

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TOPTRENDSTOWATCH

AIshapes

talentdemand

ThelaunchofChatGPTandothergenerativeAIplatformshastransformed

demandfortechnologytalent.AccordingtorecentresearchbytheUniversityofMaryland,thenumberofnewAIjoblistingshasrisen68%sinceChatGPT

launchedinlate2022,whilethenumberoftraditionalITjoblistingsfell27%inthesameperiod.2

Competitionfordatascientistsisparticularlystrong.Taskedwithdeveloping

modelsthatturnlargeamountsofdataintoinsightsandpatterns,3these

technologyprofessionalsarecriticaltotheAIindustry.Perhapsnotsurprisingly,demandfordatascientistsisexpectedtogrowby36%through2032–thehighestrateofanytechjobs.4

Interestingly,ourresearchfindsthatregionalhubsofdatascientistsareemerginginresponsetoincreasedhiringdemand—drivenbytheneedtosupportlarge

languagemodels(LLMs)andbroaderAIintegrationefforts.Bengaluruhasthe

world’slargestpoolofdatascientists,includingthebiggestworkforceintheAPACregion.IntheAmericas,theSanFranciscoBayAreaandNewYorkCitylead,whileLondonandParisofferthehighestconcentrationsofdatasciencetalentinEMEA.

WiththeadoptionofAIintroducingarangeofnewrisks,competitionfor

informationsecurityanalystsisalsoskyrocketingwithdemandup33%.Data

fromISC2,acybersecurityprofessionalassociation,showsthatthecybersecurityworkforcegapgrewby19.1%from2023to2024,highlightingtherisingdemandforprofessionalsinthefield.5OurresearchrevealsthegreatestconcentrationsofcybersecurityprofessionalscanbefoundinSãoPaulo,WashingtonD.C.-

Baltimore,Bengaluru,NewYorkCityandMumbai.

ChatGPTEffectonNewlyListedUSJobs2

25%

AIjobs

0

-25%

ITjobs

-50%

-75%

2022Q4

IncreaseinAIjob

listingssincelate2022

Decreaseintraditionallistingssincelate2022

2024Q4

ITjob

+68%

-27%

2

LinkUpAIMaps

,UniversityofMaryland,January2025

3

AreDataScientistsStillKeytoAI?

,Forbes,July2024

4

FastestGrowingOccupations

,U.S.BureauofLaborStatistics,August2024

5

GlobalCybersecurityWorkforcePreparesforanAI-DrivenWorld

,ISC2,October2024

TopTrends

ExecutiveSummary

Americas

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TOPTRENDSTOWATCH

Recruitingtomorrow’stalenttoday

Youngergenerationswanttoworkintechnologyand

technologyexecutiveswanttorecruitandretaintheirskills,capabilitiesandperspectives.

Considerthis:accordingtotheEqualEmploymentOpportunityCommission,overthecourseofaneight-yearstudy,nearly

41%oftheU.S.techworkforcewasagedbetween25and39,comparedtojust33%acrossthebroaderU.S.workforce.

Andtheproportionofyoungerworkerswithinthetechsectorcontinuestogrow.Between2014and2022,thenumberof

workersunder25increasedby9%acrossthesector–agrowthrateofmorethan20timestheall-industryaverage.Incontrast,techworkersover65sawonlya4%growthinworkforce

representationduringthatspan.7

Assuch,weexpecttoseetechnologyleadersstartto

focustheirhiringandskillsinvestmentsintechcitieswith

lowermedianages.AccordingtotheWorldPopulationReview,Indiawouldbethetopcountry,withtechcitiessuchas

Bengaluru,Hyderabad,DelhiNCR,Pune,ChennaiandMumbaitoppingthelist.Otherlow-agetechcentersincludeMexicoCityandJakarta.

AsGenZcontinues

togrowwithintech,

companiesmay

increasinglyturnto

marketswithyoungertalentpoolstomeet

specifichiringandskillneeds,oftenatlower

medianwagelevels.

KellenStaats

Consultant,PortfolioStrategyConsulting|Americas

Toplow-agetechcentersareconcentratedinIndia

1Bengaluru2Hyderabad3DelhiNCR4Pune5Chennai6Mumbai

7

FearingGenZiskeepingthemoutoftechjobs,olderworkersarefilingagecomplaintsindroves,

Fortune,September2024

Foreword

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TOPTRENDSTOWATCH

Thepolarizationoftechtalent

Techtalentisconcentratinginkeycenters.Ourresearchexamined

morethan200globalmarketsandfoundthatmorethanathird(36%)oftheworld’stechtalentlivesinoneofjust10globaltechlocations.All10ofthesearelocatedineithertheUnitedStatesorIndia.

ThemagnetismofkeyU.S.techcenterssuchastheSanFranciscoBayarea,NewYorkCityandSeattleiswellknown.YetIndiaboaststhe

citieswiththehighestconcentrationoftechprofessionals.Bengalurutopsthelistfortechtalentavailabilitywithnearlytwiceasmany

professionalsasthenextlargestcity,Hyderabad.DelhiNCR,Mumbai,PuneandanotherU.S.techcenter,WashingtonD.C.-Baltimore,

completethelistofthesecenters.

WhilemanyforeignexecutivesareexploringIndiaduetothemarket’svasttalentavailabilityandlowercost,therealityisthatIndiaisrapidlydevelopingastrongdomesticAIecosystemwhich,inturn,iscreatinggreatercompetitionforkeytalentinsomemarkets.

36%oftheworld,s

techtalentlivesin

oneofjust10global

techlocations

1Bengaluru,India

2Hyderabad,India

3SanFranciscoBayArea,UnitedStates

4DelhiNCR,India

5Chennai,India

6NewYorkCity,UnitedStates

7Mumbai,India

8Pune,India

9Seattle,UnitedStates

10WashingtonD.C.-Baltimore,UnitedStates

Undoubtedly,Indiais

apowerhouseoftech

talentavailabilityand

amajorplayerinthe

globallandscapeled

bytheselargemarkets.However,manytech

occupiersandGlobal

CapabilityCenters

(GCCs)arenowlookingatsmallerandemergingcitiestoachievewiderregionalreachwithin

thecountry.

ArpitMehrotra

ManagingDirector,OfficeServices|India

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TOPTRENDSTOWATCH

Thevalueof

ecosystemsrises

It,snosecretthattechtaIentwantstoworkfortheMagnificentSeven-Amazon,AppIe,GoogIe,Meta,Microsoft,Nvidiaand

TesIa.Techstartupswanttoworkinproximitytothem,notonIytocapturecontractsandtaIent,butaIsotheattentionofventurecapitaIists.CitieswithastrongtechnoIogyandVCpresence,

therefore,arelikelytoattractthemosttechtalent.

ConsiderevidencefromtheU.S.market.TheSanFrancisco

BayArea,whichhostsaIIsevenoftheMagnificentSevenandisthetopU.S.destinationforventurecapitaI,rankedfirstin

ourgIobaIanaIysisoftechtaIentmarkets.OtherU.S.citieswithsignificantMagnificentSevenpresenceandventurecapitaI

flowsincIudeSeattIe(3rd),NewYorkCity(5th),WashingtonD.C.

-BaItimore(11th)andAustin(19th).AdditionaIIy,gIobaImarketsIikeLondon(2nd)andBengaIuru(6th)hostsubstantiaIoperationsoftheMagnificentSevenandbenefitfromhighIeveIsofventurecapitaIinvestment.Hyderabad(25th)aIsostandsoutasa

significantpIayerinthiscontext.

WhiIemarketswithstrongecosystemsandVCactivityareIikeIytoattractthegreatestconcentrationsoftechtaIent,executivesfromoutsideoftheMagnificentSevenmayfindthecompetitionfortalentandthecosttoretainkeyrolestobehigherinthesecorecenters.

Thatbeingsaid,thereisevidencetosuggestthatafterfiveyearsofofferingsomestafffuIIyremoteworkoptions(whichaIIowedtaIenttobesourcedfromabroadergeographicfootprint),manytechcompaniesintheU.S.areshiftingbacktowardhybridandin-officework.ThiscouIdcreatenewopportunitiesforstartupsandtechfirmsofferingmoreflexibIeworkenvironments.

FIexibIeHybridFuIIyRemote

U.S.techcompanyshifttowardhybridandin-officework8

2023

38%

37%

2024

56%

23%

8

TheFIexReport:EnterpriseDeepDive

,FIexIndex,ApriI2024

Techtalentisgravitatingbacktothe

traditionalHQhubs,especiallywiththe

“MagnificentSeven”companies.Remote

rolesareshrinkingfastasmorecompaniesimplementreturn-to-officemandates.Thefewstartupsandlargerfirmsstilloffering

fullyremotepositionsareexperiencinghugedemand.Thismeanstechcompaniesare

nowlookingtorethinktheirworkspaces.Thegoalistocreateenvironmentsthat

fostercollaborationbutstilloffersome

flexibility.Itisatoughbalancetostrike,

butit)sbecomingcrucialforattractingandretainingtoptalent.

PaulMcManus

ViceChair,SiIiconVaIIey|OccupierServices

GlobalTechMarketsTopTalentLocations2025ForewordExecutiveSummaryTopTrendsGlobalLeadersAmericasEMEAAPACKeyTakeawaysMethodologyContactUs7

TOPTRENDSTOWATCH

Takingan

evidence-based

approachtotalent

FacingsignificantdisruptionintalentrequirementsduetotheadoptionofAI

andrecognizingtheshiftingworkforcedynamicsofthenewtechindustry,manybusinessandtechnologyexecutivesarenowstartingtorethinktheirspaceandlocationrequirements.

Ratherthanmakingdecisionsbasedongut-feelandoutdatedhistoricaldata,many

techleadersareinvestinginmoresophisticatedworkforceandspaceanalytics

solutionsandservices.Infact,accordingtoourmostrecent

GlobalCREBenchmarking

Report

,59%ofexecutivesatcompaniesacrossprimaryindustrysectorssaytheyplantouselabormarketanalyticsmoreproactivelymovingforward.

AtColliers,wehaveseenasignificantincreaseindemandforourspaceand

workforceanalyticsservices,particularlywithinthetechsector.Executives

understandthattheirfuturetalentrequirementsandcenterswillbedifferentthantheyaretoday.Andtheyareusingsmarttechnologyandadvancedanalyticsto

provideinsightstomakemoreinformeddecisions.

Intoday)sdynamicbusinesslandscape,workforceanalyticsismoreimportantthanever.Byleveragingagiletechnologyandadvancedanalyticstouncoverworkforce-relatedinsights,wearehelpingleaderstomakefact-based,quantitatively-justifiedlocation-relateddecisionsinlabormarketsaroundtheworld.

GrahamCrosby

HeadofTransactionManagement,OccupierServices|EMEA

Labormarketanalytics9

Doyourecommendlaboranalyticsbeutilizeddifferentlygoingforwardforyourrealestatelocation/building/spacedecisions?

Yes,weshouldusealittlemore

35%

Yes,weshouldusemuchmore

24%

No,weuseitinlimited

situationsandshouldcontinue

20%

No,weuseitheavilyandshouldcontinue

15%

No,wedon,tuseitandshouldcontinue

Yes,weshouldnotuseitgoingforward

4%

4%

59%ofrespondents

recommendlabormarketanalyticstobeutilized

moremovingforward

9

GlobalCREStrategyBenchmarkingReport

Colliers,July2024

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TOPTECHMARKETS2025

GlobalLeaders

TheUnitedStatesdominatesthelistoftop50globaltechnologymarketsfollowedbystrongshowingsfromIndia,ChinaandGermany.Butwith29differentmarketsappearingonthelist,itisclearthattechtalentcanbefoundglobally.

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Acomparativeoverviewofcitiesbyregion,evaluatingtheirperformancein

talentacquisition,venturecapitalfunding,labor

indexonaglobalscale,

andtalentpipelineand

sectorcompositiononaregionallevel,toderiveanoverallscore.

Weusedexternalglobal

dataforTalentAcquisition,VCFundingandLabor

Indexcategoriestoensureconsistent,comparable

analysisacrossmarkets.Toaccountforregional

nuances,internalregionaldatasourcedfromlocalexpertswasusedfor

TalentPipelineandSectorCompositioncategories.

However,wedidnot

includeaTalentPipelineforAPACduetolimited

dataavailabilityand,moreimportantly,alackof

consistentdataacrosstheregion.

*DuetoLinkedInInsights

providingdataforcertain

marketsatanationalor

regionallevel,Amsterdam

includesAmsterdam,Utrecht,TheHagueandRotterdam

‘Vietnam’includesHanoi

andHoChiMinhCity;‘SanFranciscoBayArea’includesSãoPaulo.

OverallScore

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

Talent

Acquisition

5.03.04.04.02.04.53.02.52.0

1.5

4.02.0

1.5

2.0

3.02.5

1.5

1.02.52.52.52.02.54.02.52.02.51.02.0

VC

Funding

3.8

3.5

2.5

3.5

3.3

2.3

2.8

2.5

2.0

3.0

2.3

2.5

2.8

3.8

2.3

2.8

3.5

3.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.5

1.8

2.3

2.0

1.8

3.0

2.3

LaborIndex

4.0

2.5

3.5

3.0

1.5

5.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

1.5

3.0

2.0

2.0

1.5

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

2.0

2.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

1.0

2.5

SanFranciscoBayArea

London

Seattle

NewYorkCity

Beijing

Bengaluru

Paris

Boston

Dublin

Tokyo

WashingtonD.C.-Baltimore

Munich

Stockholm

Shanghai

LosAngeles

Berlin

Seoul

Shenzhen

Austin

Toronto

Bucharest

Madrid

Amsterdam

Hyderabad

Pune

Atlanta

Dallas-FortWorth

Hangzhou

Denver

Country

UnitedStates

UnitedKingdom

UnitedStates

UnitedStates

China

India

France

UnitedStates

Ireland

Japan

UnitedStates

Germany

Sweden

China

UnitedStates

Germany

Korea

China

UnitedStates

Canada

Romania

Spain

Netherlands

India

India

UnitedStates

UnitedStates

China

UnitedStates

Sector

Composition

4.84.4

4.03.64.23.43.83.64.23.83.23.43.63.23.23.03.23.22.82.63.03.02.62.42.62.83.03.02.8

Americas

EMEA

Americas

Americas

APAC

APAC

EMEA

Americas

EMEA

APAC

Americas

EMEA

EMEA

APAC

Americas

EMEA

APAC

APAC

Americas

Americas

EMEA

EMEA

EMEA

APAC

APAC

Americas

Americas

APAC

Americas

TalentPipeline

4.0

5.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

4.5

3.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

4.5

3.5

3.5

4.5

3.5

2.5

Region

Market

2.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

OverallScore

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

Talent

Acquisition

1.5

2.0

1.5

2.02.02.51.01.02.51.01.01.01.01.01.02.02.52.5

1.5

1.01.02.0

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.5

2.01.01.0

VC

Funding

2.3

2.0

2.3

1.8

2.5

2.3

1.8

2.0

3.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.0

2.3

2.5

1.8

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.8

2.8

2.3

2.3

1.8

2.3

2.3

1.5

LaborIndex

2.0

1.5

1.5

2.0

1.5

2.0

1.0

1.0

2.5

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.5

2.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

2.0

1.5

2.0

1.0

2.5

2.0

1.0

1.5

Frankfurt

MexicoCity

Zurich

Warsaw

Guangzhou

Chicago

Rome

Helsinki

Singapore

Milan

Oslo

Prague

Osaka

Brussels

Copenhagen

Sydney

Chennai

Mumbai

Istanbul

Hamburg

Vienna

SanDiego

Jakarta

Montreal

Stuttgart

Raleigh-Durham

Miami-FortLauderdale

Birmingham

Budapest

Country

Germany

Mexico

Switzerland

Poland

China

UnitedStates

Italy

Finland

Singapore

Italy

Norway

Czechia

Japan

Belgium

Denmark

Australia

India

India

Turkey

Germany

Austria

UnitedStates

Indonesia

Canada

Germany

UnitedStates

UnitedStates

UnitedKingdom

Hungary

Sector

Composition

2.83.2

2.62.8

2.62.4

2.82.8

2.02.6

2.82.6

2.62.4

2.42.2

2.02.0

2.62.4

2.42.2

2.22.0

2.42.2

2.02.2

2.8

EMEA

Americas

EMEA

EMEA

APAC

Americas

EMEA

EMEA

APAC

EMEA

EMEA

EMEA

APAC

EMEA

EMEA

APAC

APAC

APAC

EMEA

EMEA

EMEA

Americas

APAC

Americas

EMEA

Americas

Americas

EMEA

EMEA

TalentPipeline

3.0

1.5

4.0

2.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

2.0

1.0

3.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.5

4.5

3.5

Region

Market

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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GLOBALLEADERS|KEYTAKEAWAYS

Boasting14ofthetop50globaltechmarketsand

fourofthetop10,the

UnitedStatesstandsoutasthetoptechnologytalentdestinationglobally.

WithestablishedtechhubsliketheSanFranciscoBay

Area,NewYorkCity,Seattle,WashingtonD.C.-BaltimoreandBoston,theU.S.benefitsfromlargetalentpools,

targetedhiringbytopcompaniesandsignificantVC

funding.TheU.S.alsoleadsintermsoftechhiringandopenjobposts.

WhiletheU.S.mayleadthetables,itdoesnotdominatethem.Indeed,inourgloballycomparabledata,London

scoredhigherthanSeattle;BeijingbeatBoston.Alltold,

fiveofthetop50marketsareinChina.IndiascoredhighlyintermsofVCfundingandindustryoutput.

Thatbeingsaid,ourreviewofthedatasuggeststhattechtalentisrelativelywelldispersedaroundregionsand

markets.Ourtop50listincludescitiesfrom29differentmarkets.Germanyshowedaboveaverageperformanceacrossallcategories,ledbyMunich.

WhiletheEMEAregiononlyputonemarketintothetopfive,theregionleadsthelistofleadersoverallwith43%ofthetop50citiesrepresented.ButtheAmericas,withthreeofthetopfive,andAPACarenotfarbehindwith

29%and28%ofthetop50citiesrespectively.Inthe

followingchapters,weexploretheregionaldatainmoredepthtoidentifythetopcitiesandthefactorsinfluencingtechtalentdecision-makinginthesekeyregions.

INTERACTIVEMAP

EMEA

43%

APAC

28%

Globalrepresentationoftop50techmarkets

TheSanFranciscoBayAreawinstopspot

TheSanFranciscoBayArea,withaperfectscoreoffiveintalent

acquisition,standsastheworld’stoptechcenter,bolsteredbyinstitutionslikeUCBerkeleyandStanfordandthepresenceoftheMagnificentSeven(Amazon,Apple,Google,Meta,Microsoft,NvidiaandTesla).

GlobalLeaders

ExecutiveSummary

Americas

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GLOBALLEADERS|KEYTAKEAWAYS

GlobalLeader

inTalentAcquisition

SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA

OurresearchshowstheSanFranciscoBayArealeadingthecategory(scoringaperfectfive).

Bengaluru,NewYorkCity,Seattle,HyderabadandWashingtonD.C.-Baltimorefollow.Othertop

marketsincludeLondon,DelhiNCR,ParisandLosAngeles.

Thetalentacquisitioncategoryhighlightsthekeymarkets

wheretoptechcompaniesarefocusingtheirhiringefforts,

particularlyforthemostin-demandtechoccupations.It

providesinsightintotheregionsthatarecurrentlydrivingjobpostsandrecruitingactivity,reflectingtheglobaldemandfortechtalent.

GlobalLeaderinVCFunding

SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA

VCfundingisalsoledbytheSanFranciscoBayArea,followedbyShanghai,NewYorkCityandLondon.

APACputinastrongshowingwithanumberofmarketsnearthetopofthelistincludingSeoul,Singapore,ShenzhenandBeijing.

TheVCfundingcategorynotonlyrevealswherethemajorityofcapitalhasbeeninvestedoverthelastdecadebutalso

wherethemostVCdealshavebeencompletedandwherethehighestgrowthratesinfundingandd