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- June 15, 2026
European Tech Hiring Pulse: Q1 2025
Salary benchmarks are shifting faster than most finance teams anticipated. Our Q1 analysis across 34 European markets reveals where competition is sharpest, which roles are hardest to fill, and what candidates are actually asking for — beyond base compensation.
From AI engineers commanding 35% premiums in Paris and Berlin, to a surprisingly buoyant permanent market in Warsaw and Kraków, the picture is more nuanced than the broad “slowdown” narrative suggests.
Usama Aziz
Head of Market Intelligence
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AI hiring in Europe: where the talent is, and where it definitely isn’t
Paris, Berlin and London command the deepest pools of ML engineers. But for applied AI roles — the ones most companies actually need — the picture is far more distributed across Europe than most hiring plans account for.
Expanding into Poland in 2025: the talent opportunity is real, but so are the expectations
Poland’s engineering talent pool is deep and growing. But candidates in Warsaw and Kraków now benchmark against Western European salaries — and they’re right to. Here’s what that means for your offer strategy.
The FinTech talent squeeze: why London and Amsterdam are losing ground
Dublin now offers a more favourable blend of talent availability, cost and regulatory clarity for FinTech scale-ups. What’s driving the shift and who’s benefiting?
Building a fractional TA function that actually works at scale
Most fractional TA engagements fail within 90 days — not because of the recruiter, but because of how they’re integrated. Here’s the operating model that consistently delivers.
2025 salary benchmarks: software engineers across 15 European cities
Amsterdam, Dublin and Zurich lead for senior engineer compensation. But when adjusted for cost of living, the story looks very different — and candidates are increasingly aware of it.
Hiring in Germany without a German entity: what you actually need to know
The Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (AÜG) sets strict limits on how long contractors can be engaged before employment rights kick in. Here’s how EOR sidesteps the complexity — and where it doesn’t.
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Market reports & guides
European Tech Talent Report 2025
Salary benchmarks, hiring velocity, and candidate expectations across 34 markets. Updated quarterly with primary research.
- 42 pages · PDF
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EOR Compliance Guide: Hiring Across the EU
Country-by-country regulatory overview for employers of record arrangements, including IR35 equivalents, probation rules and termination frameworks.
- 28 pages · PDF
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Fractional TA Playbook: Building a Flexible Hiring Function
How to structure, onboard and measure an embedded or fractional talent acquisition model at Series B and beyond.
- 18 pages · PDF
- Download free
Market Entry Guide: Setting Up in the Netherlands
Amsterdam's employer landscape, contractor classification rules, 30% ruling implications and where to find engineering and commercial talent fast.
- 22 pages · PDF
- Download free
The European Hiring Intelligence Brief.
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