Overview

Job Market Insights are quarterly releases based on the job offerings advertised online through major private recruitment platforms. This report contains key information on job offerings by major occupational groups and economic activities.

Job Offering Advertised Online, Fourth Quarter of 2025

The number of online job offerings advertised in the fourth quarter of 2025 was 587,801.

Job Offering Advertised Online for Major Group Occupation

Online job offerings were concentrated in the Professional category, accounting for 46.4 per cent or 272,698 job offerings in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to 268,178 job offerings in the third quarter of 2025. Technicians and Associate Professionals category recorded 93,358 job offerings, followed by Managers with 88,080 job offerings. Higher demand was observed for Advertising and Marketing Professionals (42,411 job offerings), followed by Managing Directors and Chief Executives (36,656 job offerings), Administrative Associate Professionals (29,569 job offerings), Administrative Professionals (22,093 job offerings), as well as Accountants and Auditors (20,111 job offerings).

Job Offering Advertised Online for Economic Activities

The Services sector continued to dominate, accounting for 84.4 per cent or 496,065 job offerings in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to 77.2 per cent in the third quarter of 2025. The Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles subsector recorded the highest number of job offerings within the Services sector, with 183,653 job offerings. This was followed by Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities (62,954 job offerings), Administrative and Support Service Activities (52,036 job offerings), Manufacturing (45,369 job offerings), and the Construction sector (40,069 job offerings).

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