"Toptal 's High-Skilled Job Report for Q4 2025 found that demand for experienced remote and hybrid technology and professional services personnel is actually slightly stronger than that for comparable in-office positions. The report found that global demand for these remote and hybrid professionals increased by 19.8% in Q4 2025 versus Q4 2024. Looking at the entire year, demand increased 10.9% in 2025 versus 2024."
"Meanwhile, demand for similar professionals across all work models, including remote, hybrid, and in-office roles, increased by slightly smaller magnitudes (19.4% for Q4 2025 versus Q4 2024 and 10.4% for full-year 2025 versus 2024). The difference in the trends is very small, but still worth noting, according to the report. For remote and hybrid roles to exceed the blended average, in-office roles must be lagging behind, pulling down the overall figure."
Global demand for remote and hybrid technology and professional-services personnel increased 19.8% in Q4 2025 versus Q4 2024 and rose 10.9% for the full year 2025 versus 2024. Demand for similar professionals across all work models grew slightly less: 19.4% in Q4 and 10.4% for the full year. Quarter-over-quarter, remote and hybrid demand declined 4%, while the broader experienced market, including in-office roles, declined 4.7%. Office occupancy in major U.S. markets has recovered from pandemic lows but remains below 2019 levels. Distributed work appears to have reached a stable equilibrium with companies differentiating essential in-person collaboration from remote work.
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