Average time required to fill technical positions worldwide 2023-2024

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Ahmed Sherif,
Feb 17, 2025

In 2024, 31 percent of organizations required four to six months to fill a technical role, an increase compared to the 29 percent of organizations who reported the same in the previous year. In contrast, the share of organizations taking between one and three months to fill a technical role dropped from 40 percent in 2023 to only a third of organizations in 2024. Overall, the figures for 2024 show a slight right skew compared to the values for the previous year, illustrating a notable increase in the average time to hire between 2023 and 2024.

Average time required to fill technical positions worldwide from 2023 to 2024

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Release date

September 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

December 2023 to February 2024

Number of respondents

218 respondents

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Full-time hiring managers and staffing professionals

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Original question: "On average, how long does it take to hire a headcount to fill an open technical position in your organization?"

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