As tech companies across Europe continue to scale, the ecosystem faces a growing challenge: finding the right talent in an increasingly costly and uncertain hiring market.
Rising economic uncertainty is reshaping hiring trends across Europe. According to LinkedIn’s recent labour market report, hiring is down 26% across the EU compared to 2019 and in the UK it’s down 24% from 2019.
Despite this slowdown, AI is creating demand at a rapid pace. Companies in the EU have added over 256,000 AI-related jobs on LinkedIn since 2023, according to the same report.
How to navigate this market change was one of the key talking points in our latest Sifted Talks in partnership with global HR platform WorkMotion. Panellists unpacked how scaling companies in Europe can adapt to changes and how to future-proof their talent strategies.
Our panel of experts included:
