The top eight markets with more than 500,000 tech talent workers are all in the Asia Pacific region, according to CBRE in its Global Tech Talent Guidebook 2025.
The growth and competition for artificial intelligence (AI) development offer significant opportunities for tech talent markets in the region.
“AI will catalyze the next economic growth cycle, producing significant economic value and real estate demand. We are seeing tech talent anchored in APAC, shifting from general engineering to specialized AI roles. India and China are now competing with the largest markets in the United States and the United Kingdom, while niche talent pools are emerging in places like Singapore,” said Rohini Saluja, managing director, head of consulting and integrated client solutions, Asia Pacific, for CBRE.
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