{"id":46622,"date":"2025-04-04T16:20:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T10:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/?p=46622"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:32:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:02:18","slug":"foundit-insights-tracker-philippines-feb-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/foundit-insights-tracker-philippines-feb-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippines&#8217; Hiring Landscape in February 2025: foundit Insights Tracker\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Overview of Hiring Activity<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The foundit Insights Tracker for the Philippines recorded a <strong>13% increase<\/strong> in hiring activity from February 2024 to February 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was also a <strong>6% rise<\/strong> in month-on-month hiring and a <strong>19% increase<\/strong> over the last six months\u2014signaling a buoyant job market supported by digital expansion, government initiatives, and growing business confidence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vTJbGEIsNGs5pO-KbvD34YighgEub9upWJaCWTr7K6s_5hMJgTaHQI24H6hSCMDNei5NWcRTJztdEcF\/embed?start=true&#038;loop=true&#038;delayms=3000\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"389\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a style=\"display: inline-block;background-color: #7900c6;color: #fff;text-align: center;padding: 10px 20px;text-decoration: none;font-size: 18px;border-radius: 4px;font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Phillipines-Hiring-Trends-in-Feb-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Feb 2025 fit Report (Philippines) PDF<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hiring Trends by Industry (YoY numbers)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10 out of 12 industries<\/strong> monitored by the tracker saw an uptick in hiring.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In Demand:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/search\/hospitality-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hospitality Jobs\"><strong>Hospitality<\/strong><\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/search\/travel-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Travel Jobs\"><strong>Travel <\/strong><\/a>(+36%), <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/search\/education-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Education Jobs\">Education<\/a><\/strong> (+17%), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/search\/bpo-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"BPO Jobs\"><strong>BPO<\/strong><\/a>\/ITES (+17%) led the surge, thanks to a resurgence in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/search\/tourism-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tourism Jobs\">tourism<\/a><\/strong>, digital transformation, and the growth of Global Capability Centres (GCCs).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facing Challenges:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/search\/information-technology-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"IT Jobs\">IT <\/a><\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/search\/fresher-telecom-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Telecom Jobs\">Telecom<\/a><\/strong>\/ISP (-10%) and Production\/Manufacturing, Automotive, and Ancillary (-2%) saw hiring contractions, although month-on-month recovery hints at cautious optimism.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hiring Trends by Functional Area (YoY numbers)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9 out of 10 functional areas<\/strong> saw annual growth in recruitment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In Demand:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/search\/sales-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sales Jobs\">Sales <\/a><\/strong>&amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/search\/business-development-jobs-in-metro-manila-ncr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"business development jobs in manila\"><strong>Business Development<\/strong><\/a> (+31%) led the way, followed by Medical Roles (+16%) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/search\/purchasing-jobs-in-other-philippines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"purchase jobs\"><strong>Purchase<\/strong><\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/search\/logistics-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Logistics Jobs\"><strong>Logistics<\/strong><\/a>\/Supply Chain (+15%), as businesses ramped up customer-facing and operational roles.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facing Challenges:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Software, Hardware, and Telecom (-9%) remained subdued, though a 5% month-on-month increase signals early signs of recovery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the foundit insights tracker<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The foundit Insights Tracker (fit) Philippines, earlier known as the Monster Employment Index, is the leading guide to the country\u2019s e-recruitment landscape. 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