Welcome to Devshore Partners’ 2025 Tech Recruitment in Review, our annual analysis of the forces shaping the global and UK tech hiring market. This report distils key developments from across 2025, a year marked by layoffs, AI acceleration, shifting salary expectations, and a persistent shortage of skilled IT talent.

Drawing on market data, industry activity, and hiring patterns, the report examines how AI and cybersecurity reshaped demand, why talent shortages persisted despite widespread restructuring, and how companies increasingly turned to global and offshore hiring to stay competitive. As a consulting and delivery partner specialising in remote IT teams and offshore development centres in Asia, Devshore Partners curates these insights to help business leaders and hiring managers understand where the market has been and how to adapt their talent strategies moving forward.