Hybrid Work To Take Up 29% Of Total Jobs In 2023: foundit Insights Tracker

Hybrid jobs held a 40 per cent share of total job postings on foundit in 2022, while the share of remote jobs went down to 18 per cent

foundit (formerly Monster APAC and ME), published the foundit Insights Tracker (fit) for January 2023. It said that hybrid jobs would take up 29 per cent share of total job posting in 2023.

A look at current-day trends indicates that as of January 2023, hybrid jobs take up 29 per cent share of total job postings indicating that this work model is still widely adopted and preferred by many. However, the share of remote jobs has slid down to 11 per cent, which is a smidge higher than pre-pandemic levels, the report said.

Post-pandemic, several work models were introduced globally, helping organisations stay afloat through testing times. Three years in, workforce and workplace dominate many debates and conversations with continuous shifts in employee and employer preferences.

Pre-pandemic, foundit recorded a total of 8 per cent work-from-home (WFH) jobs on the portal, whereas this number spiked up to 72 per cent during the pandemic. In 2022 as many companies moved back to offices implementing newer models, the concept of hybrid working came up which offered flexibility and work-life balance to employees. Hybrid jobs held a 40 per cent share of total job postings on foundit in 2022, while the share of remote jobs went down to 18 per cent.

Indian IT, which held the highest share of remote jobs on foundit (74 per cent in 2022) also saw a drop in remote and hybrid jobs to 58 per cent in January 2023. However, it is noteworthy to mention that the industry still contributed to over half of the total number of remote (23 per cent share) and hybrid (35 per cent share) jobs on the platform.