JapanSalary&EmploymentOutlook2017Worldwideleadersinspecialistrecruitmentwww.michaelpage.co.jpFINDOUTWHATYOU’REWORTHINTHISREPORTRiseofdomesticbrandsPage05EffectiveemployerbrandingPage07Asia:Theworldsnexttechhub?Page062017JapanSalary&EmploymentOutlook|3SeizingNewOpportunitiesKeyTrendsMadeinAsia:RiseofDomesticBrandsAsia:TheWorld’sNextTechnologyHub?StrongEmployerBranding:AKeytoSuccessJapanOverviewInsights&SalaryBenchmarksAccounting&FinanceBanking&FinancialServicesEngineeringHealthcare&LifeSciencesHumanResourcesLegalOfficeSupportRetailSales&MarketingSupplyChainTechnologyTemp&Contract0405060708262831343741Contents0911141722244|2017JapanSalary&EmploymentOutlookSeizingnewopportunitiesHealthcare,technologyanddigitalsectorsearmarkedforgrowthinAsiaCompaniesinAsiaarerampingupeffortstoseizegrowthopportunitiesintheregion,despiteslightlyweakerglobaleconomicsentiment.Byinvestingheavilyinmobile-technologystart-upsandotherinnovations,includingfinancialtechnology(fintech)services,employersarecreatingnewpositionswithanemphasisondigitalskills.Hiringisexpectedtocontinuetogrowinthenext12monthsacrossthetechnologysector.Likewise,thehealthcaresectorisexpectedtobeabrightspotin2017,duelargelytoageingpopulationsaswellasahigherdemandforqualityservices.CountriesacrossAsiaareexpectedtocontinuebuildinguptheirhealthcaresystems,resultinginanincreaseinhiringdemandforqualifiedprofessionalsacrosstheboard.Digitalalsoshowsnosignsofslowingdown,ascompaniescontinuetobuilduptheironlineplatformsande-commercecapabilities.Intermsofhiringintentions,44%ofemployerssurveyedacrossChina,HongKong,Taiwan,Indonesia,Malaysia,andSingaporesaidtheywouldbeincreasingtheircompanyheadcount;while49%saidtheywouldmaintaintheircurrentheadcount.Mid-levelemployeesappeartobethemostsought-afterbycompanies(60%).Contractingappearstohaveriseninpopularityasatalentsolution.InHongKongandSingapore,morethanhalf(60%)ofcompaniescurrentlyusecontractors,primarilytoovercomechallengesinpermanentheadcountapprovals.Currently,mostcontractorsareinop...
