Navigos Group has just released its 2025 Salary and Labour Market Report. Based on a survey of over 3,400 candidates and 500 multinational companies in Vietnam, the report provides in-depth analysis of recruitment trends, required skills, and advice from HR experts for workers, including recent graduates, and businesses.
Business - Sales is the sector with the most job openings.
Accordingly, in 2025, despite the trend of increasing recruitment, the majority of businesses remain cautious, with only 37.36% planning to recruit less than 10% more staff and 29.81% expecting an increase of 10% to less than 20%.
Recent graduates need to enhance their skills, especially those in AI-related fields.
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Specifically, businesses continue to prioritize hiring personnel with 1 to 3 years of experience (55.47%) and 3 to 5 years of experience (27.36%). The most frequently recruited positions are in business/sales (59.43%), manufacturing (33.02%), and customer service (24.34%).
In terms of skills, businesses highly value problem-solving ability (73.06%) and effective communication (63%), along with foreign language skills, analytical thinking, and adaptability.
The report highlights the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the job search process and the trend towards flexible working. AI is increasingly being used by candidates to optimize their resumes, search for jobs, research company information, practice interviews, and develop skills.
However, currently only 18.45% of job seekers have used or are using AI in their job search, while 81.55% have not yet accessed this technology. Among popular AI tools, ChatGPT leads with 66.54% of users, followed by Gemini (15.53%) and Copilot (7.21%).
The software, energy, and oil and gas sectors offer the highest salaries for recent graduates.
Regarding salaries across the 16 industry sectors surveyed by Navigos, the majority offer starting salaries for recent graduates/those with less than two years of experience ranging from 7-12 million VND/month or 10-15 million VND/month. For example, the customer service department of a logistics and transportation supply chain earns 7.6-12.7 million VND/month, while finance and accounting earn 10-15 million VND/month...
However, some professions and jobs offer higher starting salaries, such as supply chain (sourcing, sales, purchasing, logistics, warehousing) at 12.7-20.3 million VND/month; and marketing in the hotel, restaurant, and tourism sectors at 12.7-17.8 million VND/month...
Recent graduates working in software development earn some of the highest salaries.
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Specifically, recent graduates working in software development positions in Hanoi earn the highest salaries at 20.3 million VND/month, while in Ho Chi Minh City the range is from 20.4 to 50.8 million VND/month.
In the energy, oil and gas, and architecture/design sectors, the highest salaries are 20.3 million VND/month (Hanoi) and 25.4 million VND/month (Ho Chi Minh City); business development ranges from 15.2-25.4 million VND/month in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; engineering earns a maximum of 21 million VND/month; and finance/accounting earns a maximum of 27.9 million VND/month (Hanoi) and 20.3 million VND/month (Ho Chi Minh City).
New jobs will emerge in Vietnam.
According to the report, Vietnam is entering a period of strong development with the boom of the digital economy and digital transformation, creating many new job opportunities in fields such as information technology, finance and banking, manufacturing, and logistics.
Demand for manpower in several industries is increasing, yet they still face a shortage of high-quality labor. In particular, positions such as data scientist, AI researcher, machine learning engineer, and data researcher are becoming more important than ever.
Furthermore, the logistics industry in Vietnam is facing a shortage of personnel, particularly in the maritime and warehousing sectors, while the semiconductor industry is thriving thanks to policies attracting investment and training high-quality human resources.
Skills need to be improved.
Navigos Group leaders believe that in order to be well-prepared when the market economy stabilizes and develops again, as well as to meet the recruitment requirements of the new era, workers need to improve their skills, especially in fields related to AI, data, and digital technology.
In addition, foreign languages should be emphasized, with English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese being a significant advantage when working at multinational companies; adapting to new work models, including the ability to work independently, manage time, and communicate online, will be crucial.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cong-viec-nao-co-muc-luong-cao-nhat-cho-sinh-vien-moi-ra-truong-185250222114908415.htm
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