2025: Exploding demand for human resources in digitalization and sustainable development

(LĐXH) - According to the “2025 Salary Guide”, salary prospects are positive in most occupations. Minimum wages in most jobs in all sectors are stable, except for a few positions that have decreased slightly.

ManpowerGroup Vietnam (a human resources solutions provider) has just launched the “Salary Guide 2025”.

In addition to providing salary benchmarks for more than 700 job positions across 12 industry groups, the “2025 Salary Guide” also provides information on total labor costs, including salary increases, salary and bonus mechanisms, and the skills and job positions most sought after by employers.

In 2025, the demand for digital human resources will be huge.

According to the “2025 Salary Guide,” the salary outlook is positive across most occupations. Minimum wages for most jobs in all sectors are stable, with a few positions seeing slight declines. Notably, the maximum salary for some positions with more than five years of experience is expected to increase by about $500 per month in 2025 compared to 2024.

The top position is maintained. The finance and banking sector continues to outstrip other sectors in terms of salary, followed by digitalization and technology. Human resources in executive roles (C-suite) and senior management in the finance and banking sector have salaries ranging from 8,000 - 15,000 USD/month.

Average annual salary increases are expected to vary widely across industries. The logistics and supply chain sector has the highest annual salary increases, at around 10-20%.

In contrast, the wage increase in the consumer goods and retail sectors is quite modest, only 3 - 7%. Enterprises are increasingly focusing on the overall happiness of workers, such as the widespread application of welfare regimes.

Regarding the prominent recruitment trends in Vietnam in 2025, ManpowerGroup Vietnam believes that digital transformation and green transformation are developing strongly in all industries. More and more companies are prioritizing technology upgrades, digitalization, AI and automation applications as well as sustainable practices.

This focus has driven strong hiring demand in areas such as digital, environmental, social and governance (ESG), risk management and compliance, with the semiconductor industry in particular emerging as a bright star.

In 2025, semiconductor recruitment will focus on three main areas: Increasing demand for skilled engineers; increasing focus on research and development roles to drive innovation; and focusing on investing in developing domestic talent.

The semiconductor industry is also predicted to offer the most generous bonuses in 2025, up to 33% of annual salary. In particular, foreign language skills are increasingly required in recruitment.

As Vietnam integrates more deeply into the world , more and more employers require employees to be proficient in at least one foreign language, in addition to professional skills. Besides English, languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean are also very popular.

In addition, ManpowerGroup Vietnam predicts that the trend of green jobs - part of ESG implementation - will increase sharply in all industries by 2025. Mr. Simon Matthews, Regional Director of Southeast Asia, ManpowerGroup shared: “Only 9% of businesses in the Asia - Pacific region have enough talent needed to achieve ESG goals.

This trend will increase strongly in the coming year." ManpowerGroup's recruitment data also shows that the demand for green talent in Vietnam is high in the following industries: Manufacturing, technology, energy, transportation and logistics, and agriculture .

In addition to salary, employees are paying significant attention to factors such as job satisfaction, personal stability, social and environmental impact, and the ability to contribute to the organization.

Phuong Minh

Labor and Social Affairs Newspaper No. 152

Source: https://dansinh.dantri.com.vn/nhan-luc/nam-2025-bung-no-nhu-cau-nhan-luc-ve-so-hoa-phat-trien-ben-vung-20241219103649849.htm