Europe Online Recruitment Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034

The Europe online recruitment market reached around USD 8.59 Billion in 2024. The market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.70% between 2025 and 2034, reaching almost USD 18.04 Billion by 2034.

Europe Online Recruitment Market Growth

As per the World Economic Forum, nearly 97 million jobs are expected to emerge by 2025, which ideally distribute workloads between machines, humans, and algorithms. Post-COVID-19, the EU economy registered a year-on-year growth of 4% in Q2 of FY 2022-23. This led to a significant increase in the demand for jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors.

The roles for food preparation assistants recorded a 25% growth, reaching 1.4 million from 1.1 million, and the number of people working as personal service workers (such as bartenders, guides, and attendants) reached 7.6 million, recording a 15.6% surge. In the information and communication technology domain, job roles recorded a 9.6% increase, employing 4.5 million people. Such trends are expected to drive the demand for online recruitment channels over the forecast period.

Online recruiting enables organisations to conduct pre-employment screening and personality testing to select candidates that ideally match the company's culture and values. Moreover, online recruitment saves costs associated with traditional recruiting practices, including high travelling and advertising expenses, or third-party fees, among others. It can also enable organisations to source different candidates from a vast network of applicants and specifically select those which match the desired requirements of educational background and work experience.

Europe Online Recruitment Industry Segmentation

Europe Online Recruitment Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034 offers a detailed analysis of the market based on the following segments:

Market Breakup by Type:

• Permanent
• Part-Time

Market Breakup by Application:

• Finance
• Sales
• Marketing
• Engineering
• IT
• Others

Market Breakup by Region:

• Germany
• United Kingdom
• France
• Italy
• Others

Europe Online Recruitment Market Share

Based on country, the market is divided into Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy, among others. Over the forecast period, Germany is expected to dominate the market share amid a shortage of workers in the healthcare, IT, and education sectors. Meanwhile, the Netherlands, Spain, Norway, and Switzerland are also expected to emerge as attractive destinations for market growth due to rapid digital transformation.

Leading Companies in the Europe Online Recruitment Market

The report provides a detailed analysis of the following key players in the market, covering their competitive landscape and latest developments like mergers and acquisitions, investments, and capacity expansion.

• Glassdoor LLC
• LinkedIn Corp.
• Indeed Inc.
• The UK Recruitment Co. Ltd.
• Morgan Hunt UK Limited
• Hays Plc
• CareerBuilder, LLC
• Adecco Group AG
• Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited
• Blue Arrow Ltd.
• Others

Major market players are expected to integrate AI capabilities into online recruitment software to streamline administrative tasks, diversify the talent pool, and improve the candidate experience.