The tech sector faced layoffs, rapid AI growth and skill gaps.
What’s next for 2025? Explore key trends, predictions and
stats shaping the future of the tech job market.
By Allison Roller
13 December 2024
Once booming, the tech market has been unsteady since the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent layoffs at major tech giants, such as Amazon, Microsoft and Meta. Add in the exponential growth of AI and automation, and it’s no surprise the tech job market has been roiled over the past few years.
As technology advances and companies attempt to keep pace amid constant volatility, it begs the question: Will the uncertainty of the tech job market — slow job growth, continuous layoffs and skill shortages — continue into 2025?
Here are some statistics that clarify the tech job market in 2025.