LGBTQ Wage Gap: What the Research Shows and What Employers Can Do

Gay and bisexual men tend to earn less than comparable heterosexual men, and trans workers face larger penalties. Here is what the evidence really says, where it is thin, and what employers can do about it.

TalentUp Team 19 June 2025 14 min read

Talent market

Entry-Level Jobs in Europe: Why They're Harder to Find in 2026

We analyzed 27 million job ads in ten European countries from 2024 to 2026. The share aimed at entry-level candidates is shrinking, graduate and tech roles fell most, and more junior ads ask for years of experience.

Albert Mercadé Laborda 9 June 2025 12 min read

Candidates

How to Implement a Four-Day Work Week: Models, Pilot and Legal Steps

A practical guide for HR: the four 4-day week models compared, a pilot plan with KPIs, the legal and contract checks in the EU, Belgium, Spain, the UK and the US, pay and holiday rules, and TalentUp data on the sectors where it is hardest.

Èlia Adroher i Llorens 22 May 2025 15 min read

Candidates

Job Hopping vs Staying Long Term: Does Switching Still Pay?

An evidence-based guide to job hopping: how much switchers really gain over stayers, how tenure norms differ by country and age, when moving helps or hurts your career, and what the 2026 market pay curve looks like in job ads.

TalentUp Team 22 May 2025 13 min read

Candidates

Most In-Demand IT Jobs in 2026: Ranking, Salaries and Skills

A data-led ranking of the 24 most advertised IT roles in 20 European countries (January–September 2026): which roles are rising and cooling, what employers advertise in five countries, the skills each role asks for and how many offer remote work.

TalentUp Team 20 May 2025 14 min read

Candidates

Best Tech Cities in the World 2026: Jobs, Salaries and Remote Work

Singapore, Mexico City, Toronto and Bengaluru lead TalentUp's 2026 count of tech job ads, while the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle advertise the highest developer pay. Here is the global ranking, region by region.

TalentUp Team 26 April 2025 13 min read

Compensation

Salary Comparison USA vs UK: 2026 Pay Data for 11 Roles

US job ads pay a median 77% more than UK ads for the same roles, but the gap is not the same for every job, and employer costs, leave and healthcare change the picture. Here is the data and how to use it.

Albert Mercadé Laborda 25 March 2025 11 min read

Compensation

US vs Europe Salaries: Salary Differences by Role and Country

How much more do US employers pay than European ones for the same job? TalentUp job-posting data for 13 roles, official wage, tax, leave and working-time statistics, and what HR teams in Europe should do with the gap.

Albert Mercadé Laborda 5 February 2025 12 min read

Candidates

Coding Bootcamp in 2026: Can It Really Prepare You for a Tech Job?

An honest, evidence-based look at coding bootcamps in 2026: what the research on outcomes really shows, how AI is changing junior hiring, how bootcamps compare with degrees, self-teaching and apprenticeships, and what junior developer job ads actually ask for.

Èlia Adroher i Llorens 24 January 2025 16 min read

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