Employers' expectation on the employment market:
more positive than 2017
Employers' expectation on employment market
(2017 vs 2018)
55% of companies
are going to increase headcount in 2018
Predicted change in headcount
(2017 vs 2018)
Top 3 considerations of employers
when giving out offers to candidates:
Nearly 70% of employees
are predicted to receive a pay rise in 2018
48.3% will receive
more than 4% salary rise
81% of surveyed companies provided
double pay and/or performance bonus in 2017:
Average performance bonus provided in 2017:
1.36 months of basic salary
The business sectors that provided highest bonus were:
2.3 months
Architecture / Building / Construction
Architecture / Building / Construction
1.8 months
Financial Services
Financial Services
1.6 months
Accounting / Audit / Tax Services
Accounting / Audit / Tax Services
1.6 months
Entertainment / Recreation
Entertainment / Recreation
1.5 months
Electronics / Electrical Equipment
Electronics / Electrical Equipment
Average predicted performance bonus in 2018:
1.46 months of basic salary
The business sectors that are predicted to provide highest bonus are:
2.0 months
Architecture / Building / Construction
Architecture / Building / Construction
1.9 months
Financial Services
Financial Services
1.8 months
Education
Education
1.7 months
Accounting / Audit / Tax Services
Accounting / Audit / Tax Services
1.5 months
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Average performance bonus by employee level
Among companies which provide performance bonus in 2017, most of them issue the bonus in
January (34%), February (27%) or March (15%).
Most common types of
work-life balance benefits offered in 2017:
"Early leave on festive days
(e.g. X'mas eve, mid-autumn day)"
(e.g. X'mas eve, mid-autumn day)"
"Five-day work week"
"Free snacks / beverage / fruits"