Hong Kong continues to be an evolving digital market with the demand for digital talent increasingly out pacing supply. The greatest talent shortages sit across emerging skill sets such as UX and Creative technology. For many businesses local market hiring always takes preference but as the market becomes ever more competitive many are still looking to international markets to further develop their workforces.
Hong Kong is a mobile/device driven market and not so coincidentally the start-up community is growing as more and more entrepreneurs are venturing into service applications, gaming and mobile marketing. From this we have seen a surge in opportunities for developers (native, front end, back end and full stack), UX designers and UI designers.
We’re also seeing a shift in the E-commerce market as many luxury goods, fashion and travel retailers seemingly want to cater for a much more savvy online shopper. Many business are now heavily investing in redesigning their existing platforms and are moving to bring greater UX, design and development capabilities in-house. Agencies are also following suit as brands are investing greater budget into consumer experience research and strategy, UX and visual design. More and more agencies are also trying to bring digital production in-house instead of shipping out to cheaper production shops in China and SEA.
Although UX, digital design and tech are aggressive growth areas we still see continued growth and demand across all digital disciplines – Performance Marketing (SEO/SEM), digital media strategists/planners (particularly those versed in programmatic buying), social media strategy and community management, data analytics, content strategy and production, account and project management.
With this talent shortage comes a concerning resource gap for many businesses. HR teams and hiring managers are now adopting a greater freelance model to compensate and we have seen a significant spike in calls for freelance support. Largely across creative and tech.
Hong Kong has a buoyant employment market that caters for skilled and experienced digital professionals. If you’d like to gain more insight into what’s on offer (employee or employer) please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
To check out the 2016/2017 Hong Kong Salary Survey click here:
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Full Time Salary |
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| CREATIVE |
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| Executive Creative Director |
$80k – $120k |
| Senior Creative Director |
$80k – $100k |
| Creative Director |
$50k – $80k |
| Associate Creative Director |
$40k – $50k |
| Design Director |
$55k – $80k |
| Creative Technologist |
$60k – $80k |
| Senior Art Director |
$30k -$40k |
| Mid-weight Art Director |
$20k – $30k |
| Junior Art Director |
$16k – $20k |
| Senior Copywriter |
$30k – $45k |
| Mid-weight Copywriter |
$22k – $30k |
| Junior Copywriter |
$16k – $22k |
| Senior Designer |
$30k – $45k |
| Mid-weight Designer |
$22k – $30k |
| Junior Designer |
$16k – $22k |
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| DEVELOPMENT |
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| Technical Director |
$70k – $90k |
| Technical Lead |
$45k – $55k |
| Technical Project Manager |
$35k – $45k |
| Mobile Developer |
$25k – $40k |
| Java Technical Architect |
$40k – $50k |
| Senior Java Developer |
$40k – $50k |
| Java Developer |
$30k – $40k |
| Senior Front End Developer |
$35k – $45k |
| Mid-weight Front End Developer |
$25k – $35k |
| Junior Front End Developer |
$18k – $25k |
| Senior Back End Developer |
$35k – $45k |
| Mid-weight Back End Developer |
$25k – $35k |
| Junior Back End Developer |
$18k – $25k |
| Lead QA Tester |
$30k – $40k |
| QA Analyst |
$20k – $30k |
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| CLIENT SERVICES |
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| Managing Director |
$120k – $200k |
| General Manager |
£90k – $120k |
| Client Services Director |
$75k – $90k |
| Business Director |
$65k – $80k |
| Group Account Director |
$55k – $65k |
| Senior Account Director |
$50k – $60k |
| Account Director |
$35k – $50k |
| Associate Account Director |
$30k – $35k |
| Account Manager |
$22k – $30k |
| Account Executive |
$16k – $22k |
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| PROJECT MANAGEMENT/PRODUCTION |
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| Operations Director |
$80k – $120k |
| Head of Project Management/Production |
$70k – $90k |
| Project Director |
$45k – $60k |
| Senior Project Manager |
$30k – $45k |
| Project Manager |
$22k – $30k |
| Junior Project Manager |
$16k – $22k |
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| Resource / Traffic Manager |
$25k – $35k |
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| STRATEGY |
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| Head of Planning / Strategy |
$80k – $120k |
| Planning / Strategy Director |
$60k – $80k |
| Senior Planner / Strategist |
$40k – $60k |
| Planner / Strategist |
$30k to $40k |
| Research Analyst / Junior Planner |
$18k – $30k |
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| USER EXPERIENCE |
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| Head of User Experience |
$70k – $90k |
| Senior User Experience Architect/Designer |
$45k – $60k |
| Mid-weight User Experience Architect/Designer |
$30k – $45k |
| Junior User Experience Architect/Designer |
$20k – $30k |
| Senior User Researcher |
$45k – $60k |
| Mid-weight User Researcher |
$30k – $45k |
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| BRANDS / CLIENTSIDE |
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| General Manager |
$80k – $120k |
| Head of Ecommerce |
$100k – $150k |
| Marketing Director |
$70k – $100k |
| Digital /Online Marketing Manager |
$35k – $50k |
| Digital/Online Assistant Marketing Manager |
$25k – $35k |
| Digital/Online Senior Marketing Exec |
$20k – $25k |
| Digital/Online Marketing Executive |
$15k – $20k |
| CRM Director |
$55k – $70k |
| CRM Manager |
$35k – $50k |
| CRM Analyst |
$18k – $30k |
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| Scrum Master |
$60k – $65k |
| Product Manager |
$30k – $40k |
| Online Games Producer |
$25k – $35k |
| Web Content Manager |
$35k – $45k |
| Web Content Editor / Producer |
$25k – $35k |
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| Social Media / Community Manager |
$25k – $35k |
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| PERFORMANCE MARKETING |
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| Business Analyst (Web) |
$30k – $45k |
| Web Analytics Manager |
$45k – $55k |
| Web Analytics Executive |
$25k – $35k |
| Data Analyst |
$35k – $45k |
| SEO Manager |
$35k – $45k |
| SEO Executive |
$22k – $30k |
| Paid Search Manager |
$35k – $45k |
| Paid Search Executive |
$22k – $30k |
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| SOCIAL & CONTENT |
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| Head of Social |
$60k – $80k |
| Senior Social Strategist |
$45k – $65k |
| Social Strategist |
$30k – $45k |
| Senior Content Strategist |
$60k – $70k |
| Content Strategist |
$45k- $60k |
| Senior Community Manager |
$30k – $45k |
| Community Manager |
$25k – $35k |
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