Hiring trends by country
Japan hiring trends
19,668 new job posts in Japan in the last 90 days from 1,623 hiring companies - tracked monthly from job posts sourced directly from company career sites.
6,523
New in the last 30 days
71,411
New in the last 12 months
18%
Remote or hybrid (90 days)
$41,800
Median advertised salary
In short
- How many jobs were posted in Japan last month?
- 6,674 new job posts in October 2026, down 5% from the month before.
- Is hiring in Japan going up or down?
- New job posts in the last three completed months were up 7% compared with the three months before (20,276 vs. 18,888).
- Which roles are most in demand in Japan?
- Most job posts in the last 90 days: Manager (3,681), Engineer (3,205) and Salesperson (1,655).
- Which companies are hiring the most in Japan?
- In the last 90 days: Marriott International (759), Rakuten (527) and EY (349).
- How common is remote work in Japan?
- 18% of job posts in Japan in the last 90 days offer remote or hybrid work.
- What is the median advertised salary in Japan?
- $41,800 per year (USD) across 3,976 job posts with disclosed pay in the last 12 months.
New job posts per month
Last month down 5% vs. the month before.
Top roles (90 days)
Companies with the most posts
Top industries (90 days)
Query Japan jobs via the API
Filter by country with country_code=JP on every plan, and combine it with title, remote, seniority, salary or date filters. See the Japan backfill example for more.
curl -H "Authorization: Api-Key YOUR_API_KEY" "https://jobdataapi.com/api/jobs/?country_code=JP&max_age=30"Track hiring in Japan yourself
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