South Korea hiring trends

In short

How many jobs were posted in South Korea last month?

3,369 new job posts in October 2026, down 10% from the month before.

Is hiring in South Korea going up or down?

New job posts in the last three completed months were up 8% compared with the three months before (10,576 vs. 9,814).

Which roles are most in demand in South Korea?

Most job posts in the last 90 days: Manager (2,016), Engineer (1,754) and Specialist (1,067).

Which companies are hiring the most in South Korea?

In the last 90 days: Coupang (1,025), Coupang (423) and TransPerfect (309).

How common is remote work in South Korea?

13% of job posts in South Korea in the last 90 days offer remote or hybrid work.

What is the median advertised salary in South Korea?

$52,400 per year (USD) across 1,263 job posts with disclosed pay in the last 12 months.

New job posts per month

Last month down 10% vs. the month before.

Query South Korea jobs via the API

Filter by country with country_code=KR on every plan, and combine it with title, remote, seniority, salary or date filters. See the South Korea backfill example for more.

curl -H "Authorization: Api-Key YOUR_API_KEY" "https://jobdataapi.com/api/jobs/?country_code=KR&max_age=30"

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