Career-market intelligence
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Example · Data Science · India · 2023
1.21
More vacancies than graduates. The market is actively absorbing new entrants with good career prospects.
Per 100 graduates
121.05
Graduates
95K
Vacancies
115K
5-year outlook
Growing
Top skills in demand
Demo data · Illustrative figures
What VacancyRatio answers
Three questions. One clear picture.
01
What is happening now?
The current vacancy-to-graduate ratio tells you immediately whether demand is strong, balanced, or in surplus for any field and location.
1.21
vacancies per graduate
Strong Demand02
How has the market changed?
Track how vacancy demand and graduate supply have moved over multiple years to see whether conditions are improving or tightening.
Data Science vacancy ratio · India
03
Where could it be heading?
A CAGR-based five-year projection shows whether demand is likely to outpace supply — or the other way around.
Growing
Medium confidence · Vacancy demand +33.6% p.a.
Field comparison
Not all fields are equal.
India 2023 — the same country, the same year, very different markets.
Demo data · Ratio = vacancies ÷ graduates · Above 1.0 = more vacancies than graduates
The metric
How to read the ratio
Vacancy ratio = job vacancies ÷ graduates for a given field and year. Above 1.0 means more vacancies than graduates. Below 1.0 means more graduates than vacancies.
Vacancies far exceed graduates. Employers are competing for talent; new graduates enter a highly favourable market.
More vacancies than graduates. The market is actively absorbing new entrants with good career prospects.
Vacancies and graduates are broadly aligned. Entry is competitive but conditions are fair.
More graduates than vacancies. The market is competitive; differentiation and specialisation matter.
Graduates substantially outnumber available roles. Entry conditions are difficult; adjacent fields or specialisations may improve prospects.
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