Career-market intelligence

Understand where your career is heading.

Vacancy-to-graduate ratio
Historical trend analysis
Skills in demand
Location market strength
+more info

Example · Data Science · India · 2023

Strong Demand

1.21

vacanciesper graduate

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

Python91%
SQL74%
Machine Learning68%
Data Visualisation58%

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 Demand

02

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.

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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.

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1Nursing1.44
2Data Science1.21
3Electrical Engineering0.36
4Business Administration0.33
5Finance0.30
6Mechanical Engineering0.19
7Civil Engineering0.19
8Computer Science0.15

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.

00.51.02.0+
Critical Shortage> 2.00

Vacancies far exceed graduates. Employers are competing for talent; new graduates enter a highly favourable market.

Strong Demand1.00 – 2.00

More vacancies than graduates. The market is actively absorbing new entrants with good career prospects.

Balanced0.75 – 1.00

Vacancies and graduates are broadly aligned. Entry is competitive but conditions are fair.

Surplus0.50 – 0.75

More graduates than vacancies. The market is competitive; differentiation and specialisation matter.

Significant Surplus< 0.50

Graduates substantially outnumber available roles. Entry conditions are difficult; adjacent fields or specialisations may improve prospects.

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