The Expected Summer Dip

As always, the market takes a sharp summer dip in July. Compared to June 2025, the number of assignments fell by just over 50% – completely normal for the season when vacations take over.

The more relevant comparison is with July 2024: here we see a decline of -7.1% in the number of assignments, excluding healthcare-related assignments. The number of shared consultants, however, is +21.4% higher than last year, and the number of advertisers has increased by +7.8%.

📊 Role trends
(Caution – July is based on low volumes.)
Increasing: UX consultants, SAP consultants, Engineers
Decreasing: BI consultants, Project managers, Business analysts

📍 Geography
Metropolitan regions continue to gain share – +2% compared to the previous month.

💻 Remote assignments
The share of remote/hybrid is unchanged compared to July 2024, but slightly lower than in June 2025. Hybrid is down, remote is up – but with so few assignments in July, the statistics are uncertain.

🔔 Reminder: July is always the market’s low-water mark. These figures say more about seasonal patterns than about long-term trends – August and September usually tell the real story.

📸 Photo
As always, a photo while running through Nacka to Kvarnholmen. The view is towards the Old Town in Stockholm.

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August update coming soon... and a report on the first half of 2025. Stay tuned!