Hiring for Human Resources in Japan.
The demand for permanent HR positions reduced in 2023, especially in certain industries such as Tech. This coincided with a few waves of layoffs, which continued throughout the first half of the year.
At the start of the year, most HR hiring activity was put on pause, but by mid-year, companies resumed their recruitment - mostly for replacement hires or hard-to-fill positions.
There are positive signs of the market regaining momentum, with local Japanese organisations headcount planning for 2024 and resuming their hiring efforts. We also anticipate some foreign companies will increase hiring from next year as we see the continuous growth of companies establishing their businesses in the Japanese market.
The top 3 things HR talent looks for when moving jobs:
- 1
High Salary Offers
- 2
Job Satisfaction
- 3
Financial stability of company
In demand roles
- HR Business Partner
- Talent Acquisition
- HR Manager (standalone)
- Talent Management & Development (L&D)
- HR Payroll
Valuable skill sets
- Strategic HRBP
- Talent Management and planning
- 360 recruiting
- Team management
- CoE
Up, down or flat? The state of salaries.
Salaries have stayed relatively stable, although a number of companies have had some generous salary reviews as part of their talent retention strategies - but it has not been a widespread trend.
In order to stay competitive and secure top talent, some organisations have increased their salary budgets when hiring for difficult-to-fill or urgent roles.
HR salaries in Japan
| Job Title | Sector | Sub Sector | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job Title | Sector | Sub Sector | Location | Low | Median | High |
Recruitment Administrator / Coordinator / Assistant |
HR | Tokyo | ¥4,500,000 | ¥5,500,000 | ¥6,000,000 | |
In-house Recruiter |
HR | Tokyo | ¥6,000,000 | ¥6,500,000 | ¥8,000,000 | |
In-house Head of Talent Acquisition |
HR | Tokyo | ¥9,500,000 | ¥12,500,000 | ¥16,000,000 | |
Organisational Development / Talent Management VP / Manager |
HR | Tokyo | ¥12,000,000 | ¥14,000,000 | ¥16,000,000 | |
Organisational Development / Talent Management Head Of / Director |
HR | Tokyo | ¥15,000,000 | ¥17,000,000 | ¥20,000,000 | |
Learning and Development Administrator / Coordinator / Assistant |
HR | Tokyo | ¥5,000,000 | ¥6,000,000 | ¥7,000,000 | |
Learning and Development Manager |
HR | Tokyo | ¥8,000,000 | ¥10,000,000 | ¥12,000,000 | |
Learning and Development Head Of / Director |
HR | Tokyo | ¥11,000,000 | ¥13,000,000 | ¥15,000,000 | |
HR Administrator / Coordinator / Assistant |
HR | Tokyo | ¥5,000,000 | ¥6,000,000 | ¥7,000,000 | |
HR Generalist |
HR | Tokyo | ¥6,000,000 | ¥6,500,000 | ¥8,000,000 | |
HRIS Specialist |
HR | Tokyo | ¥6,500,000 | ¥8,500,000 | ¥10,000,000 | |
HR Manager |
HR | Tokyo | ¥9,000,000 | ¥11,000,000 | ¥13,000,000 | |
HR Director |
HR | Tokyo | ¥16,000,000 | ¥20,000,000 | ¥25,000,000+ | |
Employee Relations Manager |
HR | Tokyo | ¥10,000,000 | ¥12,000,000 | ¥16,000,000 | |
Compensation & Benefits Administrator / Coordinator / Assistant |
HR | Tokyo | ¥4,500,000 | ¥5,500,000 | ¥6,500,000 | |
Compensation & Benefits Specialist |
HR | Tokyo | ¥6,000,000 | ¥6,500,000 | ¥7,500,000 | |
Compensation & Benefits Manager |
HR | Tokyo | ¥8,500,000 | ¥10,500,000 | ¥12,500,000 | |
Compensation & Benefits Head Of / Director |
HR | Tokyo | ¥12,000,000 | ¥16,000,000 | ¥20,000,000 |
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