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SECTOR INSIGHTS · FY 2025–26 · INDUSTRIALS

Digital at the core, execution at the heart: Industrials in active transformation

The FY26 talent data points to an industrial sector investing simultaneously in digitising operations and strengthening the fundamentals that have always defined it. Industrials accounts for 30% of total FY26 demand — the largest share across all sectors.

  • Technology & digital
  • Engineering
  • Supply chain
  • HR & capability
  • Talent supply
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30%

of total FY26 demand — largest share across all sectors

90%

Required full-time commitment — highest across all sectors

80%

of projects required on-site or hybrid presence

75%

of roles targeted professionals with 3 to 10 years of experience

9%

of all FY26 consultant registrations from Industrials

TECHNOLOGY DEMAND

Technology is the primary value driver - digital capability is now the engine of value creation

Technology emerges as the dominant demand area at 35% — reflecting a sector where digital capability is no longer a support function but the engine of value creation. Flexible talent is being deployed to build, test, and scale digital systems — from full stack development to business analysis and quality assurance — at a pace that internal teams alone cannot sustain.

35%

Technology

Full stack development, business analysis, and quality assurance — building and scaling digital systems

10%

Engineering Services

Electrical, mechanical, and systems engineering on infrastructure and product innovation mandates

10%

Design & Communications

Industrial firms investing in how they communicate — stakeholder engagement and digital presence

9%

Human Resources

L&D, performance management, and talent acquisition — workforce capability as competitive differentiator

CAPABILITY DEMAND BREAKDOWN

Building high-performance teams at scale

HR demand at 9% — concentrated in L&D, performance management, and talent acquisition — reflects a sector that recognises workforce capability as a competitive differentiator. Supply Chain Management at 7% points to firms re-engineering supply chains for both efficiency and resilience.

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Supply chain tightening for resilience

Supply Chain Management demand points to firms re-engineering their supply chains for both efficiency and resilience — managing cost without sacrificing the operational precision that complex industrial environments demand.

ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

Depth meets polish - engineering and communications rising together

The parallel rise of Engineering Services and Design and Communications signals that industrial firms are investing not just in what they build, but in how they communicate it. In a sector increasingly selling solutions and outcomes rather than products alone, stakeholder engagement and digital presence are becoming part of the value proposition.

10%

Engineering Services — electrical, mechanical, and systems engineering talent

10%

Design & Communications — digital presence and stakeholder engagement

Solutions and outcomes over products

Industrial firms are increasingly selling solutions rather than products — making stakeholder communication and digital presence as important as the engineering behind them.

TALENT SUPPLY

A talent pool with strong technical depth

9% of all FY26 consultant registrations are from the Industrials sector. 63% are open to full-time engagements — well-aligned with the 90% of projects requiring full-time commitment, the highest proportion across all sectors.

9%

Of all FY26 consultant registrations from the Industrials sector

63%

Open to full-time engagements — matching project demand

30%

Female consultant participation across the Industrials talent pool

70%

Male consultant participation across the Industrials talent pool

40%

Junior to mid-senior professionals with 3 to 10 years of experience

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30%

Senior talent for complex engineering and transformation mandates

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