Full year 2025
€241bnEuropean real estate investment
Sectors / Recruitment intelligence
Know your market.
Make your next hire.
Market context, hiring priorities and the experience to look for. A practical guide to recruitment across Europe’s built environment.
PROPERTY · PEOPLE · POTENTIAL
Market signals
The numbers behind
the next conversation.
Published evidence gives a starting point. The right hiring decision still depends on your business, location and role.
2025 annual average versus 2024
+0.5%Annual change in EU construction production
2025 versus 2024
+2.2%Annual growth in EU tourist accommodation nights
Dated research, reviewed 28 September 2026. Figures describe different markets and measures; they are not vacancy counts or salary benchmarks. CBRE’s 2025 investment total excludes French living investment in Q4.
Find your sector
Where does your
next hire fit?
Explore the market context, the roles that matter to your brief, and the questions to ask before a search starts.
8 sectors
01 / 08Development & Real Estate
From a promising site to a delivered project.
Market context · Roles · Hiring brief
02 / 08Investment & Asset Management
The deal is only the beginning.
Market context · Roles · Hiring brief
03 / 08Construction & Engineering
Delivery is a people decision.
Market context · Roles · Hiring brief
04 / 08Property Services
Better buildings need better operators.
Market context · Roles · Hiring brief
05 / 08Retail & Hospitality
A great destination is a well-run business.
Market context · Roles · Hiring brief
06 / 08Materials, Architecture & Design
Good design needs commercial and technical judgement.
Market context · Roles · Hiring brief
07 / 08Renewable Energy & Data Centres
Power. Delivery. People who understand both.
Market context · Roles · Hiring brief
08 / 08Living & Alternative Assets
Invest in the people behind the living experience.
Market context · Roles · Hiring brief
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A useful starting point
Don’t turn a market
headline into a hiring brief.
Investment volumes, construction activity and employment figures describe different things. None of them tells you, on its own, whether the right person is available in your city.
Start with the outcome the hire must deliver. Then test the required experience, the location, the package and the realistic pool of people who could do the work.
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Turn the market context into a hiring brief.
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