In the last 10 years, the demand for IT professionals from Vietnam has skyrocketed, particularly for software developers. The reason behind is those IT companies have been looking away from traditional markets like India, Ukraine, and other Eastern European countries to look for more reasonable (cheaper) hiring costs, and Vietnam is a perfect destination for this.
Vietnam offers a variety of IT roles, particularly in software production and development, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and phone app programming, at a far lower cost than the surrounding countries.
This demand is primarily driven by the increase in technology startups, the expansion of international IT corporations, and the need for operational cost cut in other expensive markets. The Pandemic really added to this trend due to the crisis forcing those international companies to cut the cost by hiring cheaper.
IT positions available in Vietnam
IT is a large field in which software development is the main area which recruits from Vietnam the most. Companies can recruit a full team of software development in Vietnam with the following positions:
1. Business Analyst, Data analyst
Business Analyst is also a requirement for a software development company. With 3-5 years of experience and a salary package ranging from $600 to $900, it is simple to find a qualified Business Analyst with adequate English language skills in Vietnam.
In fields such as Fintech, Banking & Finance, and Insurance, there is a constant demand for Data Analysts, which Vietnam can provide in abundance.
2. Developers (Frontend or Backend)
Frontend engineers in Vietnam are proficient in common tech-stacks such as CSS, HTML, Angular, Javascript, CMS, and ReactJS, etc.
Backend developers with expertise in C, C+, PHP,.NET, Python, Ruby on Rails, Golang, etc. are also readily available. Numerous IT candidates have worked on projects in numerous industries, including logistics, HRtech, Proptech, Fintech, etc. Some are even proficient in numerous other languages, such as Japanese, Chinese, or Korean, although English continues to be the most essential language for job in the IT business.
3. Full Stack Developers
It is easy to find a full-stack developer who is focusing on different tech stacks such as Javascript, PHP, NodeJS, C# Net, etc. It is alway helpful if the recruiter can make clear the technical requirement before starting to search for candidates as their experiences are quire diverse.
4. Mobile Developers
A company can find candidates who are experienced in phone app development with a different language and platform such as iOS, Android, or Windows who can program using Kotlin, Flutter, ect. Developers with expertise in Ionic or React Native are also part of this category and are more difficult to find.
5. DevOps Engineer
Vietnam recently offer greater number of DevOps engineers positions. Most of DevOps candidates moved from either back-end career who have been equipped with deep coding skill.
6. AI engineer
As AI has become a trend in the world, IT professionals in Vietnam also exposed themselves more to this area.
5. UX-UI designer
Designers in Vietnam are familiar with most of designing softwares that are available in the world.
Salary and Benefits offered to IT professionals in Vietnam
Salary guide
- Junior engineer position(< 3 years of experience): USD 1,200 – USD 1,500/month (gross)
- Mid-senior engineer position(3-5 years of experience): USD 1,500 – USD 2,000/month (gross)
- Senior engineer position(5-10 years of experience): USD 2,000 – USD 2,800/month (gross)
- Team Lead(< 10 years of experience): USD 3,000 – USD 4,500/month (gross)
Rule of thumbs, the rarer the skills is, the higher salary expectation
Other benefits to keep the job attractive
Besides the salary, the company must pay compulsory Social Security for the full-time staff. This is a group of 04 state insurance and the labor union fee.
This contribution (paid by the Employer) is estimated at 23.5% of the gross salary but capped at $332/person/month.
Besides, it is also very common to include the following in an employee’s benefits package and employers may consider them depending on their necessities and an employer’s ability:
- 13th month salary. This is considered a type of bonus, equal to 01 month of salary (prorated by the actual working months) – a common practice in Vietnam.
- Company trips or tours for the employees (may even include family)
- Company party and special treatments
- Laptop provided
- Free lunches
- Mid-day snacks
- Gift boxes on holidays
- Private health insurance (sometimes cover also family member)
- Training or overseas on-site opportunities
- Flexible working schedule
- Premium office facilities – pre-Covid era.
Remote jobs has been a trend in Vietnam
One thing is certain for IT employers, as well as many others in other industries: Covid 19 has completely changed the hiring practice and employment reality in Vietnam. With the threat of a pandemic, people are increasingly preferring remote-jobs, work-from-home jobs, to office-based jobs. They are willing to forego a few perks in order to secure a stable and remote job. If IT companies had to use fancy offices to attract candidates prior to Covid 19, those offices have now lost their allure. Instead, the employer emphasizes flexible working hours and work-from-home options to entice candidates to accept their offers.
Hiring IT professionals in Vietnam with VNBG
VNBG is a renowned recruitment business that can help you source and recruit IT professionals in Vietnam, along with other professions and expertises.
We can assist you recruit anyone from anywhere in the country. We have a deep understanding of the Vietnamese market and are constantly connecting people and jobs.
VNBG can assist you in going above and beyond your recruitment objectives in order to outperform your competitors with the best talent.
VNBG is known by IT candidates as the hub for remote-jobs. Therefore we can establish faster communication with IT candidates who are willing to work remotely.
Our service is always a post-paid service. We only charge our fee upon the successful recruitment. No pay-upfront fee. No deposit.
Outsourcing the payroll part to VNBG via our Employer of Record service (EOR)
For those companies that do not have their establishment in Vietnam, or those companies who do not want to sign labor contracts directly to the employees, we provide EOR service to share the burden of hiring with our clients. Simply described, we will host your staff under our own payroll. We sign the contracts on your behalf and process month salary and other benefits to your employees monthly. We will be your HR specialist, who will help you support your team in Vietnam on your behalf.
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Get in touch with VNBG if you have a need for hiring in Vietnam looking for the best solution for employment and payroll. Inquire our Recruitment and EOR PEO service for Vietnam by completing the form below.
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