Market Intelligence
A working desk of what talent is paid, where demand is moving, and how long it takes to close.
Twelve months of demand,
at a glance.
Rows: verticals. Columns: months. Ember saturation encodes role-open intensity, 0 to 100.
Region · All US
Where the demand is.
Twelve-month trajectory for each vertical. Latest reading and year-over-year change on the right.
Index 0–100
Share of new mandates.
Split across the four EQ Group brands: Take a Seat Tech, Take a Seat, Scale Health and LAUNCH.
Region · All US
Hiring volume, twelve months.
Ink trace: tech, product and data hiring (Take a Seat Tech). Ember trace: executive, commercial and operator hiring (Take a Seat).
Monthly, aggregated
Time to hire, by vertical.
Days from mandate opened to signed offer, median.
Region · All US
What talent gets paid.
Base salary, annualised. Cash bonus and equity excluded. Ember diamond marks the average.
All US · $k
How the book is kept.
Compiled from EQ Group mandate data, portfolio hiring, industry surveys, and confidential offer-level submissions.
Updated quarterly
2,400+ roles tracked · 32 days avg time to hire · +24% market growth.
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National salary bands, demand by vertical and time to hire, market by market.
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