04.2 People Flows Looking more closely at just migratory tech talent moving Looking more closely at just intra-European migratory tech talent moving within within Europe, Germany is now the joint #1 destination the region, Germany is now the joint #1 destination together with the UK together with the UK Top 10 European destinations for intra- United Kingdom 14.6% European movers within European tech Germany 14.6% industry in 2018 Spain 8.5% LEGEND France 8.1% Top 10 destinations in 2018 Netherlands 7.7% Switzerland 5.9% Poland 4.2% Ireland 4.0% Sweden 3.4% Italy 3.2% 0.0 2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 % of intra-European movers Note: All interpretations of the LinkedIn data are made by Atomico, not LinkedIn. A 'mover' is deïned by LinkedIn as somebody now Source: working in the tech industry that has moved country or industry sector for their primary employment between 2018 and 2017. For additional context, it is worth analysing a similar dataset covering tech talent For additional context, it is worth analysing a similar dataset covering tech talent movement in 2017 provided by movement in 2017 provided by LinkedIn for last year’s State of European Tech. LinkedIn for last year’s State of European Tech Top 10 European destinations for intra- United Kingdom 14.9% European movers within European tech Germany 13.8% industry in 2017 Spain 8.9% LEGEND France 7.0% Comparison to Similar Data from SOET 2017 Netherlands 7.0% Switzerland 5.7% Poland 5.3% Ireland 6.9% Sweden 2.9% 0.0 2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 % of all intra-European movers Note: All interpretations of the LinkedIn data are made by Atomico, not LinkedIn. A ‘mover’ is deïned by LinkedIn as someone now Source: working in the tech industry that has moved country for their primary employment between 2017 & 2016. Italy not provided in 2017. The US is the largest destination of European tech talent moving outside of the The US is the largest destination of European tech talent moving outside of the region, but other destinations are region, but other destinations are now important too, such as Canada and Australia. now important too, such as Canada and Australia. Top 10 non-European destinations for United States 31.9% European movers out of European tech in India 20.3% 2018 Canada 9.5% LEGEND Australia 8.6% Top 10 Destinations - 2018 China 3.5% United Arab Emirates 2.5% Brazil 2.2% Singapore 2.0% New Zealand 1.8% Japan 1.5% 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 % of tech movers Note: All interpretations of the LinkedIn data are made by Atomico, not LinkedIn. A 'mover' is deïned by LinkedIn as somebody now Source: working in the tech industry that has moved country or industry sector for their primary employment between 2018 and 2017. & 47 In Partnership with www.thestateofeuropeantech.com