NEW YORK – October 29, 2026 -- Sales hiring through Multiplier grew 108% over the past year, more than double the platform's 53% overall hiring growth, according to the company's new Talent Trends data. The analysis covers more than 38,000 hires across 2,700+ companies.
Sales and support outgrow engineering, which remains the largest function
Engineering and data roles account for 25% of all hires through Multiplier, the largest single function. Continued volatility around H-1B visas has remained a driving force behind that demand. Customer support hiring grew 59%, also outpacing the 53% platform average.
Sales is now the top hiring function in several mature international markets: Australia (28%), Germany (26%) and the UK (22%).
Leadership roles cluster in regional hubs, led by the UK at 29%
Director-level and executive positions account for 29% of hires in the UK and 26% in Singapore. In the US and Canada the share is nearly 23%.
US-to-Canada hiring jumps 170% to become the largest corridor
Hiring into Canada rose 302% and into Colombia 210%, driven largely by US companies. US-to-Canada hiring expanded 170% year-over-year in Q2 2026, making it the single largest cross-border corridor through Multiplier.
Contractors in Colombia and Brazil are mostly paid in dollars, EOR staff in local currency
In Colombia, 91% of contractors receive USD pay, as do 75% in Brazil. Employer of Record (EOR) employees in Brazil are all paid in local currency (100%).
Backfill share ranges from 2% in Canada to nearly 25% in India
Replacement hiring varies more than tenfold across borders. Nearly a quarter of hires in India and 20% in the Philippines replace departing employees. The figure is 7% in the US and 2% in Canada.
Onboarding peaks in January in China, Spain and Germany, and in April in Australia
January is the busiest start month in China (18% of starts), Spain (15%) and Germany (13%). Australia peaks in April, with 16% of starts.
"As work goes global, decisions can no longer rely on blind instinct or outdated surveys," said Sagar Khatri, Co-Founder and CEO of Multiplier. He said the data is broken down by country, role, seniority and industry, and refreshed every quarter.
The dataset spans 24 months ending June 2026 and covers EOR employees, contractors and freelancers. Every figure rests on at least 50 hires, and figures where a single customer makes up more than 35% of the data were omitted. The tool includes profiles for 20 key global hiring markets.