Hiring Index

A Macro View of the Luxury Talent Market

The Cerulean Hiring Index is a quarterly publication analysing the state of employment across the global luxury industry. It is produced from Cerulean’s proprietary market data — the most comprehensive real-time dataset of luxury hiring activity available — combined with additional research and analysis from our editorial team.

The Index is read by Group HR Directors, Chief Human Resources Officers, talent acquisition leaders at the world’s major luxury conglomerates, and the journalists and analysts who cover the industry for specialist and mainstream media.

What the Index Covers

Market Health Indicators Quarterly changes in total active listings, new-to-market roles, and time-to-fill benchmarks across the industry. These metrics provide the most reliable current read of overall labour market demand in luxury.

Geographic Analysis Regional breakdowns of hiring activity, highlighting where demand is accelerating, where it is contracting, and where the gap between talent supply and employer demand is most acute. Particular attention is paid to the dynamics of emerging luxury markets in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

Sectoral Deep Dives Each edition features an in-depth analysis of a specific luxury sector — fashion, fine watchmaking, prestige beauty, hospitality, or another area of the market where significant trends are in motion. These analyses provide the depth that the overview indicators cannot.

Talent Migration Tracking the movement of talent between brands, sectors, and geographies — including the notable executive transitions that signal strategic shifts at the maison level.

Skill Evolution Identifying the capabilities that are growing most rapidly in demand — whether technical skills in supply chain sustainability, digital capabilities in brand marketing, or craft expertise in the artisanal categories — and contextualising this within the broader strategic priorities of the industry.

Accessing the Index

The Cerulean Hiring Index is distributed quarterly. To receive it, write to luxury@ceruleanjobs.com with the subject line “Hiring Index.”

Media organisations interested in licensing or quoting from the Index in editorial coverage should review our Media Inquiries page.