Director Hiring Trends
How demand for Director roles at startups is changing, measured as a share of all startup job postings so it reflects hiring rather than how many startups we track.
- Share of startup postings
- 4.6%
- Last 12 months
- Change in share
- +9.3%
- From 4.2% the 12 months before
- Startups hiring
- 1,382
- Established startups, last 12 months
Demand over time
Director jobs made up 4.6% of startup job postings in the last 12 months, up from 4.2% in the 12 months before.
1,382 established startups hired for the role, down 5.5% from 1,462.
Director share of startup job postings
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| Quarter | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| Q1 2017 | 5.3% |
| Q2 2017 | 4.7% |
| Q3 2017 | 4.9% |
| Q4 2017 | 5.1% |
| Q1 2018 | 4.5% |
| Q2 2018 | 4.8% |
| Q3 2018 | 4.7% |
| Q4 2018 | 5.1% |
| Q1 2019 | 5.0% |
| Q2 2019 | 5.3% |
| Q3 2019 | 4.7% |
| Q4 2019 | 4.6% |
| Q1 2020 | 4.3% |
| Q2 2020 | 4.6% |
| Q3 2020 | 4.7% |
| Q4 2020 | 5.0% |
| Q1 2021 | 4.9% |
| Q2 2021 | 4.9% |
| Q3 2021 | 4.9% |
| Q4 2021 | 5.2% |
| Q1 2022 | 4.9% |
| Q2 2022 | 4.6% |
| Q3 2022 | 4.8% |
| Q4 2022 | 4.5% |
| Q1 2023 | 4.3% |
| Q2 2023 | 4.1% |
| Q3 2023 | 4.2% |
| Q4 2023 | 4.3% |
| Q1 2024 | 3.9% |
| Q2 2024 | 4.0% |
| Q3 2024 | 4.2% |
| Q4 2024 | 4.2% |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3% |
| Q2 2025 | 4.0% |
| Q3 2025 | 4.2% |
| Q4 2025 | 4.4% |
| Q1 2026 | 4.6% |
| Q2 2026 | 4.6% |
| Q3 2026 | 4.6% |
Where Director jobs are
67.9% of Director postings in the last 12 months were in the United States.
There, the role made up 6.5% of all startup postings.
Top countries, last 12 months
| Country | Share of Director postings | Share of the country's postings |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 67.9% | 6.5% |
| United Kingdom | 5.4% | 3.9% |
| Canada | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| India | 2.3% | 2.0% |
| Germany | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| Singapore | 1.1% | 5.3% |
| Australia | 1.0% | 3.0% |
| Spain | 0.7% | 2.4% |
| Japan | 0.7% | 4.3% |
| France | 0.6% | 1.5% |
Methodology
- Trends come from job postings on startup.jobs, sourced from startups' career pages and jobs posted directly by employers. Employers our vetting rejected or couldn't confirm as startups are left out.
- We keep adding startups, so posting counts grow even when hiring doesn't. Every trend is therefore a share of all startup postings in the same period, which stays comparable as coverage grows.
- Broad catch-all titles such as Manager or Specialist are left out of role rankings.
- Quarterly shares start in 2017 and cover complete quarters. Changes compare the last 12 full months with the 12 before.
You are welcome to cite these figures with a link: Source: Startup Jobs, startup.jobs/roles/director/trends
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