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Engineering’s share of new hires (2019-2025)

This line chart tracks the engineering share of TTM hires from Q4 2019 through Q4 2025, contrasting early-stage startups with tech majors. Tech majors see their engineering hire share increase to 55% by Q4 2025, compared to 36% for early-stage startups.

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