Is Beijing a deep talent market for tech/finance?

Beijing indexes 90/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deepest tech, finance, and government affairs talent in china.

Talent index: 90/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
Corporate tax: 25%.
Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Beijing office talent and salary benchmarks

Beijing indexes 90/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deepest tech, finance, and government affairs talent in china.

TL;DR

Talent index: 90/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
Corporate tax: 25%.
Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Talent depth

Deepest tech, finance, and government affairs talent in China. Strong feed from Tsinghua, Peking University, Renmin University, and a deep network of T-1 universities. Mandarin-only operating environment for most domestic tenants.

Cost-to-locate

Total cost of locating in Beijing is the sum of rent, fit-out">fit-out, and salary delta vs. comparable markets. Use the City Comparator tool to benchmark Beijing against peer cities on a single normalised view.

Key facts

city	Beijing
country	China
region	APAC
classARentLocal	320 CNY/sqft/yr
classARentUsd	$45/sqft/yr
vacancy	18.5%
typicalLeaseYears	5
typicalRentFreeMonths	8
submarkets	5
primeYieldPct	5.6%

Frequently asked questions

Is Beijing a deep talent market for tech/finance?: Deepest tech, finance, and government affairs talent in China. Strong feed from Tsinghua, Peking University, Renmin University, and a deep network of T-1 universities. Mandarin-only operating environment for most domestic tenants.

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Kenji Watanabe — APAC contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.

Primary sources for this page

CBRE Marketview reports — CBRE
JLL Office Insight — JLL
Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat — Cushman & Wakefield
Savills World Research — Savills
Colliers Global Office Outlook — Colliers

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