Is Dublin a deep talent market for tech/finance?

Dublin indexes 86/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deep tech, pharma, finance, and legal services talent.

Talent index: 86/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
Corporate tax: 12.5%.
Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Dublin office talent and salary benchmarks

Dublin indexes 86/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deep tech, pharma, finance, and legal services talent.

TL;DR

Talent index: 86/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
Corporate tax: 12.5%.
Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Talent depth

Deep tech, pharma, finance, and legal services talent. EU talent pool accessible without immigration friction. Strong feed from TCD, UCD, and the broader Irish university system.

Cost-to-locate

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

Key facts

city	Dublin
country	Ireland
region	EMEA
classARentLocal	65 EUR/sqft/yr
classARentUsd	$70/sqft/yr
vacancy	14.3%
typicalLeaseYears	10
typicalRentFreeMonths	12
submarkets	5
primeYieldPct	4.8%

Frequently asked questions

Is Dublin a deep talent market for tech/finance?: Deep tech, pharma, finance, and legal services talent. EU talent pool accessible without immigration friction. Strong feed from TCD, UCD, and the broader Irish university system.

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Samuel Okafor — EMEA 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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