Hanoi indexes 72/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with strong manufacturing, it, bpo, and services talent.

• Talent index: 72/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
• Corporate tax: 20%.
• Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

TL;DR

• Talent index: 72/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
• Corporate tax: 20%.
• Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Talent depth

Strong manufacturing, IT, BPO, and services talent. Vietnam National University Hanoi, Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), and FPT University anchor the regional pipeline. Multilingual (Vietnamese, English, Korean, Japanese) talent supports FDI tenancy.

Cost-to-locate

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

Key facts

Frequently asked questions

Is Hanoi a deep talent market for tech/finance?

Strong manufacturing, IT, BPO, and services talent. Vietnam National University Hanoi, Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), and FPT University anchor the regional pipeline. Multilingual (Vietnamese, English, Korean, Japanese) talent supports FDI tenancy.

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Class A Atlas Editorial Desk — House byline · global editorial team. 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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