Is Lisbon a deep talent market for tech/finance?

Lisbon indexes 78/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deep tech, bpo, and creative talent.

Talent index: 78/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
Corporate tax: 21%.
Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Lisbon office talent and salary benchmarks

Lisbon indexes 78/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deep tech, bpo, and creative talent.

TL;DR

Talent index: 78/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
Corporate tax: 21%.
Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Talent depth

Deep tech, BPO, and creative talent. Strong feed from Universidade de Lisboa, Universidade Nova, and ISCTE. English-fluent professional base supports international corporate HQs.

Cost-to-locate

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

Key facts

city	Lisbon
country	Portugal
region	EMEA
classARentLocal	28 EUR/sqft/yr
classARentUsd	$30/sqft/yr
vacancy	7.8%
typicalLeaseYears	5
typicalRentFreeMonths	4
submarkets	5
primeYieldPct	5.4%

Frequently asked questions

Is Lisbon a deep talent market for tech/finance?: Deep tech, BPO, and creative talent. Strong feed from Universidade de Lisboa, Universidade Nova, and ISCTE. English-fluent professional base supports international corporate HQs.

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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