Why is this important
The decrease in median indicates a shift in the labor market structure: the share of mass, low-paying vacancies is increasing, and supply in profitable sectors is decreasing. This affects household incomes, consumer demand, and social stability.
What happened
- In total, more than 33,000 vacancies were posted during the quarter, with a growth of +24% compared to last year.
- The share of vacancies in Tashkent decreased to 81.9% (compared to 90% a year ago).
- In Jizzakh, the number of vacancies increased by 1.5 times, in Namangan — by 49%, in Andijan, Fergana, Bukhara, Samarkand — by +40%.
- At the same time, the median for the capital — 5.083 million soums — decreased by almost 41%.
In the regions:
- Navoi — median decreased by more than half
- Karshi — a decrease of 92.3%
- Chirchik – 21.6%
- Andijan – growth +25%
- Samarkand and Fergana – +2.7%
By industry:
- Top managers – 8.94 million (-13.7%).
- Lawyers – 6.5 million (-21%)
- Auto business – 6.48 million
- Agriculture – 6.16 million (without decline)
- Investments / consulting – 5.44 million
- Safety – 1.59 million (half as much)
- Insurance – 2.36 million (−62%)
- IT – 4.35 million
- Administrative staff – 3.13 million (−72.6%)
- Construction – 4.099 million (−62.5%)
- Finance / Accounting – 5.02 million (−47.7%)
According to the National Statistics Committee, the average nominal salary in the first half of 2025 amounted to 5.98 million soums, which is 17.2% higher than the annual norm. In Tashkent — more than 10 million soums.
Context
According to the results of the third quarter of 2024, the median offered salary was 6,378,457 soums (an increase of +16% year-on-year). In the first quarter of 2025, the median on hh.uz was 5,914,579 soums, which is 14% higher than in the same period last year.
Average nominal wages are increasing, but this is an averaged indicator that does not reflect the shift in the structure of vacancies. Increased job supply doesn’t always lead to improved quality and pay — the market is saturated with low-paying positions.
