IT Recruitment: Your hiring KPIs for 2025
Establishing clear hiring KPIs in Q1 can give your IT recruitment strategy a solid foundation. With measurable goals, you can assess progress, optimise hiring efforts and ensure your recruitment aligns with business needs. Here are five essential KPIs to set for IT hiring, along with top tips to make each one work for you!
Time to fill
Time to fill measures the speed of your IT recruitment process, tracking the number of days from posting a job to filling the role.
Why it matters: In IT, time-sensitive projects depend on a quick hiring process. Reducing time to fill keeps projects moving and helps avoid gaps in critical areas.
How TechNET IT helps: TechNET IT has access to a vast network of pre-screened IT professionals, allowing us to quickly match qualified candidates to your roles. We streamline the interview process and provide you with high-quality options faster, so your hiring timelines stay on track.
Top tip: Streamline your interview process by pre-screening candidates for essential skills before starting formal interviews. This can significantly reduce the time to fill.
Quality of hire
Quality of hire measures the long-term success of new employees, looking at performance reviews, retention, and contributions to the team.
Why it matters: High-quality hires bring value to your organisation and help build a strong, skilled IT team.
How TechNET IT helps: We go beyond technical skills to assess cultural fit and work ethic, ensuring that candidates will excel in your team. TechNET IT’s rigorous vetting process evaluates both technical expertise and soft skills, so each candidate brings lasting value.
Top tip: Work closely with department heads to define the specific technical skills and soft skills needed for success. This clarity helps you assess candidates’ fit more accurately.
Cost per hire
Cost per hire tracks all expenses associated with hiring, including job advertising, agency fees and onboarding costs.
Why it matters: Managing recruitment costs allows you to optimise your budget and identify the most efficient hiring channels.
How TechNET IT helps: TechNET IT helps you optimise costs by sourcing high-quality candidates efficiently, reducing the need for multiple advertising channels. Our team also advises on recruitment strategies that maximise your budget and provide valuable insights into cost-effective hiring methods.
Top tip: Track which channels yield the best candidates for the lowest cost. Redirect budget to high-performing channels in Q1 to optimise spending.
Offer acceptance rate
This KPI shows the percentage of candidates who accept job offers versus those who decline, indicating how competitive your offers are.
Why it matters: A high offer acceptance rate means your recruitment and offer process is working well, keeping your hiring timeline intact.
How TechNET IT helps: TechNET IT’s team is skilled in understanding candidate expectations and aligning them with your offers. We provide insights into market rates and benefits that are attractive to IT talent, helping you create offers that get accepted more often.
Top tip: Survey candidates who decline offers to identify patterns. Insights from these responses can help you adjust offers to better meet candidate expectations.
Retention rate of new hires
Retention rate measures how long new hires stay in your organisation, typically over a 6 or 12 month period.
Why it matters: High retention rates indicate strong hiring choices and a supportive workplace that IT talent is eager to stay with.
How TechNET IT helps: TechNET IT ensures retention by matching candidates to roles where they’ll thrive. Our team provides insight into creating a smooth onboarding process and keeping new hires engaged, setting the stage for long-term retention.
Top tip: Check in with new hires after 30, 60 and 90 days to address any concerns early. These touchpoints improve engagement and can boost retention.
It’s time to supercharge your IT recruitment strategy!
By focusing on these KPIs in Q1 and partnering with TechNET IT, you’ll build a strategic hiring approach, measure success and ensure your recruitment stays aligned with business goals throughout the year. We’re ready to help you beat the Q1 rush! Submit your vacancy today and we will be in touch! For regular IT hiring advice, check out our blog to read up on the latest trends and tips!
