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Unless otherwise stated, all features in this release are available in the Beta environment on 2026-08-03 and the Production environment on 2026-08-17.
Updated Features
Skills
Evolved Skill Details into a Market Intelligence Surface- All Users
Location to Enable Feature | Organization Settings |
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Permissions | - Organization Admins: Manage default Labor Market Data location
- All users: See new TalentNeuron Labor Market Insights locations
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Affects User Interface | Yes |
Affected Areas | Organization Settings, TalentNeuron Skill Pages |
Summary
TalentNeuron labor market data expands from 56 previously supported markets to 142 countries and territories. Users can select these markets through the existing country selector on the Skill Details page, while organization administrators retain control over the default country within Organization Settings.
The Skill Details experience evolves from displaying where a skill appears in the labor market to helping users understand what that activity means.
New insights include:
- Hiring Difficulty: Displays how challenging filling roles requiring the selected skill is for employers.
- Supply and Demand Ratio: Compares the estimated number of available candidates with current employer demand.
- Salary Range: Displays estimated compensation benchmarks associated with roles requiring the selected skill. Salary information represents aggregated labor market data and does not guarantee individual salary outcomes.
- Typical Job Posting Duration: Displays how long related job postings typically remain open. Longer posting durations may indicate roles that are more difficult to fill.
- Related Skills: Displays complementary skills employers commonly request alongside the selected skill, ranked using employer demand.
- Related Certifications and Licenses: Displays certifications, licenses, and qualifications mentioned alongside the selected skill or job title. Results represent market associations rather than endorsements or mandatory requirements.
- Gender Representation: Displays approximate gender distribution within the available talent pool.
- Estimated Demographic Representation: Displays an estimated breakdown of demographic groups within the available talent pool. Displayed only in supported markets due to country-level data availability variations.
This information integrates into existing Skill Details, Job Title, and Location experiences without introducing new tabs or navigation paths.
Supported Countries (142 total):
Change Benefit
- Informed Market Assessment: Enables learners to evaluate the potential market value of developing specific skills.
- Program Alignment: Assists institutions in verifying program alignment with active workforce demand.
- Qualification Identification: Helps credential teams pinpoint relevant complementary skills and qualifications.
- Workforce Shortage Evaluation: Allows workforce programs to analyze talent shortages and regional hiring conditions.
- Localized Regional Insights: Provides global organizations with localized labor market data.
Feature Workflow
Administrators
Navigate to the Content Settings tab on the Edit Organization page. In the Skills Library Connection section, select the Default Taxonomy radio button [1]. From the Country/Region drop-down menu, select the country that best represents your organization's location [2]. Save the changes.
Notes:
- All TalentNeuron Skills pages in the organization default to showing labor market data for that country.
- The default country is automatically set by the deployment region. Admins with access to Organization Settings can update this preference at any time.
- Displaying the new market intelligence sections requires no additional administrative configuration once the feature is enabled.
All Users
The Skill Details page defaults to the Market Labor Insights tab. It features three main sections: Skill ecosystem [1], Market insights [2], and Market presence [3].
This page includes the following data:
Section | Data |
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Skill ecosystem | - Skill hierarchy [4]
- Related skills [5]
- Related certifications and licenses [6]
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Market insights | - Supply and demand ratio [7]
- Hiring difficulty [8]
- Skill popularity [9]
- Salary range [10]
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Market presence | - Top companies posting [11]
- Top locations [12]
- Top job titles [13]
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To view data for a specific job title, click the job title link [14].
To view data for a specific location, click the location card [15].
Notes:
- Existing information is grouped alongside new insights to establish a clearer information hierarchy.
- TalentNeuron information represents aggregated and modeled labor market data and does not predict individual learner employability, salary, or career outcomes.
- Data availability varies by country, skill, job title, location, and metric. Panels display an empty state when sufficient data is unavailable.
- Related skills and qualifications reflect employer demand and market associations rather than product recommendations.
- Gender and demographic data describe the broader available talent pool rather than Parchment Digital Badges users or credential recipients.
- Estimated demographic representation is currently supported for the United States, United Kingdom, and South Africa.
- Country-level availability does not guarantee every insight is available for every skill in that country.
- Regional, state, or metropolitan data appears within specific insights where supported by TalentNeuron.
Job Title Page
The Job Title page expands from a job posting trend and live job list into a broader role intelligence experience.
The updated page includes new sections for Supply and demand ratio [1], Hiring difficulty [2], Salary range [3], Typical job posting duration [4], Requested skills [5], Related certifications and licenses [6], Gender representation [7], and Estimated demographic representation [8]. Existing job posting trends and live job postings remain available.
Location Page
The Location page includes gender representation for the available local talent pool [1]. The existing live job postings experience remains unchanged [2].
Country Selection
Users can view data for a different country using the country selector on the Skill Details page. In the Market Labor Insights tab, click the Location drop-down menu [1] and select the preferred country [2].
Note: Values update when users select a different country.
