Nearshore Hiring Data & Insights
Original research on Latin American talent, nearshore hiring costs, and how the best B2B SaaS teams scale.
Numbers behind smarter hiring
Curiosity-driven studies on the economics of nearshore hiring. Every figure is drawn from LatamCent's own placement data and candidate assessments.
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Read the research ResearchWhat Does a Bad Hire Really Cost an AI & B2B SaaS Company?
A mis-hire costs roughly 1.5× the role's annual salary once you count replacement, ramp, and lost output. The published range runs from the US Department of…
Read the research ResearchWhy Are AI & B2B SaaS Companies Hiring Nearshore in 2026?
68% of AI & B2B SaaS leaders in our client and prospect base plan to grow LATAM headcount over the next 12 months. The market data…
Read the research ResearchHow Strong Is English Across LATAM Tech Talent?
English in the LATAM tech pool splits into three tiers. Conversational English (B1-B2) is common across the region's 2.6+ million engineers. Business-fluent C1/C2 English is concentrated…
Read the research ResearchWho’s Hiring Forward Deployed Engineers in 2026?
FDE job postings grew 800-1,000%+ year over year, with total listings up over 5,000% since January 2025. OpenAI and Anthropic both launched dedicated FDE business units…
Read the research ResearchIs Nearshore Better Than Offshore for AI & B2B SaaS Teams?
LATAM teams share 7+ working hours per day with US teams. Offshore teams share 0-3. Research shows that gap drives a 22% delivery speed advantage and…
Read the research ResearchDo Nearshore Hires Actually Stick Around?
LATAM placements show 1.8× longer tenure than the industry average for equivalent US roles. At a replacement cost of 50-200% of salary per departure (SHRM, Gallup),…
Read the research ResearchHow Fast Can You Really Fill an AI & B2B SaaS Role?
AI & B2B SaaS roles fill 3× faster through a nearshore pipeline. Median time-to-hire across LatamCent placements: 19 days, against a US market average of 42-44…
Read the research ResearchHow Much Do AI & B2B SaaS Companies Save Hiring Nearshore?
AI & B2B SaaS companies save roughly 55% on total compensation hiring senior LATAM talent versus equivalent US hires. On cost per productive year, once retention…
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