A new report by Web3 shows that companies are increasingly prioritising in-office work.
Remote and flexible working has, for many professionals, been a lifeline that has empowered work-life balance. But despite its many benefits and widespread popularity, the recent 2025 State of Web3 Careers Report, issued today (12 August), has shown that we may be coming to the end of the remote working era.
In partnership with professional networking platform Bondex, Web3.career, which was acquired by Bondex, analysed more than 80,000 job postings across almost 16,000 global companies, to ascertain the current jobs market and predict future trends.
What was discovered is that a high proportion of Web3 employers are increasingly prioritising the cultivation of an office-first workspace. In 2025, there was a 50pc decrease in the availability of remote jobs year-on-year, with an additional 30pc requiring professionals to engage with the office five days a week.
The report does indicate however, that there is room for flexibility, with 45pc of jobs expecting three to four in-office days.
“This is not a temporary correction, it is a structural shift that marks the maturation of the sector,” explained Ignacio Palomera, the CEO of Bondex. “Many Web3 companies are moving beyond the start-up phase and need to focus on structured knowledge transfer, cross-functional collaboration and delivery and quality assurance requirements.”
As companies gradually move away from the work from anywhere mindset, the report suggests that location strategy is going to become critical for career advancement.
New opportunities
The research also shone a light on the new opportunities for professionals, outside of the technical. While there is still a demand for jobs in these fields, in fact, technical roles were shown to be increasing, there is also a surging demand for non-technical roles.
Programme and project management careers made up 27pc of job listings, with PR and communication opportunities also widely available.
According to the report, “project and programme management has become the secret weapon for career advancement in Web3. Within engineering departments project management roles outnumber pure development positions by two to one.”
Palomera added, “How Web3 companies create value has changed. Previously, it was about technical breakthroughs. Companies needed technical expertise to solve novel problems, which was scarce and commanded premiums.
“Now it is about orchestrating complexity. Organisations must integrate numerous blockchains, serve enterprise clients and coordinate global teams. People who can coordinate all of this and turn technical possibilities into business outcomes are a scarce resource.”
Web3.career and Bondex’s research has also indicated that there are opportunities for mid-level employees looking to rise through the ranks by taking advantage of the “pronounced experience bias.” The report suggests that Web3 organisations are overwhelmingly hiring experienced people, with 44pc of job listings in the senior category.
Almost 30pc fall under expert and leadership, 20pc are mid-level and only 5pc are entry level. For people in higher up positions, a number of skills are preferable, for example professionals should show ability in communication, management, leadership and data analysis, among others.
“The Web3 job market has a pronounced experience bias that creates unique advancement opportunities for mid-level professionals, who can demonstrate senior capabilities and command senior-level positions and compensation,” said Palomera.
Future predictions
Over the course of the next two years, the report predicts that there will be an increased demand for cross functional coordination roles, AI-integrated technical positions, enterprise implementation specialists and regulatory and compliance expertise. Senior engineering positions will stabilise, as will product strategy and data analysis careers.
However, as the working landscape progresses, the report also suggests that there are a number of roles that have the potential to diminish and decline, such as pure development roles that don’t require AI, entry level opportunities and remote only jobs.
Don’t miss out on the knowledge you need to succeed. Sign up for the Daily Brief, Silicon Republic’s digest of need-to-know sci-tech news.
