# Choose where to hire with a talent market map. People, competition and pay in five cities A talent market map compares cities by how many people hold a role, how many employers compete for them and what they are paid. With Agentik, your AI counts the people with Leadsforge, counts open roles through TikHub, reads posted salaries with DataForSEO, and converts them with Frankfurter. - For: HR leaders, founders and recruiters choosing where to hire - Providers: 4 (Leadsforge, TikHub, DataForSEO and Frankfurter), 4 tools - Example (One role in 5 cities, 5 free people counts, 5 LinkedIn job searches, 5 Google Jobs searches, today’s exchange rates): at most $0.26, computed from the live catalog - Updated: 2026-10-10 ## Each provider does one part No single provider covers this job. Through Agentik your AI calls each one for its part, from one connection and one prepaid balance. - **Leadsforge** (1 tool, free): How many people hold the role in each city, counted for free. - **TikHub** (1 tool, at most $0.25): Open LinkedIn roles competing for the same people in each city. - **DataForSEO** (1 tool, at most $0.009): Google Jobs posts with salary ranges in each city. - **Frankfurter** (1 tool, free): Exchange rates, to compare salaries in one currency. ## Give this to your agent ```text Use my connected Agentik MCP server for this job: talent market map. Map the talent market for a role. First ask me for the role, five candidate cities and my currency. Count the people who hold the role in each city with leadsforge/count-people. Count the open roles competing for them with tikhub/linkedin-web-v2-search-jobs. Read posted salaries in each city with dataforseo/serp-google-jobs. Convert salaries with frankfurter/latest-rates. Finish with a table (city, people in the role, open roles, ratio, salary range in my currency) and the two cities where hiring looks easiest. Before running anything, inspect each tool with inspect_tool, ask me for any input you don’t have instead of inventing it, and tell me the total price. Wait for my go. At the end, tell me what Agentik charged. ``` ## You provide - The role - Five candidate cities - Your currency ## What you get: a city comparison for one role - People in the role per city - Open roles competing for them - Posted salaries in one currency - The cities where hiring looks easiest ## How to map the talent market for a role in Claude or ChatGPT Prices are the most each call can reserve for this example: One role in 5 cities, 5 free people counts, 5 LinkedIn job searches, 5 Google Jobs searches, today’s exchange rates. ### 1. Count the people Leadsforge counts the people who hold the role in each city, for free. - [Leadsforge people count](/tools/leadsforge/count-people.md) `leadsforge/count-people` (Leadsforge, 5 cities): free ### 2. Count the competition TikHub counts the open LinkedIn roles competing for them in each city. - [LinkedIn job search](/tools/tikhub/linkedin-web-v2-search-jobs.md) `tikhub/linkedin-web-v2-search-jobs` (TikHub, 5 cities): at most $0.25 ### 3. Read posted salaries Google Jobs results show the salary ranges posted in each city. - [Google Jobs SERP](/tools/dataforseo/serp-google-jobs.md) `dataforseo/serp-google-jobs` (DataForSEO, 5 cities): at most $0.009 - [Google Jobs SERP](/tools/dataforseo/serp-google-jobs.md) `dataforseo/serp-google-jobs` (DataForSEO, 5 results): free ### 4. Convert currencies Frankfurter converts every salary into your currency with today’s reference rates. - [Currency exchange rates](/tools/frankfurter/latest-rates.md) `frankfurter/latest-rates` (Frankfurter, 1 rate set): free ### 5. Compare the cities Your AI compares the cities and names the two where hiring looks easiest. Example total: at most $0.26. Each call is billed for measured usage; unused reservations are released. ## Ask it your way - Where is it easiest to hire data engineers in Europe? - Compare Berlin, Lisbon and Warsaw for hiring backend developers. - How many companies compete for product designers in each of these cities? - What do data engineers earn in these five cities, in euros? ## Why through Agentik - People counts, job posts, salaries and rates come from four providers through one connection. - People counts and rates are free; the LinkedIn searches are most of the price. ## Good to know - People counts come from Leadsforge’s database and are estimates. - Few posts show salaries in some countries; your AI says when a range rests on few posts. ## When to use something else For labour market analytics with history and forecasts, use a talent intelligence platform. This playbook compares a few cities for one decision. ## Talent market map: questions ### How accurate are the people counts? They are estimates from Leadsforge’s database of public profiles. ### What if few posts show salaries? Your AI says when a range rests on few posts; some countries rarely publish pay. ### What does the example cost? At most $0.26, reserved before each call and settled at the measured usage. ## Keep going - [Job post and salary benchmark](/job-post-and-salary.md): Similar roles posted on LinkedIn and Google Jobs with the skills and salary ranges they show, recent salary reports, then a job post that stands out. - [Candidate sourcing](/candidate-sourcing.md): People in the role today, their full profiles, the open-source work behind their names, and verified emails for the shortlist. - [Country entry brief](/country-entry.md): A country’s economy and internet use, local demand for your category on Google, search volume for local-language keywords, the exchange rate, and the news on regulation and competitors. - [B2B data and enrichment tools for your agent](/tools/enrichment.md) - [Finance tools for your agent](/tools/finance.md) - [Web search tools for your agent](/tools/search.md) [All playbooks](/playbooks.md) · [Connection guides](/docs/clients.md) · [Billing](/docs/billing.md) --- [HTML page](/talent-market-map) · [Agent index](/llms.txt)