Improving the Number of Engineers, Utilization Rates and Engineer Unit Prices
First written in FY2018. 9 of 24 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
6 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to the increase in the number of engineers, mainly due to growth in career hires resulting from focused spending, the utilization rate remained high amid an upward trend in demand for engineers, resulting in an increase in the number of deployed personnel. In addition, the unit price per engineer continued to rise from the previous period, driven by companies' tendency to raise wages, the shortage of engineers, and strategic assignments to growth and high-value-added fields.」
Amid the use of the number of engineers, utilization rate and unit price per engineer as key indicators, the disclosure covered growth in career hires, an increase in deployed personnel and higher unit prices resulting from strategic assignments to growth and high-value-added fields. - 2026-03-13Cited as achievedEarnings presentation
「'26 fiscal year ending January 1,251 154 87 11.2 8.9 1,315」
The company reported 1,315 engineers at fiscal year-end for the fiscal year ending January 2026. - FY2025RaisedAnnual report
「Under its medium-term management plan, the Company regards a workforce of 2,100 engineers as a key indicator and is working to increase this figure further. During the fiscal year, the number of engineers at the end of the period reached 1,251, an increase of 59 from the same period of the previous year, due to the hiring of new graduate and experienced engineers.」
The key indicator for the number of engineers under the medium-term management plan was raised from 1,600 to 2,100 and was also presented as a human capital KPI with January 2030 as the target period. The number of engineers at the end of the period was 1,251. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In its engineer dispatch business, the increase in the number of engineers, high utilization in response to the upward trend in demand for engineers, and the progress of assignments for engineers who joined the company as new graduates in 2024 ahead of schedule resulted in the number of active engineers exceeding the same period of the previous year. In addition, initial assignment rates for new graduate engineers rose amid the shortage of engineers, while strategically rotating existing engineers among client companies to improve work levels resulted in engineer billing rates exceeding the same period of the previous year. Labor hours increased slightly year on year.」
The number of engineers and active engineers exceeded the same period of the previous year, and utilization remained high. Engineer billing rates also exceeded the previous year, due to higher initial assignment rates for new graduates and strategic rotation. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In its medium-term management plan, the Company considers a headcount of 1,600 engineers an important target and is working to increase it further. During the fiscal year, the period-end number of engineers reached 1,192, up 35 from the year-earlier period, due to the hiring of newly hired and experienced engineers.」
The number of engineers at the end of the period was 1,192, an increase of 35 from the previous fiscal year, against the medium-term management plan target of 1,600 engineers. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to the increase in initial assignment rates for newly graduated engineers due to a trend toward engineer shortages, engineer rates exceeded the year-earlier level as a result of rate negotiations with client companies based on the performance of existing engineers.」
Engineer billing rates, for which a slight decline in the first half had also been reported through the previous fiscal year, exceeded the same period of the previous year in the nine-month period ended the third quarter, due to higher initial assignment rates for new graduate engineers amid a shortage of engineers and negotiations over rates for existing engineers. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Under its medium-term management plan, the Company regards a workforce of 1,600 engineers as a key indicator and is working to increase this figure further. During the fiscal year, the number of engineers at the end of the period reached 1,157, an increase of 84 from the same period of the previous year, due to the hiring of new graduate and experienced engineers.」
The number of engineers at the end of the period was 1,157, compared with the medium-term management plan target of 1,600, an increase of 84 from the same period of the previous year. - FY2023-Q3Upward trend in billing rates noted alongside a slight decline in the first halfAnnual report
「Engineer rates are on an upward trend, but declined slightly from the year-earlier period in the first half because contract negotiations prioritized assigning personnel who had not yet been assigned.」
Engineer billing rates, a key indicator, are on an upward trend, but first-half results decreased slightly year on year because contract negotiations prioritized assigning engineers who had not yet been placed. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, in its engineer dispatch business, the increase in the number of engineers, the high level of utilization in response to the recovering demand for engineers, and the progress of assignments for engineers who joined the company as new graduates in 2022 ahead of schedule resulted in the number of active engineers exceeding the same period of the previous year. Engineer billing rates decreased slightly year on year because contract negotiations prioritized assigning engineers who had not yet been placed.」
The number of engineers and active engineers exceeded the same period of the previous year, while utilization remained high. Assignments for engineers who joined the company as new graduates in 2022 progressed ahead of schedule, while engineer billing rates decreased slightly because contract negotiations prioritized engineers who had not yet been placed. - FY2023-Q1Utilization remained high, while engineer billing rates decreased slightlyAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, in its engineer dispatch business, the Company’s engineer billing rates decreased slightly year on year because contract negotiations prioritized assigning engineers who had not yet been placed. In addition to the increase in the number of engineers, utilization remained high in response to the recovery in demand, resulting in the number of active engineers exceeding the same period of the previous year.」
Among the key indicators, the number of engineers and active engineers exceeded the same period of the previous year, and utilization remained high. Engineer billing rates decreased slightly because contract negotiations prioritized assigning engineers who had not yet been placed. - FY2022RaisedAnnual report
「Under its medium-term management plan, the Company regards a workforce of 1,600 engineers as a key indicator and is working to increase this figure further. During the fiscal year, the number of engineers at the end of the period reached 1,073, an increase of 102 from the same period of the previous year, due to the hiring of new graduate and experienced engineers.」
The key indicator for the number of engineers under the medium-term management plan was raised from 1,300 to 1,600. The number of engineers at the end of the period was 1,073, an increase of 102 from the same period of the previous year. - FY2022-Q3Slight increase in utilization, slight decrease in engineer billing ratesAnnual report
「The number of engineers exceeded the same period of the previous year, while the utilization rate increased slightly year on year. Assignments for engineers who joined the company as new graduates in 2021 progressed ahead of schedule. As a result, the number of active engineers exceeded the same period of the previous year. Billing rates for engineers decreased slightly year on year because contract negotiations prioritized assigning engineers who had not yet been placed.」
Among the key indicators, the number of engineers and active engineers exceeded the same period of the previous year, while the utilization rate increased slightly. Engineer billing rates, however, decreased slightly because contract negotiations prioritized assigning engineers who had not yet been placed. - FY2022-Q2Continued increase in billing rates; utilization rate at the same levelAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, in the Company’s engineer dispatch business, the number of engineers exceeded the year-earlier period, while the utilization rate was at the same level as in the year-earlier period. Although the assignment of some unassigned new graduate and experienced engineers who joined in 2020 was pushed back to the second half despite the plan to complete their assignments in the first half, the assignment of new graduate engineers who joined in 2021 progressed ahead of schedule in the first half, rather than in the fourth quarter as initially planned at the beginning of the year. As a result, the number of deployed engineers exceeded the year-earlier period. Engineer billing rates exceeded the year-earlier period as a result of negotiations with customer companies based on the work performance of existing engineers.」
Engineer headcount, the number of deployed engineers and engineer billing rates exceeded the year-earlier period, while the utilization rate was at the same level. Some assignments of employees who joined in 2020 were pushed back, but the assignment of new graduate engineers who joined in 2021 progressed ahead of schedule. - FY2022-Q1Recovery of the engineer billing rate to above the year-earlier periodAnnual report
「The number of engineers exceeded the year-earlier period, but although the utilization rate was recovering, it fell below the year-earlier period because the assignment of unassigned new graduate and experienced engineers who joined in 2020 was expected to be completed in the first half. As a result, the number of deployed engineers was at the same level as in the year-earlier period. Engineer billing rates exceeded the year-earlier period as a result of negotiations with customer companies based on the work performance of existing engineers.」
The number of engineers exceeded the year-earlier period, while the utilization rate was below the year-earlier period but showed signs of recovery, and the number of deployed engineers was at the same level. Engineer billing rates recovered to above the year-earlier period through rate negotiations. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Under its medium-term management plan, the Company regards an engineer headcount of 1,300 as a key indicator and is working to increase it further. In the fiscal year under review, the engineer headcount at fiscal year-end was 971, an increase of 70 year on year, due to the hiring of new graduate and experienced engineers.」
The policy of treating engineer headcount as a key indicator was expanded to include the medium-term management plan target of 1,300. The engineer headcount at fiscal year-end was 971, an increase of 70 year on year. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Engineer billing rates remained at the same level as in the year-earlier period as a result of negotiations with customer companies based on engineers’ work performance. Although the utilization rate fell below the year-earlier period because contracts expired at the end of September, following expirations at the end of June, the number of deployed engineers exceeded the year-earlier period because the number of engineers was higher.」
While engineer headcount and the number of deployed engineers exceeded the year-earlier period, engineer billing rates were at the same level and the utilization rate was below the year-earlier period. Since the previous quarter, billing rates have not returned to a level above the year-earlier period. - FY2021-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「The utilization rate and engineer billing rates remained at the same levels as in the year-earlier period. In addition, the number of deployed engineers exceeded the year-earlier period because the number of engineers exceeded the year-earlier period and the utilization rate remained at the same level as in the year-earlier period.」
While engineer headcount and the number of deployed engineers exceeded the year-earlier period, engineer billing rates, one of the key management indicators, were at the same level as in the year-earlier period, weakening from the previous quarters’ descriptions of rates exceeding the year-earlier period. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, in the Company’s engineer dispatch business, the number of engineers exceeded the year-earlier period, and the number of deployed engineers also exceeded the year-earlier period because demand for engineers continued and the utilization rate remained high. In addition, engineer billing rates exceeded the year-earlier period as a result of negotiations with customer companies based on engineers’ work performance.」
It states that, among the engineer headcount, utilization rate and engineer billing rates used as key management indicators, engineer headcount and engineer billing rates exceeded the year-earlier period, while the utilization rate remained high. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company regards engineer headcount, utilization rate and engineer billing rates as important management indicators and is working to improve them further. In the fiscal year under review, the engineer headcount at fiscal year-end was 901, an increase of 116 year on year, due to the hiring of new graduate and experienced engineers. The utilization rate remained high at 97.4%, down 0.2 percentage points year on year, due to increased demand for engineers from customer companies. Engineer billing rates were ¥4,183, up 0.7% year on year, as a result of negotiations with customer companies based on engineers’ work performance.」
It disclosed the fiscal-year results for the key management indicators: 901 engineers at fiscal year-end, a 97.4% utilization rate and engineer billing rates of ¥4,183. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, in the Company’s engineer dispatch business, the number of engineers exceeded the year-earlier period, and the number of deployed engineers also exceeded the year-earlier period because the utilization rate remained high and new graduate engineers who joined in April 2019 were assigned ahead of the original schedule. In addition, engineer billing rates exceeded the year-earlier period because rate revisions with customer companies progressed smoothly.」
It states that, among the engineer headcount, utilization rate and engineer billing rates used as key management indicators, engineer headcount and engineer billing rates exceeded the year-earlier period, while the utilization rate remained high. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, in the Company’s engineer dispatch business, the number of engineers exceeded the year-earlier period, and the number of deployed engineers also exceeded the year-earlier period because the utilization rate remained high and new graduate engineers who joined in April 2019 were assigned ahead of the original schedule. In addition, engineer billing rates exceeded the year-earlier period because rate revisions with customer companies progressed smoothly and the quality of new graduate engineers improved, raising their initial assignment billing rates.」
It states that, among the engineer headcount, utilization rate and engineer billing rates used as key management indicators, engineer headcount and engineer billing rates exceeded the year-earlier period, while the utilization rate remained high. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, in the Company’s engineer dispatch business, the number of engineers exceeded the year-earlier period, and the number of deployed engineers also exceeded the year-earlier period because the utilization rate remained high. In addition, engineer billing rates exceeded the year-earlier period as a result of negotiations with customer companies based on engineers’ work performance.」
It states that, among the engineer headcount, utilization rate and engineer billing rates used as key management indicators, engineer headcount and engineer billing rates exceeded the year-earlier period, while the utilization rate remained high. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company regards engineer headcount, utilization rate and engineer billing rates as important management indicators and is working to improve them further. In the fiscal year under review, the engineer headcount at fiscal year-end was 785, an increase of 69 year on year, due to the hiring of new graduates and experienced engineers. The utilization rate remained high at 97.6%, down 0.3 percentage points year on year, due to increased demand for engineers from customer companies. Engineer billing rates were ¥4,152, up 1.8% year on year, reflecting negotiations with customer companies based on engineers’ work performance and an increase in initial assignment billing rates due to improved quality among new graduate engineers.」
It disclosed the fiscal-year results for the key management indicators: 785 engineers at fiscal year-end, a 97.6% utilization rate and engineer billing rates of ¥4,152. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「The Company regards engineer headcount, utilization rate and engineer billing rates as important management indicators and will work to improve them further.」
It stated for the first time its policy of positioning engineer headcount, utilization rate and engineer billing rates as important management indicators and seeking further improvement.