Because of the rapid growth of the IT industry, as well as population decrease, the demand for IT engineers in Japan is increasing day by day. This means that international engineers who wish to work in Japan are likely to have many job opportunities.
Nevertheless, because of the language and cultural barriers, it is often not easy for international engineers to find the right company in Japan. This article will introduce you to the rankings of tech companies in Japan, which will help you find the best companies to work for, as well as help you learn the trends.
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The tech companies with the highest growth rate in Japan in 2021
This is the ranking of the tech companies that have the highest growth rate in 2021 in Japan, according to Deloitte.
Many of these companies are actively hiring new employees, and are experienced in international recruitment. If you find a company that interests you, do not hesitate to contact them.
| Rank | Company Name | International Recruitment History* |
| 1 | BE AIR | ー |
| 2 | Sparty | ー |
| 3 | SheepMedical | 〇 |
4 | 〇 | |
5 | ー | |
6 | ー | |
7 | ー | |
8 | 〇About 30 % of the employees. Official language in the engineering department is English | |
9 | ー | |
10 | ー |
※Companies that mention international recruitment on their official websites (June, 2022)：
SheepMedical (https://www.sheepmedical.com/recruit)
AI inside (https://inside.ai/career/)
zig-zag (https://www.zig-zag.co.jp/recruit/202201-backendengineer/)
The companies offering the highest annual salaries
For many job seekers, salary is one of the most important things to consider when choosing a company to work for.
These rankings show the companies offering the highest annual salaries in the system integration sector, the AI sector, and the SaaS sector.
System Integration
| Rank | Company Name | Average Annual Salary (M) | International Recruitment History* |
| 1 | Nomura Research Institute | 1,225 | ー |
| 2 | Information Services International-Dentsu | 1,047 | 〇18 international employees（December, 2021） |
| 3 | SRA Holdings | 1,033 | ー |
| 4 | Kudan | 1,022 | ー |
| 5 | Mitsubishi Research Institute | 1,009 | ー |
| 6 | ITOCHU Techno-Solutions | 933 | 〇 |
| 7 | OBIC | 933 | ー |
| 8 | HITACHI | 890 | 〇About 10 % of the employees (April, 2021)。Aiming to exceed 30%, by 2030. |
| 9 | FUJITSU | 865 | 〇475 international employees（2020） |
| 10 | KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING | 860 | 〇39 international employees (June, 2021) |
Reference：業界動向サーチ（https://gyokai-search.com/）
※Companies that mention international recruitment on their official websites (June, 2022)：
Information Services International-Dentsu（https://www.isid.co.jp/sustainability/data.html）
ITOCHU Techno-Solutions（https://www.ctc-g.co.jp/company/sustainability/reports/document/CTC_CSR_10_all.pdf）
HITACHI（https://www.hitachi.co.jp/New/cnews/month/2021/04/0420.pdf）
FUJITSU（https://www.fujitsu.com/jp/about/csr/esgdata/social/）
KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING（https://www.kke.co.jp/corporate/organization/）
AI
| Rank | Company Name | Average Annual Salary (M) | International Recruitment History* |
| 1 | ExaWizards | 814 | 〇 |
| 2 | AI inside | 776 | 〇20% of the employees |
| 3 | MetaReal | 730 | 〇9% of the employees |
4 | BrainPad | 721 | ー |
5 | 714 | ー | |
6 | 705 | 〇About 53% of the employees in the group | |
7 | 684 | 〇 | |
8 | 677 | 〇 | |
9 | 668 | ー | |
10 | 666 | ー |
※Companies that mention international recruitment on their official websites (June, 2022)：
ExaWizards（https://exawizards.com/team/member）
AI inside（https://note.inside.ai/n/n7f06a5d87a17）
MetaReal（https://www.metareal.jp/recruit/metareal-style/#figure）
FRONTEO（https://www.fronteo.com/corporate/locations/）
Neural Pocket（https://www.neuralpocket.com/recruit.html）
Silver Egg Technology（https://www.silveregg.co.jp/archives/recruit/2239）
SaaS
Reference：業界動向サーチ（https://gyokai-search.com/）
※Companies that mention international recruitment on their official websites (June, 2022)：：
SCALA（https://scalagrp.jp/ir/esg/）
Asteria（https://www.asteria.com/）
TeamSpirit（https://www.teamspirit.com/ja-jp/blog/entry/b-20191125.html）
HENNGE（https://hennge.com/jp/ir/images/202011161500.pdf）
The largest tech companies by revenue
Revenue is another important factor when choosing a company to work for. These are the rankings of the companies that have the largest revenue in the field of system integration, AI, and SaaS.
System integration
| Rank | Company Name | International Recruitment History* |
| 1 | FUJITSU | 〇475 international employees（2020） |
| 2 | NEC | 〇251 international employees(2020) |
| 3 | NTT DATA | 〇About 10% of the employees in the group(2022) |
4 | 〇About 10% of the employees in the group(April, 2021)。Aiming to exceed 30% by 2030 | |
5 | ー | |
6 | ー | |
7 | 〇 | |
8 | 〇155 international employees（2020） | |
9 | 〇42 international employees（April, 2020） | |
10 | 〇 |
Reference：業界動向サーチ（https://gyokai-search.com/）
※Companies that mention international recruitment on their official websites (June, 2022)：
FUJITSU（https://www.fujitsu.com/jp/about/csr/esgdata/social/）
NEC（https://jpn.nec.com/csr/ja/data/index.html）
NTT DATA（https://www.nttdata-gsl.co.jp/recruit/company/vision/）
HITACHI（https://www.hitachi.co.jp/New/cnews/month/2021/04/0420.pdf）
ITOCHU Techno-Solutions（https://www.ctc-g.co.jp/company/sustainability/reports/document/CTC_CSR_09_all.pdf）
TIS（https://www.tis.co.jp/documents/jp/ir/finance/annual_report/ar2020_05.pdf）
AI
| Rank | Company Name | International Recruitment History* |
| 1 | FRONTEO | 〇About 53% of the employees in the group |
| 2 | Appier Group | 〇 |
| 3 | Preferred Networks | ー |
4 | PKSHA Technology | ー |
5 | ー | |
6 | 〇20% of the permanent employees | |
7 | ー | |
8 | ー | |
9 | 〇9% of the employees | |
10 | ー |
参照：業界動向サーチ（https://gyokai-search.com/）
FRONTEO（https://www.fronteo.com/corporate/locations/）
Appier Group（https://www.appier.com/ja-jp/about）
AI inside（https://note.inside.ai/n/n7f06a5d87a17）
MetaReal（https://www.metareal.jp/）
SaaS
| Rank | Company Name | International Recruitment History* |
| 1 | Sansan | 〇 |
| 2 | Cybozu | 〇 |
| 3 | RAKUS | ー |
4 | Money Forward | 〇 |
5 | freee | ー |
6 | EM SYSTEMS | ー |
7 | 〇 | |
8 | ー | |
9 | ー | |
10 | ー |
Reference：業界動向サーチ（https://gyokai-search.com/）
※Companies that mention international recruitment on their official websites (June, 2022)：
Sansan（https://jp.corp-sansan.com/mimi/2020/05/ocean-02.html）
Cybozu（https://cybozushiki.cybozu.co.jp/casestudy/oneteam/）
Money Forward（https://recruit.moneyforward.com/member/interview/0007）
Appier Group（https://www.appier.com/ja-jp/about）
Summary
Data of companies’ growth rate, revenue, and the average annual salary helps to find the right company. In addition, you are more likely to land a position by getting in touch with the companies that already have experience in international recruitment.
Bizmates, Inc. offers services that connect international engineers and companies that are actively hiring international IT engineers.
GitTap is a job platform for international IT engineers who wish to work in Japan. All companies on the platform are actively hiring international IT engineers. Many of the most highly respected companies in Japan are using GitTap, including ExaWizards, which offers the highest salary in the AI sector.
G Talent is an employment agency for international IT engineers who wish to work in Japan. Bilingual consultants who specialise in the IT sector will introduce you to appropriate jobs that match your skills and experiences. To register the service, please visit the page below.
