WHITEPAPER
Quantum Workforce Development
A data-driven look at the global quantum workforce: where demand is growing, where talent is missing, and how to act to close the gap to accelerate the build-out of quantum hardware at scale.
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The Technology Is Ready.
Is the Workforce?
2025 confirmed what many in the field expected: quantum computing has crossed from research into industrial reality.
Investment, government policy, and hardware milestones all point the same way. The workforce data tells a different story.
Demand for quantum talent already outpaces supply 3:1, and the shortage isn't spread evenly.
Six Chapters, One Picture of the Workforce
#01
The Quantum Moment
Why 2025 marked the turning point
#02
The State of the Global Quantum Workforce
Openings, hires, and investment by region
#03
Comparing Both Sides of the Pond
Europe, the United States, and Canada
#04
The Talent Gap
Europe, the United States, and Canada
#05
Solutions Taking Shape
Policy, academia, and testbeds
#06
Building the Quantum Workforce, Together
How Qblox is contributing
The Scale of the Challenge
#1
Where exactly is the shortage?
Not every role is equally hard to fill. The report shows which tier of the workforce the industry leans on most, and why today's pipelines miss it.
#2
How do Europe and North America compare?
One region has the larger talent pool. The other attracts most of the investment. The report looks at what that means for each.
#3
Is this gap temporary, or structural?
More students are entering quantum every year. The report explains why that alone won't close the gap.
The answers, and the data behind them, are in the whitepaper
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“When people think what quantum computing will look like in ten years, they typically think of the technology stack that will be there. However, none of that happens without the people who develop, install, calibrate, and maintain those systems every day.
That is not a distant vision. It is already starting, and Qblox’s control stack is already putting real hardware into the hands of students and researchers who need it. That is the future of quantum, and it starts with the workforce we build today.”
That is not a distant vision. It is already starting, and Qblox’s control stack is already putting real hardware into the hands of students and researchers who need it. That is the future of quantum, and it starts with the workforce we build today.”
Niels Bultink
CEO & Co-founder of Qblox
“Give a student access to real hardware early enough and something shifts. They stop treating quantum computing like a subject in a textbook and start treating it like a job they could actually have. That shift is worth investing in."
Daphné Zinetti
Program Manager, Global Workforce Development at Qblox
Three Questions The Whitepaper Answers
7,656
Quantum job openings advertised worldwide in 2025 [1]
3:1
Demand vs qualified talent today [2]
840,000
Quantum positions forecast globally by 2035 [3]
What these numbers mean for your institution is in the full report.
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Authors
Daphné Zinetti
Program Manager, Global Workforce Development
Daniela Ivanova Huisman
Technical Writer
See Where the Quantum Talent Gap Really Sits
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References:
[1] State of the Global Quantum Industry 2026 | QED-C. (2026, May 14). QED-C. https://quantumconsortium.org/publication/2026-state-of-the-global-quantum-industry-report/
[2] Quantum computing over the next five years: Scenario planning for strategic resilience. (2026, June 23). Deloitte Insights. https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/emerging-technologies/quantum-computing-futures.html
[3] Quantum computing over the next five years: Scenario planning for strategic resilience. (2026, June 23). Deloitte Insights. https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/emerging-technologies/quantum-computing-futures.html
