Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers Occupations emerged as the leading IT occupation in Middle East & Africa with a share of 56.68% in March 2022, a 2.95% drop over the previous month. Miscellaneous Computer Occupations came in next, claiming a share of 17.89% in March 2022, marking a 23.88% month-on-month increase. In the third place was Database and Network Administrators and Architects with a share of 13.15% in March 2022, a 1.67% rise from February 2022.
Computer and Information Analysts registered a share of 7.33% in March 2022, a 61.9% rise over the previous month.
Top five banking and payments companies in Middle East & Africa’s IT recruitment activity in March 2022
The top five companies, in terms of number of jobs as tracked by GlobalData, accounted for a combined average growth of 22.48% in the overall IT recruitment activity of Middle East & Africa’s banking and payments industry during March 2022 over previous month.
Sanlam posted 97 IT jobs in March 2022 and registered an increase of 27.63% over the previous month, followed by FirstRand with 83 jobs and a 66% growth. FirstRand with 83 IT jobs and Discovery with 51 jobs, recorded a 66% rise and a 16.39% drop, respectively, while Discovery Holdings recorded a 16.39% decline with 51 job postings during March 2022.
Country-wise composition of IT hiring in Middle East & Africa’s banking and payments industry
South Africa commanded a leading presence in the region’s banking and payments industry IT hiring activity with a 70.47% share in March 2022, a 17.63% increase over February 2022. Israel featured next with a 10.99% share, flat growth over the previous month. United Arab Emirates recorded a 4.09% share, a drop of 13.64% compared with February 2022.
Junior Level job postings dominate in March 2022
Junior Level jobs held a share of 60.78%, down by 2.76% from February 2022. Mid Level positions with a 31.9% share, registered a growth of 33.33% compared with the previous month.
In the third place was Entry Level job ads with 6.68% share, up 10.71% over February 2022, while Senior postings accounted for 0.65%, recording a month-on-month growth of 200%.
