South & Central America witnessed a 5.1% drop in IT hiring activity in the banking and payments industry in November 2021 when compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics dashboard.

November 2021 has seen a decrease of 1.27% in the overall hiring activity when compared with October 2021.

IT jobs accounted for a 14.83% share in the industry’s total hiring activity in November 2021, registering a decrease of 0.42% over the last three-month average share.

Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers Occupations leads by classification in November 2021

Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers Occupations emerged as the leading IT occupation in South & Central America with a share of 54.74% in November 2021, a 12.79% drop over the previous month. Computer and Information Analysts came in next, claiming a share of 20.99% in November 2021, marking a 37.16% month-on-month decline. In the third place was Miscellaneous Computer Occupations with a share of 13.5% in November 2021, an 11.9% drop from October 2021.

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Database and Network Administrators and Architects registered a share of 6.39% in November 2021, a 5.41% decline over the previous month.

Top five banking and payments companies in South & Central America’s IT recruitment activity in November 2021

The top five companies, in terms of number of jobs as tracked by GlobalData, accounted for a combined average decline of 19.5% in the overall IT recruitment activity of South & Central America’s banking and payments industry during November 2021 over previous month.

Banco Santander posted 126 IT jobs in November 2021 and registered a decline of 42.73% over the previous month, followed by Banco de Credito e Inversiones with 100 jobs and a 16.67% drop. Citigroup with 85 IT jobs and B3 with 30 jobs, recorded a flat growth and a 172.73% rise, respectively, while Bancolombia recorded an 180% increase with 14 job postings during November 2021.

Country-wise composition of IT hiring in South & Central America’s banking and payments industry

Brazil commanded a leading presence in the region’s banking and payments industry IT hiring activity with a 45.62% share in November 2021, a 19.61% decrease over October 2021. Chile featured next with a 22.08% share, down 17.69% over the previous month. Peru recorded an 8.94% share, a drop of 7.55% compared with October 2021.

Junior Level job postings dominate in November 2021

Junior Level jobs held a share of 70.99%, down by 23.12% from October 2021. Mid Level positions with a 16.06% share, registered a decline of 2.22% compared with the previous month.

In the third place was Entry Level job ads with 7.48% share, up 57.69% over October 2021, while Senior postings accounted for 5.47%, recording a month-on-month decline of 21.05%.