Middle East & Africa witnessed a 5.1% drop in IT hiring activity in the consumer industry in October 2022 when compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics dashboard.
October 2022 has seen an increase of 4.8% in the overall hiring activity when compared with September 2022.
IT jobs accounted for a 2.76% share in the industry’s total hiring activity in October 2022, registering a decrease of 0.29% over the last three-month average share.
Computer and Information Analysts Occupations leads by classification in October 2022
Computer and Information Analysts Occupations emerged as the leading IT occupation in Middle East & Africa with a share of 52.38% in October 2022, a 175% rise over the previous month. Miscellaneous Computer Occupations came in next, claiming a share of 14.29% in October 2022, marking a 72.73% month-on-month decline. In the third place was Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers with a share of 14.29% in October 2022, a 25% drop from September 2022.
Database and Network Administrators and Architects registered a share of 14.29% in October 2022, a 25% decline over the previous month.
Top five consumer companies in Middle East & Africa’s IT recruitment activity in October 2022
The top five companies, in terms of number of jobs as tracked by GlobalData, accounted for a combined average growth of 1000% in the overall IT recruitment activity of Middle East & Africa’s consumer industry during October 2022 over previous month.
PepsiCo posted 5 IT jobs in October 2022 and registered a flat growth over the previous month, followed by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Muller S.e.c.s. with 2 jobs and a flat growth. Body Shop International with 2 IT jobs and McCain Foods with 1 jobs, recorded a 100% rise and a flat growth, respectively, while Distell Group Holdings recorded a flat growth with 1 job postings during October 2022.
Country-wise composition of IT hiring in Middle East & Africa’s consumer industry
South Africa commanded a leading presence in the region’s consumer industry IT hiring activity with a 23.81% share in October 2022, a 54.55% decrease over September 2022. Egypt featured next with a 19.05% share, up 300% over the previous month. Sudan recorded a 14.29% share, a flat growth compared with September 2022.
Junior Level job postings dominate in October 2022
Junior Level jobs held a share of 90.48%, up by 11.76% from September 2022. Mid Level positions with a 4.76% share, registered a decline of 80% compared with the previous month.
In the third place was Entry Level job ads with a 4.76% share, down 50% over September 2022.
