The most in-demand skills in South Africa right now.
The latest CareerJunction Index (CJI) index reflects low hiring activity in South Africa is flat but shows that several skills are still in strong demand where there are opportunities.
The index shares online labour dynamics in South Africa by providing a detailed analysis of the relative ratio of supply and demand in the online job market.
The jobs portal said Software developers remain highly sought after in the local job market. More than 1,000 vacancies were allocated to software developers during November 2020. The report reflected an increase in hiring activity for job seekers in the ICT, sales, architecture and engineering, marketing, business and management, warehousing, and logistics sectors in the closing months of the year.
After a dip in demand during lockdown level 5, hiring activity for middle and department managers is recovering strongly. Since May, demand for managerial skills has more than doubled.
Hiring activity for sales representatives is growing significantly. Over the period between October and December, demand for sales representatives and consultants increased by 44 percent.
The IT, business and management and finance sectors are undoubtedly the most sought-after sectors, followed by the sales, admin, office and support and architecture and engineering sectors, among others listed.
“There has been an uptake in hiring activity for professionals in the ICT, sales, architecture and engineering, marketing, business and management, warehousing, and logistics sectors over the last 3 months of the year. Demand for ICT and sales professionals has been increasing continuously over the last 6 months of the year,” CareerJunction said.
When looking at active job seekers across various sectors, areas of high supply correlate closely to those in high demand, however supply outstrips demand in some cases, leading to a competitive environment for job seekers.
Demand for medical and health professionals is expected to increase soon due to the growing number of Covid-19 cases, the group said.
