Software Development
Recruitment activity for software developers grew by 12% month-to-month.
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South Africa's most in demand skills
Which skills were the most sought after in October 2018?
Our latest findings reveal who's at the top of recruiters' most wanted list, what jobs are currently trending and what salaries are on offer for these positions across SA's top 3 provinces.
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Trending jobs
Architecture
Average salary offerings for intermediate level positions:
GP: R 45,938 to R 56,574 p.m. (CTC)
WC: R 41,000 to R 48,571 p.m. (CTC)
KZN: R 38,750 to R 48,333 p.m. (CTC)
Executive Management / Director
Average salary offerings for an executive level position:
GP: R 70,050 to R 85,609 p.m. (CTC)
WC: Not enough information available.
KZN: Not enough information available.
Civil / Structural Engineering
Average salary offerings for an intermediate level position:
GP: R 34,508 to R 45,000 p.m. (CTC)
WC: R 32,812 to R 44,881 p.m. (CTC)
KZN: Not enough information available.
Most wanted skills
Our latest research shows that the following occupational fields are by far the most in demand skill sets in the job market currently.
Middle/Department Management
Demand for middle / department managers has been on the rise. Since January 2018, vacancy levels grew by 17%.
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Representative / Sales Consulting
Sales representatives remain in high demand. Over the past 4 months, demand for sales representatives increased by 17%.
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Sa's top employment sectors
Significant online demand indicates positive employment trends. Based on the most recent online hiring activity, five sectors were identified that show promising and positive employment prospects.
Information technology
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Architecture & engineering
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Building & construction
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Cleaning, maintenance & repair
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Business & management
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Annual trending analysis
Which professionals have been high demand over the last year? Which occupations are on a rise and which occupations are on a decline? The section below explores employment trends for various occupational sectors based on job adverts published on the CareerJunction website over the previous 13 months.
Stabilising Trend
Recent Upward Trend
Declining Trend
Our key findings
The October Index settled at 109 index points, indicating improved employment prospects for job seekers. Overall, October saw an uptake in jobs of 5% while job search activity cooled by 4%.
Year-on-year, some sectors have seen significant decreases in labour demand. These include the admin, office & support, sales, medical and construction sectors where job volumes are down by 21%, 41%, 39% and 27% respectively. The manufacturing, ICT and architecture & engineering sectors, on the other hand, have experienced an uptake in jobs since July 2018. Trending jobs for October include jobs in architecture, executive management and civil / structural engineering. For more labour market trends, read the full CJI Executive Summary report.
