Asia-Pacific witnessed a 20.9% drop in IT hiring activity in the retail industry in September 2022 when compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics dashboard.
September 2022 has seen an increase of 2.88% in the overall hiring activity when compared with August 2022.
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IT jobs accounted for a 5.14% share in the industry’s total hiring activity in September 2022, registering a decrease of 2.77% over the last three-month average share.
Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers Occupations leads by classification in September 2022
Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers Occupations emerged as the leading IT occupation in Asia-Pacific with a share of 56.89% in September 2022, a 15.28% drop over the previous month. Database and Network Administrators and Architects came in next, claiming a share of 19.48% in September 2022, marking a 3.59% month-on-month decline. In the third place was Miscellaneous Computer Occupations with a share of 13.26% in September 2022, a 15.79% drop from August 2022.
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By GlobalDataComputer and Information Analysts registered a share of 6.63% in September 2022, a 14.29% rise over the previous month.
Top five retail companies in Asia-Pacific’s IT recruitment activity in September 2022
The top five companies, in terms of number of jobs as tracked by GlobalData, accounted for a combined average decline of 2.36% in the overall IT recruitment activity of Asia-Pacific’s retail industry during September 2022 over previous month.
Amazon posted 427 IT jobs in September 2022 and registered a decline of 27.13% over the previous month, followed by Rakuten Group with 141 jobs and a 1662.5% growth. Woolworths Group with 79 IT jobs and JD with 60 jobs, recorded a 15.96% drop and a 53.85% rise, respectively, while Target recorded a 5.41% increase with 39 job postings during September 2022.
Country-wise composition of IT hiring in Asia-Pacific’s retail industry
India commanded a leading presence in the region’s retail industry IT hiring activity with a 45.08% share in September 2022, a 26.15% decrease over August 2022. Japan featured next with a 17.31% share, up 255.32% over the previous month. Australia recorded a 15.03% share, a drop of 26.77% compared with August 2022.
Junior Level job postings dominate in September 2022
Junior Level jobs held a share of 59.27%, down by 16.01% from August 2022. Entry Level positions with a 22.9% share, registered a decline of 9.43% compared with the previous month.
In the third place was Mid Level job ads with a 17.82% share, down 4.97% over August 2022.
