CompTIA European Tech Hiring Trends - Q2 2021.

KEY FINDINGS CONTINUED

EMPLOYERS SEEK WELL-ROUNDED TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS ⇥ Occupation-level and skills-level analysis of job postings confirms the depth and breadth of the tech workforce. As the macro trend of digital transformation continues to remake business operations across industry sectors, job roles and skills requirements will evolve accordingly. ⇥ Mirroring the pattern seen in most countries, the software developer occupation category accounts for the largest portion of job postings across the European countries covered in this report. Alternatively, during Q1 2021, there was more employer hiring activity around software positions relative to other categories. As a reminder, there is not a 1:1 relationship between hiring activity and actual hiring. For very competitive positions, such as an emerging field like an artificial intelligence (AI) architect, employers may have to deploy significant hiring resources to recruit a single candidate, resulting in a skewed hiring activity to hiring ratio. ⇥ Hiring activity during Q1 also confirms the interrelated nature of technology. Software applications require robust network infrastructure, data optimisation, systems integration, management and support, and of course, a strong cybersecurity posture. To achieve maximum return from technology investments, businesses require orchestration of not only the technologies, but also the personnel, processes and work flows. ⇥ At the skills level, summary analysis across all job postings for all tech job roles suggests employers tend to seek well-rounded candidates. This also reflects the ever-expanding nature of innovation, whereby new platforms, new coding languages, new hardware and devices, new data streams and new combinations of technology building blocks (think IoT) are a de facto part of the job for any technology professional. In the leading technical skills table, there is representation across these areas, including software, infrastructure, data and business applications. While cybersecurity is not specifically listed in these top 10 skills, it is becoming increasingly common for employers to expect baseline cybersecurity expertise for all IT professionals. ⇥ The intersection of business and technology (aka the business of technology) means business skills and soft skills can no longer be viewed as secondary, but rather, of equal importance with technical skills. The job posting data bears this out with employers specifically requiring teamwork, problem solving, creating thinking, project management and more. ⇥ While many employers now hire for skills, expertise and performance, certain criteria, such as years of experience, continue to play a role in hiring. During Q1 2021, employers focused much of their hiring efforts on entry-level positions with a desired years of experience of 0-2 years. It is difficult to determine, but presumably the ‘not specified’ segment is evenly distributed among job levels, with a portion allocated to entry-level, mid-level and advanced-level positions.

LEADING TECH OCCUPATIONS FOR EMPLOYER HIRING ACTIVITY

Job Postings Q1 2021 249 017 231 464 84 827 66 510 50 665 48 077 29 236 19 589 18 899 18 782

Occupation Category Software Developers

Systems Analysts and Cybersecurity

Systems Administrators

Web and Multimedia Developers IT Support Specialists and Technicians

IT Installers and Servicers IT Managers and CIOs

Network and Systems Technicians Database and Network, Other

Applications Programmers

LEADING TECHNICAL SKILLS CITED IN TECH JOB POSTINGS

Office / Spreadsheets

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Programming / Object-oriented programming

Business IT systems

SQL

IT system administration

Java

Database

Web programming / Front-end design

Unified Modelling Language

10. PHP

LEADING BUSINESS AND SOFT SKILLS CITED IN TECH JOB POSTINGS

Teamwork / Team focused

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Problem solving Creative thinking

Adaptability

⇥ 39% 0-2 years of experience ⇥ 14% 3-10 years of experience ⇥ 11% 11+ years of experience ⇥ 36% Not specified

Project management

Customer service

Proactive

Responsible

⇥ Advertised tech salaries indicate tech positions could range from under €36.000 for entry-level jobs to over €90.000 for advanced-level jobs. Specialised expertise, level of experience, location, non-advertised compensation in the form of bonuses and other factors account for the significant variance in tech salaries. See Methodology for additional factors affecting salary data.

9. Time management 10. Work independently