{"id":130368,"date":"2016-07-17T19:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-07-17T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=130368"},"modified":"2016-07-15T16:53:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T14:53:32","slug":"these-are-the-most-in-demand-jobs-in-south-africa-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/130368\/these-are-the-most-in-demand-jobs-in-south-africa-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the most in-demand jobs in South Africa right now"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest Career Junction index shows which sectors in South Africa have shown the most demand for skilled workers during the\u00a0second\u00a0quarter of 2016.<\/p>\n

The index covers the SA job sector to June\u00a02016, with historic trend data stretching a year back.<\/p>\n

According to the report, the June Index settled at 104 index points, indicating easing
\nemployment prospects due to a\u00a0decrease in active job seekers\u00a0of 8%.<\/p>\n

Overall, demand decreased by\u00a04% in June. However, when taking a\u00a0closer look at demand trends across\u00a0various industries, the IT, Telecoms\u00a0and Finance industries show a notable\u00a0uptake in jobs since June 2015.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Construction industry on the other\u00a0hand saw significant decrease in jobs\u00a0over the last year of over 50%.<\/p>\n

Trending jobs in June include Actuarial\u00a0Management, Senior Management\u00a0and Internal Auditors.<\/p>\n

According to Career Junction,\u00a0software development skills, middle management and admin skills are currently in high demand, though the industries remain highly competitive with a lot of people vying for positions.<\/p>\n

“IT professionals are in high demand within the South African job market. Programmers and Software Developers are at the forefront of market demand. This is especially true for programmers with .Net and or C# skills,” the group said.<\/p>\n

The country’s top employment sectors are:<\/p>\n