{"id":461454,"date":"2021-01-17T17:57:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T15:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=461454"},"modified":"2021-01-17T17:57:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T15:57:59","slug":"the-most-in-demand-job-skills-in-south-africa-right-now-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/461454\/the-most-in-demand-job-skills-in-south-africa-right-now-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The most in-demand job skills in South Africa right now"},"content":{"rendered":"

CareerJunction has published<\/a> <\/strong>its latest monthly jobs index for December 2020, showing which job skills are currently the most sought-after in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The CareerJunction Index (CJI) represents online labour dynamics in the country by providing a detailed analysis of the relative ratio of supply and demand in the online job market.<\/p>\n

The data shows that during December, hiring activity and job search activity experienced an expected drop due to the holiday season.<\/p>\n

The marketing, manufacturing & assembly, sales and architecture & engineering sectors have shown increased recruitment activity over the past few months.<\/p>\n

The CJI settled at 99 index points indicating stable conditions in the job search market.<\/p>\n

An index score below 100 indicates that there are fewer job opportunities for potential job seekers and more potential job seekers per job advert.<\/p>\n

Recruitment is easier due to more potential job seekers per job advert in this market.<\/p>\n

A score above 100, meanwhile, implies the opposite \u2013 that there are more job opportunities for potential job seekers, and fewer potential job seekers per job advert.<\/p>\n

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In-demand job skills<\/strong><\/p>\n

The job skills that are highly sought-after locally continues the trend seen over the last year \u2013 even during the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Software development<\/strong> – Software development remains the most in-demand\u00a0skill set. Demand for software developers decreased by 6% year-on-year.<\/p>\n

Middle\/department management<\/strong> – Despite the slowing hiring trend towards the end of the year, demand for middle and department managers grew by 14% over the last six months.<\/p>\n

Representative\/sales consulting<\/strong>\u00a0 – Sales consulting skills remain very popular in the recruitment market. Year-on-year, the demand for sales consultants remains unchanged.<\/p>\n

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Trending jobs include:<\/p>\n

Senior Management<\/strong><\/p>\n

Average salary offerings for a skilled level position per month:<\/p>\n