{"id":662793,"date":"2023-02-12T13:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=662793"},"modified":"2023-02-10T15:57:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T13:57:12","slug":"these-are-some-of-the-most-in-demand-jobs-in-south-africa-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/662793\/these-are-some-of-the-most-in-demand-jobs-in-south-africa-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"These are some of the most in-demand job skills in South Africa right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recent data from Pnet shows that job market activity decreased by 11% during the final quarter of last year; however, compared to the year before, overall employment offers increased by 6%.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is encouraging to see that from Q4:2020 to Q4:2022, there has been a 30% growth in jobs,&#8221; reported the latest Pnet Jobmarket Employment Trends Report for Q4 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The report offers insight into the South African job market, including recruitment and employment trends. Information is sourced from Saongroup&#8217;s online recruitment platforms, which have a collective database of 8 million registered users.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the recent publication of matric results, South Africa&#8217;s latest school leavers are considering fundamental life decisions about either entering the world of work or acquiring tertiary education,&#8221; said Pnet.<\/p>\n<p>Sobering statistics that confirm roughly 6 out of 10 young professionals as unemployed highlight the importance of making the right decisions before entering the workplace &#8211; to ensure in-demand sectors are fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p>Pnet&#8217;s latest research shows the five occupational sectors in highest demand are Business &amp; Management, IT, Finance, Sales and Admin Office &amp; Support.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Looking at young jobseeker trends, it is evident that 15- to 24-year-old applicants are actually aligned to the overall demand trend. The top occupational job sectors attracting the majority of young professionals are currently Admin, Office &amp; Support, Finance, Sales, Business &amp; Management and IT,&#8221; Pnet said.<\/p>\n<p>Pnet said these jobs in the following sectors are currently in the most demand:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Business and management<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Middle\/ department management<\/li>\n<li>Senior management<\/li>\n<li>Team leader and supervisor<\/li>\n<li>Business development<\/li>\n<li>Executive management\/ director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Information technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Software development<\/li>\n<li>Systems\/ network administration<\/li>\n<li>Data analysis\/ data warehousing<\/li>\n<li>Business analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Finance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Financial\/ project accounting<\/li>\n<li>Bookkeeping<\/li>\n<li>Accounts payable\/ receivable<\/li>\n<li>Purchasing and procurement<\/li>\n<li>Cost and management accounting<\/li>\n<li>Internal auditing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sales<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Representative\/sales consulting<\/li>\n<li>Account management<\/li>\n<li>Retail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Admin, office and support<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Admin clerk<\/li>\n<li>Human resources<\/li>\n<li>Client\/ customer support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Pnet reported these as the top occupational sectors young jobseekers apply for:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Admin, office and support<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Admin clerk<\/li>\n<li>Switchboard\/ reception<\/li>\n<li>Client\/ customer support<\/li>\n<li>Personal assistant<\/li>\n<li>Human resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Finance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accounts payable\/ receivable<\/li>\n<li>Bookkeeping<\/li>\n<li>Financial\/ project accounting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sales<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Representative\/ sales consulting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Business and management<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Middle\/ department management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Information Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Systems\/ network administration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The graphic below illustrates further regional labour demand insights in more detail:<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Q4-pnet-job-region-breakdown.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-662979 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Q4-pnet-job-region-breakdown.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Q4-pnet-job-region-breakdown.png 500w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Q4-pnet-job-region-breakdown-292x300.png 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/a> <a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pnet-job-region-breakdown.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-662981 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pnet-job-region-breakdown.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"743\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pnet-job-region-breakdown.png 743w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pnet-job-region-breakdown-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"35%\">Region<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"65%\">Main skills in demand<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gauteng<\/td>\n<td>IT Professionals, Finance, Business &amp; Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Western Cape<\/td>\n<td>IT Professionals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KwaZulu Natal<\/td>\n<td>Finance and Business &amp; Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mpumalanga<\/td>\n<td>Business &amp; Management and Sales &amp; Admin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eastern Cape<\/td>\n<td>Business &amp; Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North West<\/td>\n<td>IT Professionals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Free State<\/td>\n<td>Business &amp; Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Limpopo<\/td>\n<td>Business &amp; Management and Sales &amp; Admin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Northern Cape<\/td>\n<td>IT professionals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>International<\/td>\n<td>Finance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pnet said that Gauteng continues to be the main employment hub in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the fourth quarter of 2022, the province represented 54% of all overall labour demand in the country,&#8221; said Pnet. 22% of recruitment activity was driven by the Western Cape and a further 10% by the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n<p>The sectors that offered the most employment opportunities during this period, across all provinces, were Business &amp; Management, IT, Finance and Sales, Pnet said.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Salaries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pnet provided a breakdown of what salaries one can expect in certain job sectors across South Africa, including Building &amp; Construction, Design, Media &amp; Arts and the Marketing sector.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Building and construction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Construction project manager (R35,200 to R55,100)<\/li>\n<li>Quantity surveyor (R32,400 to R45,700)<\/li>\n<li>Site supervisor (R13,500 to R20,100)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Design, media and arts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Web designer (R26,300 to R37,800)<\/li>\n<li>Product designer (R22,600 to R28,800)<\/li>\n<li>Graphic designer (R19,700 to R23,300)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Marketing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Digital marketing manager (R38,300 to R49,600)<\/li>\n<li>Digital market specialist (R27,600 to R37,500)<\/li>\n<li>Marketing coordinator (R18,000 to R21,400)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/662743\/ceos-from-some-of-south-africas-biggest-companies-have-written-a-letter-to-ramaphosa-heres-what-it-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CEOs from some of South Africa&#8217;s biggest companies have written a letter to Ramaphosa \u2013 here&#8217;s what it says<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pnet&#8217;s latest employment trends report provides the skills that are in hot demand by business across South Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":642695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[26,16912],"class_list":["post-662793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trending","tag-headline","tag-pnet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662793"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":663965,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662793\/revisions\/663965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}