The Asia-Pacific technology industry experienced a 3% drop in new job postings in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Accenture with 32,972 job postings, according to GlobalData’s analysis of technology company job postings. GlobalData’s Technology: Hiring Trends & Signals Q2 2024 report reveals comprehensive insights into hiring patterns, job roles, required skills, geographical trends, and key themes within the technology industry, facilitating anticipation of future workforce needs. Buy the report here.
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Notably, Computer and Mathematical Occupations jobs accounted for a 37% share of the Asia-Pacific technology industry’s total new job postings in Q2 2024, drop 8% over the prior quarter.
Computer and Mathematical Occupations drive technology industry hiring activity
Computer and Mathematical Occupations, with a share of 37% new job postings, was the occupation with the greatest hiring activity in the Asia-Pacific technology industry in Q2 2024 , ahead of Management Occupations with a 10% share of new job postings.
The other prominent roles included Architecture and Engineering Occupations with a 6% share in Q2 2024, Business and Financial Operations Occupations with a 5% share and Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a 4% share of new job postings.
Top five companies accounted for 34% of hiring activity
The top five companies, in terms of number of new job postings tracked by GlobalData, accounted for a combined 34% of the overall hiring activity in the Asia-Pacific technology industry in Q2 2024.
Accenture posted 32,972 jobs in Q2 2024 and registered a growth of 4% over the previous quarter, followed by Reliance Jio Infocomm with 11,080 jobs and a 31% growth. Genpact, with 5,579 jobs, and International Business Machines, with 4,152 jobs, recorded a 19% rise and a 43% drop, respectively, while Tata Consultancy Services recorded a 11% increase with a 3,932 new job postings during Q2 2024.
Regional analysis of hiring in the Asia-Pacific technology industry, Q2 2024
India held the leading share of the Asia-Pacific technology hiring activity with a 67.34% share, a 1% increase over Q1 2024. China was next with 7.81%, four-percentage-point down over the previous quarter.
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