Shortage of IT Professionals Persists Despite Decrease in IT Job Vacancies

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The labor figures for the third quarter of 2020 show a decrease in the number of IT job vacancies during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the shortage of IT professionals in the market has remained unchanged. Talent continues to be scarce. According to research by Intelligence Group, 14% of the most scarce positions in the job market are IT-related roles.

It appears that the number of open IT job vacancies has decreased due to the pandemic. However, Intelligence Group indicates that the declining trend seems to be stabilizing. Despite the reduced demand for IT professionals, there is still a clear shortage in the IT sector job market. IT professionals remain highly sought after.

The following are the most scarce IT roles at the moment:

  • Network and system technicians
  • ICT managers
  • System administrators
  • Application programmers
  • Database and network specialists

Source: Intelligence Group

Currently, application programmers are the scarcest, but their scarcity does not seem to be increasing. For an active job-seeking application programmer, there are, on average, 19 open vacancies. For the other IT roles in the top 5, the scarcity does (slightly) increase. The greatest increase in scarcity is observed among database and network specialists. When they actively search, they only have a choice of 9 open vacancies.

To address the scarcity in the IT market in a new way, recruiters often utilize new job titles. Through this approach, they aim to differentiate their open roles from other job vacancies. In the past year, nearly 28,000 new IT job titles have been introduced. The following top 10 list may provide a good reflection of the current developments and new strategies in the job market.

  1. Data and Information Manager
  2. BI Consultant/Developer
  3. Infrastructure Services Team Lead
  4. Microsoft Power Apps Consultant
  5. E-Commerce & ERP Consultant
  6. Intelligent Automation Consultant
  7. SAP Front-end Development Consultant
  8. Archives Application Management
  9. Cybersecurity Advisor
  10. Threat Intel COE Security Team Lead

Source: Jobdigger

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