Job market data: South Africa

Most advertised categories

1. Accounting & Finance297 (12%)
2. Sales293 (11.9%)
3. Engineering209 (8.5%)
4. IT & Software164 (6.6%)
5. Logistics, Transport & Supply Chain145 (5.9%)
6. Management & Consulting124 (5%)
7. Administration & Office Support122 (4.9%)
8. Skilled Trades & Artisans115 (4.7%)
9. Manufacturing & Production83 (3.4%)
10. Human Resources & Recruitment79 (3.2%)
11. Hospitality, Food & Tourism76 (3.1%)
12. Marketing & Communications74 (3%)

Vacancies by province

1. Gauteng950 (38.5%)
2. Western Cape583 (23.6%)
3. KwaZulu-Natal137 (5.5%)
4. Eastern Cape55 (2.2%)
5. Mpumalanga35 (1.4%)
6. North West33 (1.3%)
7. Limpopo22 (0.9%)
8. Free State16 (0.6%)
9. Northern Cape11 (0.4%)

Cities with most vacancies

1. Johannesburg258 (10.4%)
2. Cape Town219 (8.9%)
3. Pretoria107 (4.3%)
4. Centurion102 (4.1%)
5. Midrand72 (2.9%)
6. Durban64 (2.6%)
7. Sandton62 (2.5%)
8. Stellenbosch36 (1.5%)
9. Port Elizabeth32 (1.3%)
10. Pinetown22 (0.9%)

Opportunity types

1. Not specified1355 (54.9%)
2. Permanent659 (26.7%)
3. Contract288 (11.7%)
4. Internship68 (2.8%)
5. Part-time39 (1.6%)
6. Graduate programme21 (0.9%)
7. Learnership19 (0.8%)
8. Apprenticeship11 (0.4%)
9. Temporary8 (0.3%)

Minimum qualification asked for

1. degree436 (17.7%)
2. matric365 (14.8%)
3. diploma246 (10%)
4. certificate90 (3.6%)
5. postgraduate10 (0.4%)
6. no-matric9 (0.4%)

Employers advertising most

1. Somewhere303
2. Hire Resolve263
3. Network Finance238
4. GAP Consulting92
5. Datafin66
6. Craven Cottage66
7. Talent Candey35
8. iLaunch31
9. Watershed Consulting27
10. I Grow Wealth Investments26

Recruitment agencies are excluded.

Skills mentioned most in adverts

• Microsoft Excel (371)
• Microsoft Office (312)
• Agile / Scrum (277)
• Customer service (220)
• Driver's licence (207)
• Project management (148)
• SQL (95)
• Payroll (84)
• Python (67)
• Sage / Pastel (64)
• Afrikaans (62)
• Bookkeeping (59)
• SAP (57)
• Cold calling (49)
• Azure (48)