Wondering which career/s to consider that will secure you a high value job in South Africa, based on the current skills shortages in various job sectors.
Consider this, CareerJunction analysed the latest recruitment trends over the last six months to investigate the latest professions that are in the highest demand with limited or scarce talent pools.
CareerJunction provided insight into the level of demand for each skill by province, categorising them as very high, high, medium, low, very low, or hardly any demand.
The portal also noted important data such as the professions’ work-from-home opportunities and market-related salaries.
According to the report, job sectors most affected by skill shortages are:
Information Technology;
Finance;
Engineering; and
Medical & Health.
Within these sectors, the 13 most in-demand jobs suffering skill shortages and what they pay, as well as where in South Africa demand is concentrated is listed below.
#1 Software Development – R40,000 to R60,000 per month
Software Development professionals are in very high demand in Gauteng and the Western Cape and in high demand in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.
There is very low demand for these professionals in the Free State and North West.
Software Developers, Programmer Analysts and Developer Programmers are on the Critical Skills list.
#2 Technical / Business Architecture – R65,000 to R90,000 per month
Technical / Business Architecture professionals are in high demand in Gauteng and in medium demand in the Western Cape.
There is very low demand for these professionals in KwaZulu-Natalv. Applications Programmers are on the Critical Skills list.
#3 Database Design / Development / Administration – R45,000 to R65,000 per month
Database Design / Development / Administration professionals are in high demand in Gauteng and in medium demand in the Western Cape.
There is very low demand for these professionals in KwaZulu-Natal. Database Design / Development /
Administration professionals are not on the Critical Skills list.
#4 Actuarial Management / Administration – R62,948 to R74,834 per month
Actuarial Management / Administration professionals are in medium demand in Gauteng and the Western Cape.
There is very low demand for these professionals in KwaZulu-Natal. Actuaries are on the Critical Skills list.
#5 Taxation – R30,900 to R39,800 per month
Taxation professionals are in high demand in Gauteng and in medium demand in the Western Cape.
There is very low demand for these professionals in the Eastern Cape. Tax professionals are on the Critical Skills list.
#6 Systems Analysis – R40,000 to R50,000 per month
Systems Analysis professionals are in high demand in Gauteng and in medium demand in the Western Cape.
There is very low demand for these professionals in KwaZulu-Natal. ICT Systems Analysts are on the Critical Skills list.
#7 Financial Analysis – R40,000 to R54,083 per month
Financial Analysis professionals are in high demand in Gauteng and in medium demand in the Western Cape.
There is very low demand for these professionals in KwaZulu-Natal. Financial Analysis professionals are not on the Critical Skills list.
#8 Civil / Structural Engineering – R41,667 to R65,833 per month
Civil / Structural Engineering professionals are in high demand in Gauteng and in medium demand in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
There is very low demand for these professionals in The Free State, North West, Northern Cape, and Limpopo. Civil Engineers are on the Critical Skills list.
#9 External Auditing – R33,333 to R44,000 per month
External Auditing professionals are in medium demand in Gauteng and the Western Cape.
There is very low demand for these professionals in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. External Auditors are on the Critical Skills list.
#10 Nursing / Professional Care Giving – R27,100 to R46,000 per month
Nursing / Caregiving professionals are in high demand in Gauteng and the Western Cape and in medium demand in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.
There are six types of Registered Nurses on the Critical Skills list:
Intensive / Critical Care nursing;
Mental Health (psychiatric) nursing;
Peri-operative nursing (Theater technique);
Emergency nursing (Trauma);
Child nursing (Paediatrics); and
Midwife Specialist.
#11 Data Analysis / Data Warehousing – R40,000 to R60,000 per month
Data Analysis / Data Warehousing professionals are in very high demand in Gauteng, in high demand in the Western Cape, and in medium demand in KwaZulu-Natal.
There is very low demand for these professionals in the Mpumalanga. Data Scientists are on the Critical Skills list.
#12 Business Analysis – R41,667 to R60,000 per month
Business Analysis professionals are in very high demand in Gauteng and in high demand in the Western Cape.
There is very low demand for these professionals in the Eastern Cape. Business Analysis professionals are not on the Critical Skills list.
#13 lastly, Investment Management – R36,500 to R42,500 per month
Investment Management professionals are in high demand in Gauteng and the Western Cape.
Investment Analysts, Investment Managers and Investment Advisors are on the Critical Skills list.
