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According to this study, the main specialisation areas in Andalusia are software development, digital marketing, product, systems and cybersecurity.
Claire Joster, a multinational firm specialised in the direct search for senior and middle managers of the Eurofirms Group, presented the study ‘The labour market of the new digital economy’ in Málaga TechPark, a study that analyses current trends and the technological talent progress in Spain.
Málaga TechPark hosted the presentation of this study as part of the park’s commitment to facilitate the attraction of talent of professional profiles that companies of the park most demand.
“Digital and STEM-related profiles are essential to technological and traditional companies, as these professionals are becoming increasingly important in the development of digital transformation projects. We opened Claire Joster Technology Málaga to provide the companies of the region with digital talent solutions”, explained Carolina González, Executive & Technology National Leader at Claire Joster.
The presentation of the study as well as its subsequent debate were attended by Susana Carrillo, First Deputy Mayor of Málaga City Council and Delegate for Innovation and Urban Digitalisation; Ievgen Berezenko, Country Manager at EPAM System Spain; and Manuel Torrecillas, Center Delivery manager at CapGemini.
The report is based on 1,200 surveys, as well as on interviews and statements of specialists and organisations in the sector. It shows the growing presence of digital environments in the world of work, as 83.3% of participants confirm having some kind of work experience in the new digital economy or technology sector.
Andalusia: one of the favourite regions for IT talent
Andalusia ranks second for the major IT talent ecosystem with 24.9%, just after the Community of Madrid, with 34.2%. According to the study, the main areas of specialisation in Andalusia are software development (39%), digital marketing (25%), product (21%), systems (18%) and cybersecurity (14%).
On a national scale, the top 5 areas of specialisation in the new economy that has the highest number of professionals are digital marketing (26%), database (22%), product (18%), web programming (16%) and systems (13%).
On the other hand, the areas with the lowest number of professionals are Business Intelligence (3%), Artificial Intelligence (3%), Blockchain (3%) and Internet of things (3%).
IT talents are young and experience high job rotation
Only 32.4% of IT professionals have more than ten years of work experience with an average age of 36 years old. However, those professionals are around 32 years old in Andalusia. This shows that it is a new and consolidating sector that experiences a high job rotation, that is, 64% of professionals have worked in two to five companies.
“Almost 40% of the companies that demand these kinds of professional profiles are companies that are not exclusively specialised in technology; therefore, technology corporations are not the only ones competing for these IT talents”, added González.
A new challenge: gaining the loyalty of these talents
Professionals are increasingly more interested in finding a balance between professional and personal life. Six out of ten of them are willing to reduce their salary in order to have more free time.
“Nowadays there is a supply-demand imbalance with a lack of professional profiles. The global value proposition must be competitive; the compensation package is no longer the only aspect to take into account, so are the company values and benefits that promote a better balance between work and personal life”, said González.
According to the study, 33.6% of survey respondents point out that teleworking is the most appealing aspect of the sector, followed by the work flexibility, which reaches 33.2% and, lastly, the salary, which ranks third with 30.5%.