According to a survey by Adzuna South Africa, the best skills to have in order to secure a well-paying job in the country have to do with the technology, science and engineering sectors.
“Using Adzuna’s advanced search function on exact words in job listing business titles, the top titles being advertised for in South Africa were generated. While “manager” does not declare any exact specialty except for management skills, it is clear that the focus in SA is currently on technical skills, followed by consultants, financial and administrative vacancies,” Adzuna said in a press release.
In terms of the jobs on Adzuna that pay the most, developers, analysts and technicians are right at the top.
“Other than Java, much-needed programming and development skills are PHP and the Microsoft suite of languages, including .Net and C#. Mobile developer skills are also on the rise,” it said.
When broadening the search for vacancies on Adzuna, the most sough-after skills in South Africa start to emerge:
• 35 748 Developer jobs with an average salary of R475 488
• 21 032 Engineer jobs with an average salary of R529 620
• 18 536 Consultant jobs with an average salary of R425 383
• 17 767 Designer jobs with an average salary of R512 209
• 17 744 Sales jobs with an average salary of R258 912 (3 895 Sales Manager jobs with an average salary of R347 807)
• 17 524 Recruiter jobs with an average salary of R428 237
• 13 247 Administrator jobs with an average salary of R284 699
• 8 527 Project manager jobs with an average salary of R548 411
• 5 084 Analyst jobs with an average salary of R530 840
• 4 910 Accountant jobs with an average salary of R437 422
• 4 258 Java jobs with an average salary of R548 432
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