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The number of job vacancies in the IT sector has increased one and a half times in a year, as the pandemic has driven automation and the development of artificial intelligence solutions.

It has become common practice to hire without a face-to-face meeting and to employ people full remotely. More and more companies are also focusing on reaching women, says Aliz Apró, Head of HR at INSPYRE Informatics, in her analysis of labor market trends in the technology sector.

An explosion was seen in the IT sector due to the coronavirus epidemic

Double-digit increases in the number of new hires for technology jobs in some countries were witnessed in the last few years.

The main reason for the huge demand is that the pandemic has made it a priority for most companies to continue digital upgrades to ensure that they have all the conditions in place to continue business in the event of further odds.

Cloud-based solutions, as well as developments related to artificial intelligence and automation, are therefore becoming increasingly important.

An analysis by INSPYRE Informatics, a Hungarian software developer agency specializing in IT development and blockchain-based technologies, highlights 4 key labor market challenges in the sector.


1. Recruitment has picked up

"Recruitment in the IT sector has been stimulated by the restructuring. More than one and a half times as many open positions have been opened this year than a year ago.

In particular, the demand for programmers with several years of professional experience has increased, as it takes less time to train them.

This often puts newcomers at a disadvantage on the market, which is amplified by the fact that they often have to prove their skills by solving a series of test problems without meeting in person.

Working remotely has also made it more difficult to train them,"

says Aliz Apró, HR Manager at INSPYRE.

It has also become common in the industry for companies to interview and hire new employees without a face-to-face meeting.

This in turn has increased the value of candidates' communication skills, as it is harder to "sell" oneself well in a video interview.



2. Creative tools in recruitment


In such a "hot market", all creative tools should be used in recruitment. Some developers get 10-15 messages a day on LinkedIn alone, so it's hard to stand out from the crowd in recruitment.

According to Aliz Apró, the only limit is creativity: GitHub, Stackoverflow, Google x-ray search, Reddit, meetups and Hackathons are all useful tools for success.

There is also competition on pay: smaller companies take advantage of the fact that they can have employees working for them from anywhere, with no location link.

But the biggest firms are now thinking: they won't pay San Francisco wages in regions where the cost of living doesn't justify it.

In consequence, although the labor market is globalizing, location-based pay is increasing.



3. Hybrid mode


During the epidemic, workers have come to expect alternative work options. Today, most IT companies have to consider hybrid working as a minimum, and full home offices are not uncommon. The nature of the work has also adapted to the types of tasks, with more and more places looking for professionals for shorter projects with specific work experience.

"In our experience, the ideal time spent in the office is 3.1 days a week. For those places that would call their colleagues back to the office full-time, 36 percent of employees would prefer to look for other work, 6 percent would quit immediately,"

says Aliz Apró.



4. Women come first


The recruitment manager points out that all players in the technology sector today must also pay special attention to supporting female programmers, who are often still disadvantaged in this field.

In Hungary, the proportion of women in the technology sector is only around 10-15%.

According to this year's Stanford University research, successful recruitment strategies are those that create favourable conditions for women through various schemes, such as longer maternity leave and more flexible working arrangements.