Malaysia’s oil & gas industry registered a 15.4% drop in IT hiring activity in November 2022 when compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics database.

The industry’s overall hiring is decreased by 16.19% in November 2022 when compared with October 2022.

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Out of the oil & gas industry’s total hiring activity, IT jobs claimed a 12.23% share in November 2022, recording an increase of 1.01% over the last three-month average share.

Top five job classifications in Malaysia’s oil & gas industry’s IT recruitment activity in November 2022

Out of the total job titles, the top five roles commanded a 100% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of Malaysia’s oil & gas industry in November 2022.

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1) Database and Network Administrators and Architects recorded a share of 42.86% in November 2022, registering a 20% growth over the previous month.

2) Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers claimed a 28.57% share, a decrease of 66.67% over the previous month.

3) Miscellaneous Computer Occupations held a share of 14.29%, registering a flat growth from October 2022.

4) Computer and Information Analysts captured a share of 7.14%, down 75% over the previous month.

Top five oil & gas companies in Malaysia’s IT recruitment activity in November 2022

The top five companies, in terms of number of jobs as tracked by GlobalData, have accounted for a combined average growth of 42.86% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of Malaysia’s oil & gas industry during November 2022 over October 2022.

PPG Industries posted 3 IT jobs in November 2022 and registered a drop of 40% over the previous month, followed by BASF with 3 jobs and a 50% growth. Fugro with 2 IT jobs and Oleon with 1 jobs, recorded a flat growth and a flat growth, respectively, while Baker Hughes recorded a flat growth with 1 job postings during November 2022.

Junior Level job postings dominate in November 2022

Junior Level jobs held a share of 64.29%, down by 52.63% from October 2022. Mid Level positions with a 35.71% share, registered a decline of 16.67% compared with the previous month.