Middle East & Africa witnessed a 1.9% rise in IT hiring activity in the oil & gas industry in April 2022 when compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics dashboard.

April 2022 has seen an increase of 6.69% in the overall hiring activity when compared with March 2022.

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IT jobs accounted for a 4.41% share in the industry’s total hiring activity in April 2022, registering an increase of 0.32% over the last three-month average share.

Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers Occupations leads by classification in April 2022

Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers Occupations emerged as the leading IT occupation in Middle East & Africa with a share of 32.56% in April 2022, a 27.27% rise over the previous month. Database and Network Administrators and Architects came in next, claiming a share of 32.56% in April 2022, marking a flat month-on-month increase. In the third place was Computer Support Specialists with a share of 11.63% in April 2022, a 400% rise from March 2022.

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Computer and Information Analysts registered a share of 11.63% in April 2022, a 400% rise over the previous month.

Top five oil & gas companies in Middle East & Africa’s IT recruitment activity in April 2022

The top five companies, in terms of number of jobs as tracked by GlobalData, accounted for a combined average growth of 68.75% in the overall IT recruitment activity of Middle East & Africa’s oil & gas industry during April 2022 over previous month.

Saudi Arabian Oil posted 13 IT jobs in April 2022 and registered a flat growth over the previous month, followed by Worley with 5 jobs and a 16.67% drop. TotalEnergies with 3 IT jobs and Qatar Gas Transport with 3 jobs, recorded a 200% rise and a 50% rise, respectively, while John Wood Group recorded a 57.14% decline with 3 job postings during April 2022.

Country-wise composition of IT hiring in Middle East & Africa’s oil & gas industry

Saudi Arabia commanded a leading presence in the region’s oil & gas industry IT hiring activity with a 39.53% share in April 2022, a 325% increase over March 2022. United Arab Emirates featured next with a 9.3% share, up 33.33% over the previous month. Egypt recorded a 6.98% share, a growth of 50% compared with March 2022.

Junior Level job postings dominate in April 2022

Junior Level jobs held a share of 58.14%, up by 66.67% from March 2022. Mid Level positions with a 34.88% share, registered a flat growth compared with the previous month.

In the third place was Entry Level job ads with a 6.98% share, down 40% over March 2022.

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