08.10.2021

COMPANIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE MOST PHARMACISTS AND HEALTH WORKERS

The number of job advertisements in September remains at the levels of July and August. In the past month there has been a slight increase in offers by 0.6% - according to the regular analysis of published job advertisements in the leading specialized sites in our country, carried out by JobTiger.

On an annual basis, the level of ads is 49% higher than reported in September 2020. The largest increase in ads last month was the sector "Health and Pharmacy", with an increase of 21%. The reason for this is the seasonal demand for medical staff for positions outside Bulgaria.

Next in growth is the sector "Administrative and service activities", where the number of ads has increased by 12%. This is the only industry in which in September there is an increase in offers on each of the job sites.

It is followed by the sectors "Logistics and Transport" (8%), "Trade and Sales" (7%), "Marketing and Advertising" (5.3%), "Accounting, Auditing, Finance" (5%), " Construction ”(3%) and“ Production ”(0.4%).

The biggest drop in ads during the month was in the hotel and restaurant sector (-12%). For the first time in 2021 we see a decline in ads in the "IT" sector: the number of proposals in September decreased by 5%, but on an annual basis it is 128% higher than reported in September 2020.

What kind of staff is needed in the "IT" sector?

With the growing popularity of the "IT" sector in recent years, we see a tendency for more and more people to focus on professional development in this industry and to take positions as junior professionals and interns in this sector.

The distribution of advertisements in the IT sector by qualification level in September shows that only 10.4% of the proposals are for positions for junior specialists or interns. The largest share of ads for experts and senior specialists with experience in the field (84.2%), and the remaining 5.4% are positions for management and management level of qualification, the analysis shows.

Share distribution of announcements by sectors

In September, it was as follows: the "Trade and Sales" sector took the lead with a 23% share of the total number of ads. It is followed by the sectors "IT" (16%), "Manufacturing" (15%), "Hotels and restaurants" (12%), "Administrative and service activities" (10%), "Logistics and transport" (10%), Construction (5%), Health and Pharmacy (4%), Accounting, Auditing, Finance (4%), Marketing and Advertising (3%) and Art (1%).

Work from home

There is still an increase in offers of work from home and/or telecommuting. In September, they increased by 6% and accounted for 11.3% of the total number of job postings.

Offering by cities

The share of job advertisements in Sofia continues to grow, amounting to 47% of the total in September. The share distribution of the announcements for the other leading regional cities is as follows: Plovdiv (10%), Varna (8%), Burgas (3.3%), Ruse (3%) and Stara Zagora (2.5%). Together, they account for 74% of all proposals in the country.

On a monthly basis, the number of ads in these cities has increased by 2%, mainly due to the increased number of ads in Sofia and Plovdiv. The dynamics of the proposals in each of the leading cities is as follows: Sofia (6%), Plovdiv (3%), Varna (-8%), Burgas (-4%), Ruse (-7%) and Stara Zagora (-4%).