05.11.2021

WHAT KIND OF EMPLOYEES ARE COMPANIES LOOKING FOR

In October we saw a decline in published job postings. Their number is almost 44,000 and has decreased by 8.4% compared to September, and on an annual basis it is still 55% more than in October 2020, according to the monthly analysis of the dynamics of the labor market in our country, prepared from an HR company.

The IT sector remains the most stable. Despite a slight decline in supply in September, in October we again saw growth of 6% in this sector. In addition, the only sector in which we also see an increase in proposals is "Accounting, Auditing, Finance", with ad growth of 1.4%.

In all other sectors the number of job postings in October decreased as follows: "Marketing and advertising" (-2.8%), "Administrative and service activities" (-3%), "Production" (-7%), "Construction " (-9%),"Trade and sales" (-13%),"Health and pharmacy" (-15%),"Logistics and transport" (-15%) and "Hotels and restaurants" (-28%).

Share distribution of job postings by sectors

The Trade and Sales sector continues to be in first place in terms of the share of new job postings - by 21%. The IT sector is increasingly confident in holding the second position, increasing its share from 16% to 18%, and in third place remains "Manufacturing" by 15%. Followed by the sectors "Administrative and service activities" (10%), "Hotels and restaurants" (9.2%), "Logistics and transport" (8.9%), "Construction" (5%), "Accounting, auditing, Finance”(4.4%), Health and Pharmacy (3.7%), Marketing and Advertising (3%) and Art (1%).

Work from home

There is still an increase in offers for work from home and/or telecommuting. In October, they increased by 7%, and for the last four months this growth is as much as 29%. The share of this type of job postings in October was 13.5%.

The green certificate appears as a requirement

For a number of positions, there is a tendency to require applicants to have a so-called green certificate certifying a completed cycle of vaccination against COVID-19 or its disease. Currently, the number of job postings with such requirements is very small (only 0.2% of the total), but, like other countries, it is possible that it is growing due to the still high morbidity and the need to provide safe working conditions. For the time being, the predominant job postings with such a requirement are in the sectors "Hotels and restaurants" and "Service activities".

Offering by cities

The share of job postings in the leading regional cities already represents three quarters of the total number of ads in the country. Almost half of the proposals for new jobs in Bulgaria are concentrated in Sofia (49%), and for the other cities the figures are as follows: Plovdiv (10%), Varna (8%), Burgas (3.2%), Ruse 3%) and Stara Zagora (2%).