The number of job vacancies increased by 47% in the 1st quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year. This is a new record for the second time in a row.
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The Swiss labor market is in great shape. The number of job vacancies increased by 47% compared to the 1st quarter of the previous year. This is a new record for the second time in a row, announces the latest Swiss Job Market Index from the interim giant Adecco on Tuesday.
The number of job vacancies has recorded a meteoric rise since the spring of 2021. In the 1st quarter of 2022, there were 7% more than in the 4th quarter of 2021. And this despite the initial uncertainties linked to the appearance of the variant Omicron late last year, as well as continued international supply shortages, Adecco said.
Post-pandemic economic boom
“The growing demand for labor can be explained by the post-pandemic economic boom,” explains Marcel Keller, head of the Swiss market for the Zurich giant. “Many companies expect this demand to continue to increase in the near future, which is pushing them to expand their production and service capacities themselves,” he adds.
The study also highlights the fact that companies require at least one digital skill in nearly one in two job offers (49%). But most often, they require several. These requirements are explained by the technological evolution to which the entire labor market is constantly subject, notes Adecco.
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49% of job postings required digital skills
“Many are the professions where working methods are constantly challenged by the digital transition”, underlines Yanik Kipfer, monitor of the Swiss employment market at the University of Zurich. “While only yesterday a car mechanic only needed a screwdriver and a torque wrench to work, today the computer is increasingly among his tools,” he cites as an example. .
In their job offers, companies very often ask for basic knowledge in the use of information and communication technologies. Basic digital skills are required in 31% of offers. Similarly, companies often expect candidates to have skills in content management (23%) and network, system and data management (19%).
Digital skills are above all part of the prerequisites for jobs that require a university degree in the field of IT. In this sector, 99% of job offers require at least one digital skill. Then follow the fields of technology (66%), administration (60%), economics (60%) and management (55%). On the other hand, computer skills are less necessary in the social sector (27%), health (24%), services and sales (24%) or even construction (16%).
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The demand for digital skills is particularly pronounced in the search for specialized IT personnel.
