The Leading Locations of Information Technology (IT) Jobs in South Africa

Oluwaseun Alexander Dada (), George Obaido (), Ibomoiye Domor Mienye () and Kehinde Aruleba
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Oluwaseun Alexander Dada: University of Helsinki
George Obaido: University of California
Ibomoiye Domor Mienye: University of Johannesburg
Kehinde Aruleba: Walter Sisulu University

A chapter in Sustainability in Software Engineering and Business Information Management, 2023, pp 63-74 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract One of the main factors influencing job satisfaction for employment that require onsite presence is location. We analysed 3,355 jobs in Information Technology (IT) published on LinkedIn’s South Africa website with the aim of identifying the leading locations for IT jobs in South Africa, as well as the names and industry sectors of the recruiting companies. Three (of the nine) provinces accounted for 91% of all IT job vacancies in South Africa, namely Gauteng (46.7%), Western Cape (39.4%) and KwaZulu-Natal (4.8%). Analysis of job distribution by cities revealed that Cape Town was home to 33% of all IT jobs in South Africa, followed by Johannesburg (24%) and Pretoria (3%). The Northern Cape province had the fewest IT job openings, followed by the Free State and Limpopo. Overall, the three most in-demand IT jobs were DevOps Engineers, Software Engineers and Data Engineers. Among the companies with the largest number of IT jobs, DigiOutsource came first, followed by takealot.com and impact.com . Five out of the top ten IT jobs advertised came from companies in the Staffing & Recruiting industry. The conclusions have practical implications for a variety of stakeholders, including businesses, governments, educational institutions, IT students and IT professionals.

Keywords: IT jobs; South Africa; Job locations; Hiring companies; LinkedIn; Text mining; IT students; IT professionals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32436-9_6

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