HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The recruitment demand of the IT industry hasquadrupled after a decade, according to the report “Information TechnologyHuman Resources of the 2010s and 2020" released by VietnamWorks, a leadingonline recruitment website, belonging to the Navigos Group.

The seven fields in the IT industry with the highest recruitment demand aresoftware development; technical assistance; project/product management; userexperience and interface; QA/QC; and data science.

From 2010 to early 2020, the recruitment demand of the software developmentsegment accounted for more than 50 percent of total demand and had the largestimpact on recruitment demand of the entire IT industry.

When comparing the first half of the decade and the second half, therecruitment demand for this segment nearly doubled.

In this segment, the recruiting needs are mainly engineers with experience insoftware, mobile, web, and ERP (enterprise resource planning software) withcommon programming language skills such as JAVA, PHP, and .NET.

Software development in the last decade has mostly involved “outsourcing”services, especially web apps and mobile apps.

Over the past decade, in terms of skills, Javascript developers had thestrongest growth in recruitment demand, up to 63.3 percent compared to 2010,followed by iOS developers which grew by 29.8 percent; and Android developerswhich increased to 26.8 percent.

According to the report ICT Employment: Current Situation and Strategy to MeetNew Technology Demands in Vietnam released by Navigos Group, a leading providerof HR services in Vietnam, most of the technology companies aim to increaseemployee scale.

Most of them will have recruitment demands next year at different levels,depending on their scale.

According to surveyed employers, the shortage of human resources directlyaffects the performance of the company, the overworked status of the remainingemployees, and the lack of engagement among employees due to the instability ofpersonnel.

Facing a scarcity of human resources in the technology industry, manybusinesses have a long-term vision in recruiting by developing current humanresources and connecting with universities to prepare for the necessary skillsets.

If Vietnamese candidates do not meet the recruitment requirements, both theemployer and the candidate agree that selecting candidates from the SoutheastAsia region has the most potential.

Candidates from Europe and the Americas, although they are thought of as highlyqualified with a lot of new technology knowledge, are not always selected bythe employer. The candidate group also shows that there is no highercompetition from candidates from these areas.

Gaku Echizenya, CEO of Navigos Group Vietnam, said: “The uncontrolled objectivefactors such as the impact of the epidemic leads to limitations in real-lifeinteractions, or risks for people engaged in dangerous jobs, and it makestechnology more important than ever because of the ability to transformactivities from offline into online, or undertake repetitive or risky tasks.

"The demand for high technology has been recognised by many sectors andbusinesses. Facing the increase in recruitment demand, enterprises not onlyface a shortage of technological manpower but also have to prepare solutions toretain talents and cope with rapid changes in new technology."

Salary

From 2011 to 2012, development of mobile apps was strong, leading to thehighest average monthly salary for embedded developers of 3,750 USD andhardware engineers with a salary of 3,500 USD.

The period of 2013-2014 marked the rise of the "data-driven" era whenall businesses were aiming to take advantage of big data, leading to highsalaries for two positions: data scientist with a monthly salary of 3,531 USD,and python developer with a salary of 2,900 USD.

The second half of the decade, from 2015 - 2019, continues to be thedevelopment of data science as this technology plays an increasingly importantrole for businesses. This is reflected in the salary posted for the position ofbusiness intelligence (referred to as BI) with a salary of 1,532 USD in 2015.

High technology trends also began to enter Vietnam at this time and werereflected through the high salary paid for positions such as IoT developer witha salary of 1,800 USD; Artificial Intelligence developer, 1,958 USD; blockchaindeveloper, 2,033 USD; Cloud developer, 2,006 USD, and computer visiondeveloper, 2,382 USD.

IT human resources are "well taken care of" by enterprises when theyoffer the most important benefits, including social insurance, paid leave,periodic health checks, allowances, personal laptop, and travel, according tothe survey./.