{"id":339667,"date":"2024-08-19T20:03:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/?p=339667"},"modified":"2024-08-19T20:04:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:34:12","slug":"cloud-ai-and-big-data-trending-themes-in-hiring-in-q2-2024-reveals-globaldata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/cloud-ai-and-big-data-trending-themes-in-hiring-in-q2-2024-reveals-globaldata\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud, AI and big data trending themes in hiring in Q2 2024, reveals GlobalData"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post_text\">\n<ul>\n<li>Job postings increased by 7.3% YoY<\/li>\n<li>Cybersecurity and big data were the other noteworthy themes<\/li>\n<li>RTX, Cargill, LVMH, and JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co top recruiters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The global job market dynamics in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024 revealed a positive year-on-year (YoY) trend, despite layoffs by major companies like Google LLC,\u00a0Nestle SA, Ford Motor Co, NIKE Inc,\u00a0Amazon.com Inc, and\u00a0Walmart Inc. Meanwhile, travel and tourism, foodservice, and retailing saw significant YoY growth in job postings during the quarter. Key technology themes driving hiring trends included cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, cybersecurity, and ecommerce, reveals the\u00a0Job Analytics Database\u00a0of\u00a0GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.<\/p>\n<p>GlobalData\u2019s latest report, \u201cGlobal Hiring Activity \u2013 Trends &amp; Signals Q2 2024,\u201d reveals that the global hiring activity (posted jobs) was positive during Q2 2024 with job postings increasing 7.3% YoY. RTX, Cargill Inc, LVMH, JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co, and Marriott International Inc were among the top recruiters during the quarter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sherla Sriprada, Business Fundamentals Analyst at GlobalData, comments:<\/strong> \u201cCompanies were looking for people with experience in ML hardware platforms, AI solutions, smart robotics trial, and AI capabilities. GenAI has seen a significant rise in demand for talent since April 2023. The US and India were hotspots in Q2 2024. GenAI is finding applications for next generation products and services across industries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-115369 size-full lazy aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globaldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PR19642.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1172px) 100vw, 1172px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globaldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PR19642.png 1172w, https:\/\/www.globaldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PR19642-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/www.globaldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PR19642-1024x549.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.globaldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PR19642-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/www.globaldata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PR19642-700x375.png 700w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1172\" height=\"628\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Countries trending with high job postings and YoY growth in Q2 2024 include Brazil, India, and China. Banking &amp; payments, and business and consumer services witnessed increased job postings, registering growth in Q2 2024 compared to Q2 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, colocation services and vertical-specific and packaged applications were the key technology skills trending with high YoY growth in job postings. The knowledge of AI platforms continued to be among the key skills sought by companies during Q2 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Sriprada concludes: \u201cQ2 2024 demonstrates the global job market\u2019s resilience, with job postings increasing despite notable layoffs. The growing demand for skills in AI, cloud computing, and cybersecurity signals a strong move towards digital transformation. As travel and tourism, and retail sectors continue to grow, the emphasis on tech-savvy talent is set to influence the future of global employment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Job postings increased by 7.3% YoY Cybersecurity and big data were the other noteworthy themes RTX, Cargill, LVMH, and JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co top recruiters The global job market dynamics in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024 revealed a positive year-on-year (YoY) trend, despite layoffs by major companies like Google LLC,\u00a0Nestle SA, Ford Motor Co, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-339667","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-careers"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339667\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}