SINGAPORE, July 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ Korea IT Times-- JobTechTM has initiated coverage on Indonesia's rapidly expanding technology sector. In tandem with the launch of Indonesia's 2020 Go Digital Vision to become the biggest digital economy in Southeast Asia, technology jobs in Indonesia account for 42% of total unique online jobs from January - June 2017. Of these, more than 60% of the job postings are localized in Jakarta. Based on the trending in the first half of 2017, technology jobs in Indonesia are expected to continue to grow strongly for the rest of the year.
Technology jobs that are in demand include: Software Engineers, Developers (including Web Developers, Program Developers, and Application Developers), Programmers and Digital Media Specialists. These in demand technology jobs accounted for 30% of the total number of technology jobs in Indonesia.
Using proprietary natural language and text analytics technology to analyze and sieve duplicate online job postings with over 95% accuracy, JobTechTM has identified the fastest growing skills and most sought-after skills by employers of Indonesia's in demand technology jobs.
Demand for fastest growing skills was found to steadily increase every month throughout Jan - Jun 2017. Fastest Growing Domain Knowledge required by employers include:
- RESTful (Representational State Transfer) -- An application program interface (API) that improves interoperability of computer systems or software.
- RDMBS (Relational Database Management System) -- Knowledge of SQL, MS SQL Server, IBM DB2, Oracle, MySQL and Microsoft Access
- SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) -- The process of conceptualizing, developing and deploying an information system.
Fastest Growing Technical Skills include:
- API -- Commonly understood to be a hybridization of subroutine definitions, protocols and tools purposed for application software
- Reactjs -- a JavaScript library used for building user interfaces
- LESS.js -- A CSS pre-processor commonly harnessed for large Web Interface Design
In addition, JobTechTM has identified the current top sought after skills for technology jobs in demand as follows.
TOP SKILLS SOUGHT BY INDONESIA TECHNOLOGYJOBS IN DEMAND JAN - JUN 2017
|
Rank |
Technical skills |
Rank |
Soft Skills/ Traits |
Rank |
Domain Knowledge |
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|
1 |
SQL |
1 |
Communication |
1 |
Science and Technology |
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|
2 |
PHP |
2 |
Team Player |
2 |
Software |
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|
3 |
HTML4/HTML5 |
3 |
Analytical Thinking |
3 |
Computer Science |
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|
4 |
JavaScript |
4 |
Creative Thinking |
4 |
IT and Business |
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|
5 |
Java |
5 |
Meticulous |
5 |
Server Knowledge |
Top skills include SQL, PHP and HTML4/HTML5 which are typically applied to database management and web development respectively. In addition, a significant number of job descriptions expressly require candidates to exercise Analytical Thinking and Creative Thinking aside from having good Communication skills. Server Knowledge, which requires a hybridization of software and hardware knowledge in ensuring optimization of database storage and operational computational servers was found to also be a domain knowledge required by technology jobs in demand.
