The Asia-Pacific aerospace, defence and security industry experienced a 17% drop in new job postings in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Airbus with 809 job postings, according to GlobalData’s analysis of aerospace, defence and security company job postings. GlobalData’s Aerospace, Defense & Security: Hiring Trends & Signals Q2 2024 report reveals comprehensive insights into hiring patterns, job roles, required skills, geographical trends, and key themes within the industry, facilitating anticipation of future workforce needs. Buy the report here.
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Notably, Computer and Mathematical Occupations jobs accounted for a 14% share of the Asia-Pacific aerospace, defence and security industry’s total new job postings in Q2 2024, rise 0.13% over the prior quarter.
Computer and Mathematical Occupations drive aerospace, defence and security industry hiring activity
Computer and Mathematical Occupations, with a share of 14% new job postings, was the occupation with the greatest hiring activity in the Asia-Pacific aerospace, defence and security industry in Q2 2024 , ahead of Architecture and Engineering Occupations with a 12% share of new job postings.
The other prominent roles included Management Occupations with a 10% share in Q2 2024, Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a 5% share and Business and Financial Operations Occupations with a 5% share of new job postings.
Top five companies accounted for 48% of hiring activity
The top five companies, in terms of number of new job postings tracked by GlobalData, accounted for a combined 48% of the overall hiring activity in the Asia-Pacific aerospace, defence and security industry in Q2 2024.
Airbus posted 809 jobs in Q2 2024 and registered a growth of 40% over the previous quarter, followed by RTX with 478 jobs and a 35% drop. Boeing, with 466 jobs, and BAE Systems, with 463 jobs, recorded an 18% rise and a 17% drop, respectively, while Thales recorded a 15% decline with a 425 new job postings during Q2 2024.
Regional analysis of hiring in the Asia-Pacific aerospace, defence and security industry, Q2 2024
India held the leading share of the Asia-Pacific aerospace, defence and security hiring activity with a 49.80% share, a 29% decrease over Q1 2024. Australia was next with 15.87%, four-percentage-point down over the previous quarter.
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