Malaysia’s travel & tourism industry registered a 0.8% drop in IT hiring activity in May 2022 when compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics database.

The industry’s overall hiring is decreased by 6.25% in May 2022 when compared with April 2022.

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Out of the travel & tourism industry’s total hiring activity, IT jobs claimed a 9.32% share in May 2022, recording an increase of 0.88% over the last three-month average share.

Top five job classifications in Malaysia’s travel & tourism industry’s IT recruitment activity in May 2022

Out of the total job titles, the top five roles commanded a 100% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of Malaysia’s travel & tourism industry in May 2022.

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1) Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers recorded a share of 93.94% in May 2022, registering a 6.06% decline over the previous month.

2) Database and Network Administrators and Architects claimed a 3.03% share, a decrease of 50% over the previous month.

3) Miscellaneous Computer Occupations held a share of 3.03%, registering a flat growth from April 2022.

Top five travel & tourism companies in Malaysia’s IT recruitment activity in May 2022

The top five companies, in terms of number of jobs as tracked by GlobalData, have accounted for a combined average decline of 8.33% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of Malaysia’s travel & tourism industry during May 2022 over April 2022.

Genting posted 14 IT jobs in May 2022 and registered a rise of 75% over the previous month, followed by Genting Group with 14 jobs and a flat growth. Capital A with 3 IT jobs and Malaysia Airports Holdings with 1 jobs, recorded a 78.57% decline and a flat growth, respectively, while Westports Holdings recorded a flat growth with 1 job postings during May 2022.

Junior Level job postings dominate in May 2022

Junior Level jobs held a share of 63.64%, down by 16% from April 2022. Entry Level positions with a 36.36% share, registered an increase of 50% compared with the previous month.