Malaysia’s travel & tourism industry registered a 36.1% drop in IT hiring activity in October 2022 when compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics database.

The industry’s overall hiring is decreased by 7.32% in October 2022 when compared with September 2022.

Out of the travel & tourism industry’s total hiring activity, IT jobs claimed a 5.99% share in October 2022, recording a decrease of 5.41% over the last three-month average share.

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

1) Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers recorded a share of 50% in October 2022, registering an 80.77% decline over the previous month.

2) Database and Network Administrators and Architects claimed a 30% share, a flat growth over the previous month.

3) Miscellaneous Computer Occupations held a share of 15%, registering a flat growth from September 2022.

4) Computer Support Specialists captured a share of 5%, flat growth over the previous month.

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

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

Genting posted 11 IT jobs in October 2022 and registered a drop of 69.44% over the previous month, followed by Capital A with 8 jobs and a 33.33% growth. Wego with 1 IT jobs, recorded a flat growth.

Junior Level job postings dominate in October 2022

Junior Level jobs held a share of 70%, down by 58.82% from September 2022. Entry Level positions with a 25% share, registered a decline of 79.17% compared with the previous month.

In the third place was Mid Level job ads with a 5% share, down 50% over September 2022.