The proportion of food manufacturers hiring for data analytics jobs dropped in May, hitting the lowest level for a year, data suggests.
Some 53.6% of the companies monitored by GlobalData were recruiting for at least one such position in April.
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That was lower than the 55.1% of food manufacturers hiring for data analytics-related jobs a year ago and a decrease compared to the figure of 63.5% in April.
Looking at all job openings, 5% of newly-posted job advertisements in May were linked to data analytics. That compared to 4.2% of newly-advertised jobs a year ago.
Data analytics is one of the topics that GlobalData, Just Food’s parent company, has identified as being a disruptive force facing business in the coming years. Companies that excel and invest in these areas now are thought to be better prepared for the future business landscape and better equipped to survive unforeseen challenges.
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By GlobalDataGlobalData says its analysis suggests food manufacturers are hiring for digital media jobs at a rate lower than the average for all companies within the research group’s jobs analytics database. The average among all companies stood at 6.1% in May.
GlobalData’s job analytics database tracks the daily hiring patterns of thousands of companies across the world, drawing in jobs as they’re posted and tagging them with additional layers of data on everything from the seniority of each position to whether a job is linked to wider industry trends.
