Enriching Malaysia's digital tech talent
Over the last couple of years, almost all industries went through a turbulent roller coaster ride as they navigated the pandemic, which prompted government-sanctioned lockdowns across country borders.
During this time, companies were forced to adapt and embrace digitalisation, even industries that typically do not require the use of technology. According to Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), non-traditional information and communications technology (ICT) industries were seen to be on a hiring mode for digital talents throughout 2021. In 4Q, Staffing and Recruiting emerged among the top 10 industries on this list.
Throughout 2021, many non-ICT industries such as tobacco, renewables, and environment and biotechnology had been hiring digital talents. In 4Q, commercial real estate emerged as another non-ICT industry with the highest digital talent growth year-on-year, showing that these sectors are embarking in accelerating digitalisation.
Based on MDEC's Digital Talent Snapshot report, there were 261,077 digital talents available in Malaysia in 4Q last year, and 55.2% of them were located in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
In the last three quarters of 2021, Penang, Johor and Melaka were identified as states with potential hiring of digital talents because of their relatively higher supply against demand. In 4Q, Ipoh emerged in this category as well.
All of this data points to one thing - there are certainly more than enough vacancies in the market for digital talent today, as they are in high demand across all industries. Gopi Ganesalingam, head of ecosystem development at MDEC, says that in fact, data from a LinkedIn survey shows that the non-traditional ICT sectors in Malaysia were hiring more digital talents in the past year, compared with ICT companies. Read More...
