Article from ITWeb: Software developers, cyber security, and cloud skills remain top of the list for South African employers, says Nicole Dodd, partner in tech and digital recruitment at REDi Recruitment.
Dodd was speaking to ITWeb TV about the IT skills currently in demand, saying it’s not impossible to find these skills locally but the challenge is retaining highly-skilled talent.
“Within the IT recruitment space, some of the skills that are in demand at the moment are developers across the board – front-end, back-end, full-stack, mobile developers – solution architects, cyber security, cloud developers, and DevOps.
“Some of the skills are readily available within our country, but to win them over is a different skill. We can find the skills, but there are a lot of preferences that candidates have and companies have to be very creative to attract them.
“We’re also seeing a big exodus of skills, we’re witnessing skills drainage and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to retain talent. When we’re having conversation with candidates, they often tell us they are also having conversations with international companies. Candidates are looking to see if companies have a global presence – global presence and earning in a different currency is very attractive.”
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https://www.itweb.co.za/article/itweb-tv-war-for-tech-talent/wbrpOMg2K1r7DLZn