The US aerospace, defence & security industry registered a 2.4% decline in IT hiring activity in April 2021 compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics index.
The industry’s overall hiring decreased by 1.38% in April 2021 compared with March 2021.
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Out of the aerospace, defence & security industry’s total hiring activity, IT jobs claimed a 24.69% share in April 2021, recording decrease of 0.75% over the last three-month average share.
Top five job classifications in the US aerospace, defence & security industry’s IT recruitment activity in April 2021
Out of the total job titles, the top five roles commanded a 97.16% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of the US aerospace, defence & security industry in April 2021.
1) Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers recorded a share of 40.99% in April 2021, a 12.07% drop over the previous month.
2) Database and Network Administrators and Architects claimed a 21.96% share, decline of 8.69% over the previous month.
3) Computer and Information Research Scientists held a share of 20.36%, registering a 17.03% decline from March 2021.
4) Computer and Information Analysts captured a share of 8.76%, down 7.64% over the previous month.
Top five aerospace, defence & security companies in the US IT recruitment activity in April 2021
The top five companies, in terms of number of jobs as tracked by GlobalData, have accounted for a combined average decline of 9.77% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of the US aerospace, defence & security industry during April 2021 over March 2021.
Raytheon Technologies posted 992 IT jobs in April 2021 and registered a drop of 22.74% over the previous month, followed by Leidos Holdings with 776 jobs and a 9.03% drop. General Dynamics with 611 IT jobs and Lockheed Martin with 532 jobs, recorded a 7.38% growth and a 9.92% increase, respectively, while Northrop Grumman recorded a 17.49% decline with 349 job postings during April 2021.
Junior Level job postings dominate in April 2021
Junior Level jobs held a share of 61.95%, up by 48.95% from March 2021. Mid Level positions with a 27.9% share, a decline of 46.59% compared with the previous month.
In the third place was Entry Level job ads with 9.57% share, down 47.85% over March 2021, while Senior postings accounted for 0.58%, recording a month-on-month decline of 22.86%.
