South & Central America witnessed a 70.5% rise in IT hiring activity in the insurance industry in May 2021 compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics index.

May 2021 has seen an increase of 32.37% in the overall hiring activity when compared with April 2021.

IT jobs accounted for a 9.68% share in the industry’s total hiring activity in May 2021, registering an increase of 3.71% over the last three-month average share.

Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers Occupations leads by classification in May 2021

Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers Occupations emerged as the leading IT occupation in South & Central America with a share of 56.25% in May 2021, a 350% growth over the previous month. Miscellaneous Computer Occupations came in next, claiming a share of 16.25% in May 2021, marking a 160% month-on-month an increase. In the third place was Database and Network Administrators and Architects with a share of 12.5% in May 2021, a 150% growth from April 2021.

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Computer Support Specialists registered a share of 7.5% in May 2021, a 20% rise over the previous month.

Top five insurance companies in South & Central America’s IT recruitment activity in May 2021

The top five companies, in terms of number of jobs as tracked by GlobalData, accounted for a combined average growth of 188% in the overall IT recruitment activity of South & Central America’s insurance industry during May 2021 over previous month.

AIA Group posted 33 IT jobs in May 2021 and registered a an increase of 3200% over the previous month, followed by Willis Towers Watson with 16 jobs and a 14.29% growth. Porto Seguro with 15 IT jobs and Samsung Life Insurance with 5 jobs, recorded an 87.5% growth and a 150% increase, respectively, while UnitedHealth Group recorded a flat growth with 3 job postings during May 2021.

Country-wise composition of IT hiring in South & Central America’s insurance industry

Anguilla commanded a leading presence in the region’s insurance industry IT hiring activity with a 41.25% share in May 2021, a 3200% rise over April 2021. Brazil featured next with a 28.75% share, up 109.09% over the previous month. Peru recorded a 20% share, a growth of 33.33% compared with April 2021.

Junior Level job postings dominate in May 2021

Junior Level jobs held a share of 70%, up by 93.1% from April 2021. Mid Level positions with a 22.5% share, a growth of 1700% compared with the previous month.

In the third place was Entry Level job ads with 7.5% share, up 100% over April 2021.