The Asia-Pacific auto industry experienced a 31% drop in new job postings in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Robert Bosch with 2,567 job postings, according to GlobalData’s analysis of auto company job postings. GlobalData’s Automotive: Hiring Trends & Signals Q2 2024 report reveals comprehensive insights into hiring patterns, job roles, required skills, geographical trends, and key themes within the automotive industry, facilitating anticipation of future workforce needs. Buy the report here.
Notably, Computer and Mathematical Occupations jobs accounted for a 10% share of the Asia-Pacific auto industry’s total new job postings in Q2 2024, drop 1% over the prior quarter.
Computer and Mathematical Occupations drive auto industry hiring activity
Computer and Mathematical Occupations, with a share of 10% new job postings, was the occupation with the greatest hiring activity in the Asia-Pacific auto industry in Q2 2024 , ahead of Management Occupations with a 9% share of new job postings.
The other prominent roles included Architecture and Engineering Occupations with a 7% share in Q2 2024, Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a 4% share and Business and Financial Operations Occupations with a 4% share of new job postings.
Top five companies accounted for 33% of hiring activity
The top five companies, in terms of number of new job postings tracked by GlobalData, accounted for a combined 33% of the overall hiring activity in the Asia-Pacific auto industry in Q2 2024.
Robert Bosch posted 2,567 jobs in Q2 2024 and registered a decline of 8% over the previous quarter, followed by Great Wall Motor with 1,621 jobs and a 72% drop. Mahindra & Mahindra, with 1,122 jobs, and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, with 1,063 jobs, recorded a 7% rise and a 32% drop, respectively, while Didi Global recorded a 2% decline with a 860 new job postings during Q2 2024.
Regional analysis of hiring in the Asia-Pacific auto industry, Q2 2024
India held the leading share of the Asia-Pacific auto hiring activity with a 46.37% share, a 3% increase over Q1 2024. China was next with 31.62%, four-percentage-point down over the previous quarter.
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