IT human resources continue to be "hot" in 2018

A survey conducted by ITviec.com on 49 companies shows that IT personnel in Vietnam continue to be "hot". 45% of companies participating in the survey said that the salary for new IT staff increased by 10-20% in the past year. 37% said that the salary of new IT staff increased by less than 10%, while 16% said they increased the salary by more than 20% to recruit new engineers.

Despite rising labor costs, Vietnam is still considered a competitive market. 94% of companies surveyed said that Vietnam offers better value for money than other markets. The hottest job in the IT industry today is senior developers, programmers who can think creatively and propose solutions to problems. Half of the companies surveyed said this is the position they want to recruit the most.

Information technology personnel continue to be "hot".

Junior or middle developers, programmers who can follow instructions and write clean code, are the second most sought-after position, with 37% of companies saying they are hiring for this position the most. Two-thirds of companies said a lack of qualified and suitable staff is the number one factor slowing their growth. When it comes to the capabilities of Vietnam’s IT industry, 85% of companies said that Vietnamese IT engineers’ English skills are worse than those of engineers from other countries.

When asked about the most important thing that Vietnamese IT engineers need to improve, the most popular answer was English ability (39%). Next was the ability to design software and analyze situations to come up with solutions instead of just following requirements (32%).

However, the Vietnamese IT workforce also has certain strengths. Mr. Michelle Koh, Director of MMPS Technologies, a Singaporean company with an office in Ho Chi Minh City, commented: “Vietnamese people are eager to learn, want to excel, have great work ethics and attitudes. An A for attitude, this is what helps them excel”./.