TechCentral reports that SA’s tech jobs market is showing signs of strong recovery after a three-year slump that began in 2022. This is according to the November 2025 Pnet Job Market Trends Report, which shows that technology-job vacancies increased 18% year-on-year for the year to end-October.
Anja Bates, head of data at Pnet, indicated: “We are recording a notable shift in the market following several years of local and international headlines about large-scale layoffs across IT companies. The need for experienced and specialised tech professionals stabilised at a lower level for a while. Now, the latest job market data points to renewed growth in technology, spurred by cloud and AI adoption.” Hiring activity in the tech job market in October 2025 increased 3% year-on-year, with vacancy advertising rising 1% year-on-year and 6% month-on-month. Candidate database searches increased 6% year-on-year and 9% month-on-month. Pnet said different tech jobs were growing at different rates, with business analysts and data analysts showing the highest demand. The Western Cape has the highest levels of demand for IT sector talent and in-province demand rose 10% year-on-year in October.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nkosinathi Ndlovu at TechCentral
- Read too, SA tech hiring rebounds after three-year slump, at ITWeb
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