Aragon, like the rest of the country, has a serious problem meeting the quality jobs brought in by tech giants like Amazon Web Services (AWS), DXC or Deloitte. The technology sector was the main source of job offers in Spain throughout 2022.While the existing one has become difficult to close, the demand for these profiles has accelerated.
Actually, as subtracted from the annual balance made by the advisoryra Technology by PageGroup, demand for technological profiles there you go Zaragoza thanks to foreign investmentDevelopers were the most requested, although the biggest demand growth in Aragon was seen in the profiles of information technology managers (IT Manager), cybersecurity and Big Data. Zaragoza in particular is the most attractive province of Aragon for job offers, followed by Huesca and Teruel.
Excess supply drives companies to fight for potential workers, which has a direct impact on the wages they earn. Salaries in this sector in Aragon are increasing by 10% to 15% compared to last year. Faced with this new reality where it has become too complex to attract the attention of these professional profiles, companies opt for policies that include non-financial fees such as: health insurance, flexible hours or remote work.
Nevertheless, The lack of custom profiles has caused this in the Spanish tech industry. According to the DigitalEs web portal, a 70% greater gap opens between supply and demand than last year, leaving more than 120,000 unfilled jobs in Spain.
market mismatch
This imbalance in the labor market is added to the imbalance in VET. According to a study by CaixaBank, it is estimated that the shortage of graduates with this level of education will leave more than 1000 graduates. 92,000 job opportunities across Spain over the next few years, close to 3,000 of them would be in Aragon.
“The tech sector remains the main offer creator in Aragon. We have seen significant growth this year thanks to digital transformations occurring in the industrial sector which have led to the creation of new jobs such as IT Manager 360º”, PageGroup gives assurances to Aragón’s Head of Technology, Javier Montemayor.
English remains an important and scarce added value, especially for remote projects. In this sense, while international technology companies have the advantage of adapting to a more flexible and remote working model, the hybrid model is dominant in the local environment today.