Global challenges when recruiting technical roles 2024
The most important challenge for recruiters when hiring technical roles in 2024 was finding qualified candidates. At the same time, over 24 percent of recruiters reported that they struggle to identify potential even if candidates don’t have the necessary matching skills. Overall, the share of tech organizations reporting a skill shortage in 2023 decreased compared to the previous year but is still considered high, with 54 percent of organizations reporting that they have a skill shortage.
Skill shortage in the IT industry remains a never-ending saga
In the rapidly evolving world of technology, the demand for skilled IT professionals has never been higher. However, in 2023, a staggering 64 percent of IT recruiters globally reported that candidates' lack of necessary skills or experience was the leading challenge in recruiting employees in the IT industry. During the same year, web development, DevOps, and database software were among the most sought-after technical skills by recruiters, while JavaScript/Java and Python were the most demanded programming language skills.
Tech industry's most coveted roles
When it comes to specific roles within the IT industry, recruiters expressed that certain positions would be particularly challenging to fill in 2024. Back-end developers and artificial intelligence/machine learning engineers were among the most difficult technical positions to fill in the IT industry globally. Interestingly, these roles were also among the most sought-after technical positions in 2024. In the cybersecurity sector, cloud security and security operations positions were the most difficult cybersecurity roles to fill in the same year.
Looking ahead, the IT industry continues to grapple with a significant skills gap. The struggle to find qualified candidates and the difficulty in identifying potential underscores the ongoing challenges in IT recruitment.
