The proportion of apparel supply chain companies hiring for Internet of Things related positions rose in June compared with the equivalent month last year, with 20% of the companies included in our analysis recruiting for at least one such position.
The latest figure was higher than the 17.6% of companies who were hiring for internet of things related jobs a year ago and an increase compared to the figure of 6.2% in May.
When it comes to the rate of all job openings that were linked to Internet of Things, related job postings rose in June from May, with 0.1% of newly posted job advertisements being linked to the topic.
This latest figure was the same as the 0.1% of newly advertised jobs that were linked to Internet of Things in the equivalent month a year ago.
Internet of Things is one of the topics that GlobalData, from whom our data for this article is taken, have identified as being a key disruptive force facing companies in the coming years. Companies that excel and invest in these areas now are thought to be better prepared for the future business landscape and better equipped to survive unforeseen challenges.
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By GlobalDataAnalysis of the data shows that apparel supply chain companies are currently hiring for Internet of Things jobs at a rate lower than the average for all companies within GlobalData's job analytics database. The average among all companies stood at 0.9% in June.
GlobalData's job analytics database tracks the daily hiring patterns of thousands of companies across the world, drawing in jobs as they're posted and tagging them with additional layers of data on everything from the seniority of each position to whether a job is linked to wider industry trends.
The proportion of apparel supply chain companies hiring for Internet of Things (IoT) related positions dropped significantly in May compared with the equivalent month last year, with 6.2% of the companies included in our analysis recruiting for at least one such position.