Mid-October Updates from the Estonian Job Market

Mid-October Updates from the Estonian Job Market

This article is based on data from MeetFrank Job Market Insights. For additional and per-specialty reports, visit this page.

In our previous report, we shared that the Estonian job market started to shake off from the effects of the global pandemic, as the number of job applications were on the up. Let’s see what else has happened since then. 👀

But first, some news from the vibrant Estonian startup scene: 

👉 The self-driving test car by Bolt and the University of Tartu became the world’s first self-driving car to drive at an official World Rally Championship during Rally Estonia. 

👉 The Klaus app raised a $5.4 million investment round to boost enterprise customer service. 

Interested in hearing more about what has been going on in the Estonian job market? Want to hear more insights and see more data about market competitiveness and new openings?

If this piques your interest, let’s begin with the general job overview in Estonia! 🙌

 

Job Market Overview

In September, there was a small increase in the number of job openings. On the other hand, job seekers got back to business—the number of job applications saw a high increase after a long time. 📈

Let’s see what the data tells us as of today. 

By mid-October, the number of job openings finally increased by 12%. Companies are apparently hearing job seekers! 👯‍♂️

no of job openings in Estonia

In addition to this, the number of job applications has decreased. We hope more job seekers have found their dream job during this period. 🙏

job applications in Estonia

Is market competitiveness in line with the data above?

Market competitiveness Estonia

Compared to the situation in September, it is now slightly more challenging to find a job in the Estonian job market. 🤔

Sadly, Marketing & PR & Media professionals will find it difficult to get their dream job at the moment. Who are the luckiest in this sense? The answer is those in Data & Analytics, which is still at the ‘OK level’. 🍀

Let’s find out how this has affected the gross offered and expected salaries. 👇

salaries in Estonia

This month, there has been a small increase both in the offered and expected salaries. This change means the gap between the two, which has been stable since March, persists.

Now to find out more about offered gross salaries and how they have changed per specialty since March. 🕵

 

Offered Gross Salaries per Specialty

In this section, we will time travel back to February, when the Coronavirus pandemic hit the whole world with a direct effect on the job market. 😔

Below, we can see how in Estonia the offered gross salaries changed from February to mid-October

offered salaries in Estonia

Here come the main findings:

👉 Offered gross salaries for all the top 6 specialties are higher in October than in February. ⬆️

👉 (Tech) Project Management saw the highest increase by 18%. 💸

👉 Customer Support saw the lowest increase

👉 Software Engineering, (Tech) Project Management, and Sales & Business Development saw the highest increase in the offered salaries in September.

Overall, companies seem to have adjusted their offerings for the last 9 months. We will see what the numbers will tell us in the rest of October. 🍂

 

Top 6 Specialties with the Most Applications

In our previous article, we focused on the top 6 specialties with the most openings and these made the top 3: 🏆

  • Software Engineering
  • IT & Sysadmin
  • Customer Support

Let’s see if this goes in parallel with the number of applications this month and what has changed so far.

Top-6-specialties-with the most applications in Estonia-

Software Engineering is determined not to give up first place to any specialty. It is the most preferred industry by far. 

This clarifies why it is challenging for professionals in this field to find a job in Estonia nowadays. 💡 The more applications, the more challenging the market is. 

Software Engineering is followed by (Tech) Project Management and Sales & Business Development. The latter is definitely on the rise when it comes to popularity.

✅ Customer Support, Marketing & PR & Media, and lastly IT & Sysadmin make up the rest of the list.

Overall, professionals in technical fields have been most in need of finding a job or changing  jobs by mid-October.

 

Market Competitiveness per Specialty 

As we stated earlier, it is challenging for job seekers to find a job in Estonia nowadays. Let’s see how it has changed per specialty in the last 4 weeks. 🕵️‍♀️

market competitiveness in Estonia

💡 Market competitiveness has remained at the same levels for Software Engineering and (Tech) Project Management.

💡 Life for Sales & Business Development experts is not at its best. It has apparently become more challenging to find a position in this industry since mid-September. 😔

💡 Marketing & PR & Media and Customer Support are also in the “well, it’s become more challenging to find a job” category as of now.

💡 Among all specialties, Marketing & PR & Media saw the biggest decrease in the ease of finding a job in the Estonian job market. 

For more information take a look at MeetFrank Insights!

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Meet the 10 Most Popular Companies on MeetFrank App

Meet the 10 Most Popular Companies on MeetFrank App

September is the favourite month of job seekers—as much as it’s the back-to-school season, it’s also “back-to-work” or “let’s search for the dream job” time for most. 💪

Luckily, employers are not thinking differently at all this September. From Software Engineering to Marketing, there are many openings that  job seekers would fancy. 😎

Let’s discover the 10 most popular companies on MeetFrank during the month of September. 🥁 

top 10 companies with the most job offers on MeetFrank in September 2020

Let’s delve into the four points that caught our eye.

💡 Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, and Poland-based companies make up the list in terms of the highest number of job openings.

💡 The industries that those companies operate in range from Gaming to loT, fromTransportation to Finance to Recruitment

💡 The top three spots are occupied by a corporate, a unicorn and a scaleup company respectively

💡 Lithuania has the highest number of active companies this month. 

Now, let’s dive into each company and look at what they are offering to job seekers. Ready? 🕵

 

1. UAB Teltonika

UAB Teltonika Academy office

Congrats to the most actively hiring company in our list, UAB Teltonika from Lithuania. 👏

The Vilnius-based company has been developing loT solutions for over 20 years for clients around the world. Their mission is to create products and solutions to be used globally and to become indispensable for all businesses. 📈

Do the terms “telematics”, “smart autonomous solutions” or “telemedic” sound familiar to you? 

Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of a big established company that has been a long-time industry player (and definitely one of the strongest)? 🏢

Do professional teammates, fun team events and a cozy office sound good? 🤩

If yes, check out the latest openings from UAB Teltonika. The company is currently looking to fill the positions below: 

👉Technical Support Engineer

👉 Testing Engineer

👉 Backend Developer (Node.js)

Want to see more openings? Download the MeetFrank app now! 📱

 

2. Bolt

bolt ad in LondonHave you come across Bolt’s latest advertising campaign in London?

Second place goes to Bolt, an Estonian unicorn ride-hailing service provider. Just so you know, it’s the 3rd fastest-growing company in Europe with over 30M customers in 35+ countries. 🦄

The company expanded across Europe and Africa in recent years with the mission of “building the future of transport”. 

Compared to most companies worldwide, Bolt had fairly a good year in 2020. The company managed to close a new funding round, boosting its valuation by more than half in May.

Moreover, the Bolt team has recently added a zero emission and zero cost feature for their customers—walking

Thinking it’s the end of Bolt-related news? Not at all. The company has announced that they will make their e-scooters climate positive by the end of 2020, and become the first e-scooter operator to achieve this

Bolt also offers their employees countless perks such  flexible hours, gym membership, company retreats, and of course, stock options! 👏

We bet you are now motivated enough to check the recent job openings from this amazing company. So, here you go! At the moment Bolt is looking for a:

👉 Deeply Passionate Data Scientist

👉 Senior Software Engineer – Backend

👉 Senior Android Developer

👉 Mobile QA Engineer

👉 Marketing Design Lead

👉 Customer Support Specialist – Estonian & Russian

 

3. Tesonet

tesonet office

The third place winner is the Lithuania-based Tesonet, a tech company specialising in cybersecurity, machine learning, and business hosting as well as technical support and media & PR. 🙌

The company works with 200+ experts across various products, servicing 80+ countries worldwide. 

In addition to truly becoming a Lithuanian startup success story, the Tesonet team also knows how to have fun. Check their Instagram account to see what life at Tesonet looks like! 🥁  They also offer health insurance, ompany retreats, team events, and free food. 🍕

If your favourite words are PHP, Python and Golang, and working for a thrilling company in Lithuania sounds good, check out their recent job openings below! 🔊

👉 Senior QA Engineer (Security Product)

👉 PHP Developer (Business Security Solutions)

👉 Low Level Software Engineer (Security Product)

👉 Junior IT Customer Success Manager (Day/evening/night/weekend shifts

 

4. UAB People Link

UAB People Link

Our list continues with a recruitment company from Lithuania. Meet UAB People Link! 😊

As one of the important players in the talent management and consultancy industry, The UAB People Link team’s strength lies in their ability to attract and select successful middle managers and qualified specialists. 👨👩

🕵 Recently, the company has been looking for more talent, mostly in the Software Engineering specialty. Bearing in mind that it has been relatively easy for software engineers to find a job in Lithuania as of the end of September, this is not very surprising. 

There is strong demand for you in Lithuania, dear software engineers. 😎 If you are also interested in the remote work option, gym membership, flexible hours, and lots of free coffee, UAB People Link could be ‘the’ place for you. 😉

Interested? Check out the recent job postings from the company below. 👇

👉 PHP (Symfony) Developer

👉 Mid .NET Developer

👉 Linux Admin / DevOps

👉 Senior C++ Developer

If you want to pursue a career in recruitment and Lithuania is on your radar, your next stop might be UAB People Link, who knows? 🙏

 

5. Intrum Global Business Services

Intrum Global Business Services

Another ranking, another company, location-wise the same country— Lithuania-based but Norwegian-owned Intrum Global Business Services shines in fifth place. 👏 

Established in 2014, Intrum Global Business Services provides credit management services. 💶

If you prefer working at a global giant rather than at a startup, you will like the next paragraph. 🏢

Intrum Global Business Services has a big team of 400 experts across Europe. The company offers a wide range of services from operations and finance to business analytics and accounts receivable management. 💰 

So, what do they offer to their employees in addition to a great career opportunity? Well, the answer sounds quite good: company retreats, team events, health insurance, gym membership, and free parking! 🤸

If you are a Finance person or want to pivot your career towards accounting, have a look at their job openings below. To see more, you know what you should do. 😊 

(Hint: Download the MeetFrank app.)

Here are the available spots at Intrum Global Business Services at the moment: 👇

👉 Operations Specialist (Collection)

👉 Financial Controller

👉 Accountant

👉 Norwegian Speaking Operations Specialist

👉 1st Line Support Specialist

 

6. Indigroup

Indigroup Vilnius

Sixth place goes to another Human Resources Consulting company from Lithuania—welcome to our list, Indigroup

Operating in the market since 2010, the company has completed nearly 1000 projects over the past 10 years with over 250 clients. On their website, they also proudly announce that their customer loyalty is 96%. 😵

Nowadays, talent management is facing more challenges than ever due to the continued uncertainty of the current situation for both employers and job seekers. 🤔

However, Indigroup definitely seems to be good at what they are doing! 👏 Plus, they have a great team of experts and an inspiring office in Vilnius. 🤩

If Human Resources Consulting is a sector you want to get into, check out the company’s recent job openings now. Maybe your next job is one of them. 😉

👉 Head of Digital Media Strategy

👉 Sr. React Native Developer

👉 Mid./ Senior C++ Developer

👉 Senior Java Developer

👉 Media Strategist

 

7. Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä Helsinki

“Enabling sustainable societies with smart technology.” Does this resonate with you? If so, here comes the winner of the seventh spotWärtsilä, from Finland

The company has over 200 locations in 80+ countries worldwide. 🌍 As a global leader in smart technologies for marine and energy markets, Wärtsilä’s favorite terms are “sustabinability”, “innovation”, and “efficiency”.  💚

In 2019, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 5.2 billion with approximately 19,000 employees. If you are planning to work at a big company with a solid track record of success and to be part of a multicultural team, Wärtsilä is the place for you. 

If your expertise is in Data & Analytics, Accounting or Software Engineering, don’t scroll to the next section without having a look at the openings below! 👀

👉 Master Data Expert

👉 Enterprise Architect Technology

👉 Data Privacy & Compliance Lead (HR)

👉 Product Security Development (SDL) Expert

👉 Account Sales Coordinator Finland & Sweden

 

8. Vinted/Kleiderkreisel

Vinted/Kleiderkreisel

Come over here, fashionistas! 👖👚

Did you know that the 8th place winner Vinted/Kleiderkreisel is the largest online international C2C (customer to customer) marketplace in Europe dedicated to second-hand fashion

From a local website to a community of 30M people in 12 countries, Vinted/Kleiderkreisel is one of the most popular Lithuania-born companies. 😎

On the platform, you can sell, buy, and swap secondhand clothing items and accessories. A great idea that serves the customers by offering them variety, the company due to huge worldwide expansion and also the world from a sustainability point of view. 👏 

Besides, their perks range from remote work and stock options to gym membership and team events. Sounds great, doesn’t it? If so, let’s find out who Vinted/Kleiderkreisel is looking for:

👉 Security Engineer

👉 iOS Software Engineer

👉 Financial Reporting Specialist

👉 Digital Attribution ETL Developer/Data Analyst

👉 Senior Accountant M&A

9. Nortal

Nortal office

In 9th place, we see Nortal, a multinational strategic change and technology company.

With headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia, the company also operates in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. 🌍

With the motto of “building a seamless society”, Nortal provides public sector and private sector clients with data-driven business transformations.

The company’s recent news section makes for interesting reading. First, the Nortal team announced that they are set to acquire Schütze AG, a leading strategic consulting and software engineering company in Germany. 💪 💪

The second news story is that Nortal won silver at the Estonian Design Awards 2020 in the Service Design category in the public sector. Congratulations from the MeetFrank team! 🤩

Interested in team events? Aside from being a quite successful company, Nortal organises cool team events such as the Nortal Walking Challenge. 🚶🚶‍♀️

Now is time to have a look at the recent openings from this thrilling Estonian company.

👉 Business Analyst

👉 JAVA Developer (Mid or Senior)

👉 Full-Stack Java Developer Tech Lead / SKAIS

👉 Front-End Developer Angular

👉 BI Expert

10. Ten Square Games

Ten Square Games office

Our list ends with Ten Square Games from Poland. 📱

The company’s name speaks for itself, but to make it even more clear, Ten Square Games is one of the biggest mobile games development companies in Poland. 👏

Founded in 2011 in Wrocław, the company now has a team of 250 people serving 21M active players.🤩 Their company culture leaves room for lots of fun and puppies as well. 🐶 Ten Square Games is a great place to work at, not to mention their cool perks such as team events, company retreats, health insurance, gym membership, and lunch benefit. 👏

If gaming is not only your hobby but also your career goal, check out their recent openings. 

👉 Product Owner

👉 Game Designer (Studio Level Expert)

👉 Software Engineer

👉 Lead Game Server Engineer

👉 Lead Game Developer

To see even more openings and meet with top companies worldwide, don’t forget to download the MeetFrank app. Wishing you lots of success in your job hunt! 🍀

 

Lithuanian Job Market in September 2020 

Lithuanian Job Market in September 2020 

This article is based on data from MeetFrank Job Market Insights. For additional and per-track reports, visit this page.

In the past few months, Lithuania has been recovering from the effects of the pandemic. Lately, new travel restrictions have been introduced due to the increasing case numbers in Europe.😷

If you are planning to travel to Lithuania and coming from one of the countries that is subject to the 14-day quarantine – just like Germany – be aware in the first place! ✈

Despite an upward trend in coronavirus cases, Lithuania continues to be a startup hub of the region. And there is more good news:  in the first half of 2020, Lithuanian start-ups showed a 30% growth in turnover. 👏

Want to hear more news from the Lithuanian job market and interested in learning more about job opportunities in the country? If so, let’s keep reading! 👀

Job Market Overview

In the previous report, what really stood out was the fact that the number of job openings increased by 63% compared to July. This was a pretty good sign that the Lithuanian economy is recovering. 🙏

So what is the data showing this month?

👉 The number of job openings did not change much in the 4 weeks from mid-August to mid-September. 🤔

openings in Lithuania

On the other hand, the first week of September saw the biggest increase. 📈

👉 How is the number of job applications doing?

applications in Lithuania

Apparently, it has made a leap since mid-August. The second week of September saw the highest increase. This shows the job seekers are back in town. 🤓

And here is some good news! Finding a job in Lithuania is at the ‘OK level’. This is much better compared to the situation in Estonia and Finland. 🤩

If you are a software engineer, you will find it very easy to get a job in Lithuania. 💪

Gross salaries in Lithuania in September 2020

Both the offered and expected salaries have seen an increase in September. The job seekers seem to have adjusted their salary expectations. 💶

💡 The gap between both salaries have been stable since the beginning of August. 

Top 6 Specialties with the Most Openings

Are you actively looking for a job? Is Lithuania the country where you want to continue developing your career? 

Here are the top 6 specialties offering the highest number of job openings! 👇

top 6 specialties with the most openings in Lithuania

Similar to Estonia and Finland, the Software Engineering specialty is the most active one when it comes to hiring new talent. If you are a software engineer, don’t miss out on the job openings from the Lithuania-based companies! 🍀

Software Engineering is followed by the Marketing & PR & Media and Sales & Business Development. Especially good news for the Marketing people – they have not seen such a demand for a long time. 

While Customer Support is in 4th place, Data & Analytics and IT & Sysadmin have the same number of openings closing the list in joint 5th place. 

Data & Analytics has hardly found a spot in the list in Estonia and Finland as well. 

Compared to the rest of the list, Software Engineering is by far the most active specialty nowadays.

Salaries Offered by Employers: September vs January 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has stirred the economy worldwide. So, what about the offered salaries in Lithuania? Let’s check how the numbers have changed since January.

salaries offered in Lithuania in September vs January

👉The offered salaries have been on the rise for all industries except for IT & Sysadmin. Unfortunately, this sector saw a decrease of 25%. 

👉 Data & Analytics and Software Engineering saw the highest increase.  💶

👉 Marketing & PR & Media saw the lowest increase. But no worries, Marketing people! The winds have changed. 🌬

Now that the companies operating in this sector are more active, chances are your salary in your new job may be even higher than you expected. 💰

👉 Overall, employers are ready to pay more in order to find the best talent for their companies. 

Companies with the Most Remote Options

Lithuania is a startup heaven and there are lots of companies waiting for the best talent and that are open for remote workers!

Let’s delve into the list of the companies with the most remote working options. 🚀

top Lithuanian companies with the most remote openings

🏆 And the remote working Oscar goes to AdKings, an industry leading ecommerce Facebook ads growth agency. If you are working in the Marketing industry (oh you lucky Marketing people🍀), check out their job openings in the MeetFrank app.

Second place goes to Vegvisir, an IT company based in Vilnius. If you are looking for a job in the IT sector, this could be your chance. ✌️

Starting from third place, the companies in the rest of the list offer the same number of remote options. Smart Brands Laboratory LLC, Indigroup, and KEVIN make up the top 5 along with the companies mentioned above. 

So, what is this list telling us?

💡The most active industries in the Lithuanian job market for remote workers are Marketing, FinTech, HR, and SaaS. 

💡 Also, based on what we have shared in the previous sections, Marketing has become very popular as of mid-September.

 

Welcome to the MeetFrank Family!

Recently, we welcomed new members to the MeetFrank family: Tubuva, UAB Cgates, UAB Dayton, Newcrush, Scale3C, Blue Solutions UAB, Pinokis Corporation, FlowForma, Precizika Metrology UAB, Book Lovers, Nsoft, and UAB “Biomedikos centras”. 🥁

Here are their latest job openings: 👇

To find out more openings, download the MeetFrank app now and increase your chances of finding your dream job! 🦄

 

Finnish Job Market in September 2020

Finnish Job Market in September 2020

This article is based on data from MeetFrank Job Market Insights. For additional and per-track reports, visit this page.

The Finnish job market is recovering from the effects of the pandemic, yet the Coronavirus has not quite left the country. 😷

As the number of Coronavirus cases has started to rise, Finland has decided to implement a test-based scheme

So, if you are planning to visit Finland, be aware that the borders will soon open to arrivals from more countries and you could be subject to the covid test if arriving from a country with more than 25 coronavirus infections per 100,000 inhabitants.

On the other hand, there is some exciting news from Finland: the country is launching a project to collect speech samples from Finnish speakers to develop a voice-recognition technology. 

Isn’t it so innovative and cutting-edge, just like the Finnish job market? 

🔊 And a success story from Finland: Supermetrics, a Helsinki-based software and data integration company, raised €40 million, led by Highland Europe with participation from IVP. 👏  

Wondering how the Finnish job market has been doing? Let’s dive into the ocean of stats! 🏊

Job Market Overview

Our previous report showed that August saw a huge increase of 44% in the number of job openings. What about September? What will the stats tell us this month?

👉 This month, the number of job openings saw a slight decrease compared to that of mid-August.

openings in Finland

👉 When we look at the number of job applications, we can see that there has been a visible increase. The second week of September saw the highest increase by 25%.

applications in Finland

What about market competitiveness? 🔎

Market competitiveness in the Finnish job market on September 2020

In September, market competitiveness remains the same as in August. It is still challenging to find a job in Finland. But the good news is the chart is leaning towards the ‘OK level’. 

Is it the same for every specialty? The answer is simply ‘no’.

While it is at the ‘OK level’ for Software Engineering professionals to find a job in Finland, (Tech) Project Management experts may find it difficult to get their dream position nowadays. 

On the other hand, it has never been so easy for the IT & Sysadmin professionals to land a job in the Finnish job market. 😲🙌

Historical gross salaries in Finland on September 2020

As of today, the offered and expected salaries are going in different directions. Whereas there has been a 6.1% increase in the offered salaries, the expected salaries saw a 0.5% decrease.

The recent changes in salaries have closed the gap a bit. 💰 But as we can see from the chart, employers and job seekers still need some time to be on the same page. 

Top 6 Specialties with the Most Openings

New season, new opportunities. Do you know which industries are offering the highest number of job openings? Let’s find out! 👇

top 6 specialties with the most openings in Finland

Are you a software engineer? Or an IT & Sysadmin professional? If so, the chances are that September is your month. 

Similar to Estonia, the top two tracks with the most openings in the Finnish job market are in the Software Engineering and IT & Sysadmin fields. 🙌 

Software Engineering has by far the most number of job openings. 🤩

The list continues with Sales & Business Development, (Tech) Project Management, and Data Analytics companies. 

Sadly, Marketing & PR & Media professionals may see a lack of opportunities this month. Who knows what the rest of September will bring? 🙏

Salaries Offered by Employers: September vs January 2020

Regardless of the industry, COVID-19 shook the economy worldwide and Europe is still struggling with the pandemic. 😔

How has the situation been affecting the offered salaries since January?

offered salaries in Finland in September vs January 2020

👉The industries in which the offered salaries have been on the rise are Software Engineering and Data & Analytics. Obviously, tech people are the most-in-demand this year. 

👉 Data & Analytics salaries saw the highest increase by 10%. 💶

👉The specialties in which the offered salaries have decreased are IT & Sysadmin, (Tech) Project Management, and Marketing & PR & Media

👉 The offered salaries decreased by approximately 15% in (Tech) Project Management.

Companies with the Most Remote Options

Interested in remote working? Want to explore opportunities in Finland?

Here are the companies with the most remote options: 👀

companies with the most remote options in Finland

🏆 Congrats to G-Works for being a highly creative advertising agency and also the most remote work friendly company in Finland in September! 

If this sounds exciting, don’t forget to download the MeetFrank app and check their latest job openings. 📱

Second place goes to On-Time Research Solutions Oy, a company that helps businesses automate their customer support services and Miili Consulting

Starting from third place, the companies in the rest of the list offer the same number of remote options: Prasos Oy, ePrice Oy, Screenful, Mandatum Life, and Wärtsilä.

💡 In the list, we can clearly see that the companies offering the most remote options are mostly operating in the Marketing, Fin-tech, Consulting, and SaaS industries.

Welcome to the MeetFrank Family!

This week, we welcomed Mandatum Life, Miili Consulting, The Shortcut, Bionova Ltd., Vere Oy, Riskrate, QuickBI Oy, and Kuori.tech to the MeetFrank family! If you are looking for an opportunity in the insurance sector, have a look at their recent job openings: 

To explore more openings, you know what you need to do. 😉 Download the MeetFrank app today!

Global Job Market in September 2020 

Global Job Market in September 2020 

This article is based on data from MeetFrank Job Market Insights. For additional and per-track reports, visit this page.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has affected economies from Europe to Australia, job seekers might have found it difficult to relocate in the last 6 months. 😷

On the other hand, we have lots of reasons to keep our hopes high. Many companies are offering relocation packages to talent working in various industries from all around the world. 🗺

Have you downloaded the MeetFrank app yet? If so, you should have already discovered the ‘Relocation’ and ‘Remote’ sections!

In this report, we will share data from and insights into the global job market. Let’s begin! 🚀

Job Market Overview

Before starting with the recent data, let’s rewind to our previous post. There, we shared that there was a decline of 12% in the number of job openings.

What has changed as of mid-September?

👉 By mid-September, there has been a slight increase in the number of job openings compared to mid-August. 

openings in the global job market

The first week of September saw the highest increase. There has been a slight decrease after that. 📉

applications in the global job market

👉 Looking at the chart, we can see that there has been a visible increase in the number of job applications. It has increased gradually since mid-August. 💪

Welcome back to the job hunt, dear job seekers. 😊

What about market competitiveness?

competitiveness in the global job market in September 2020

Given the situation worldwide, this should come as no surprise: at the moment, it is challenging to find a job in the global job market. And yes, this even applies to software engineers. 😵

On the other hand, if you are a Data & Analytics expert, it will be much easier to find your dream job. 🏆

historical gross salaries in the global job market in September 2020

Both the offered and expected salaries have seen an increase in September. The gap started to increase in July, reached a peak in August, and has now slightly reduced. 

We will see if the expectations of job seekers and offerings of employers align in the near future. 💰

Top 6 Specialties with the Most Openings

Let’s find out which industries are offering more openings in the month of September. 

top 6 specialties with the most openings in global

Similar to Estonia, Finland and Lithuania, Software Engineering is the top specialty with the most number of openings. 🖥

The surprising fact in the list is that Design, in which it has been competitive to find a job for the past few months, now ranks in second place! Now is your time, Design experts. 👏

Design is followed by Sales and Business Development in third place and Marketing & PR & Media in fourth place

The last 2 specialties on the list are IT & Sysadmin and Data & Analytics. Specialists in the latter have been finding it a bit difficult to find a job lately. 😔

Overall, all the jobs are slowly trying to recover. Obviously, the Software Engineering specialty is doing better worldwide. 

Salaries Offered by Employers: September vs January 2020

A lot has changed since January on the global scene. One of those changes has been the salaries offered by employers. 

offered salaries in global in september vs january 2020

👉The chart above shows that the offered salaries have been on the rise for all industries except for Design (with a very slight decrease) and Marketing & PR & Media.

👉 As for Design, this comes as a surprise as the number of job openings have recently been on the rise. It could also be related to the fact that now there have been more job seekers in this industry. 👩👨

👉 Data & Analytics and Software Engineering saw the highest increase by approximately 15%. 💰 

👉 The industry which has seen the lowest increase has been Sales & Business Development. Think positive, an increase is still an increase! Grab happiness, Sales people! 😊

👉 Overall, the economy is slowly recovering worldwide which can be observed in companies offering more and more job positions every day. 

Companies with the Most Remote Options

Are you open to remote options in addition to positions with relocation? If yes, this section is for you. 🤩

global companies with the most remote options

Now that the whole world has become online, remote work is enjoying its golden era. 🥇

👏 The company with the most remote options is Lokalise from Latvia, a translation and localisation management platformIf this sounds good, check their recent openings in the MeetFrank app 

Second place goes to Flocker from the UK, a self-service marketing platform. If you’re in Marketing, this could be the company for you.

In third place, we see Cavai, a programmatic advertising company from Norway, followed by zenloop GmbH from Germany. Congrats to the top 4 in advance! 👏

🙌 iPhone Photography School, from Latvia and SD Media AS, a marketing agency from Norway have the same number of openings. 

💡 Overall, Marketing and SaaS rock the list of companies with the most remote options.

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