France’s aerospace, defence & security industry registered a 2.7% drop in IT hiring activity in December 2021 when compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics database.

The industry’s overall hiring increased by 2.83% in December 2021 when compared with November 2021.

Out of the aerospace, defence & security industry’s total hiring activity, IT jobs claimed a 9.46% share in December 2021, recording a decrease of 1.43% over the last three-month average share.

Top five job classifications in France’s aerospace, defence & security industry’s IT recruitment activity in December 2021

Out of the total job titles, the top five roles commanded a 100% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of France’s aerospace, defence & security industry in December 2021.

1) Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers recorded a share of 83.52% in December 2021, registering a 36.13% decline over the previous month.

2) Miscellaneous Computer Occupations claimed a 10.99% share, a decrease of 61.54% over the previous month.

3) Database and Network Administrators and Architects held a share of 5.49%, registering a 54.55% decline from November 2021.

Top five aerospace, defence & security companies in France’s IT recruitment activity in December 2021

The top five companies, in terms of number of jobs as tracked by GlobalData, have accounted for a combined average flat growth share in the overall IT recruitment activity of France’s aerospace, defence & security industry during December 2021 over November 2021.

Thales posted 84 IT jobs in December 2021 and registered a drop of 29.41% over the previous month, followed by Leidos Holdings with 4 jobs and a 73.33% drop. ECA with 3 IT jobs, recorded a 40% decline.

Junior Level job postings dominate in December 2021

Junior Level jobs held a share of 86.81%, down by 43.17% from November 2021. Mid Level positions with a 10.99% share, registered a decline of 41.18% compared with the previous month.

In the third place was Entry Level job ads with a 2.2% share, down 83.33% over November 2021.