North America extended its dominance for data analytics hiring among power industry companies in the three months ending February.
The number of roles in North America made up 63% of total data analytics jobs – up from 50.3% in the same quarter last year. That was followed by Asia-Pacific, which saw a -1 year-on-year percentage point change in data analytics roles.
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By GlobalDataWhich countries are seeing the most growth for data analytics job ads in the power industry?
The fastest growing country was the US, which saw 46.3% of all data analytics job adverts in the three months ending February 2021, increasing to 58.7% in the three months ending February this year.
That was followed by Romania (up 0.6 percentage points), the Philippines (0.3), and Canada (0.09).
The top country for data analytics roles in the power industry is the US, which saw 58.7% of all roles advertised in the three months ending February.
Which cities are the biggest hubs for data analytics workers in the power industry?
Some 4.7% of all power industry data analytics roles were advertised in Miami (US) in the three months ending February.
That was followed by Houston (US) with 4.7%, Pune (India) with 1.8%, and Phoenix (US) with 1.7%.
