North America extended its dominance for big data hiring among mining industry companies in the three months ending June.
The number of roles in North America made up 60% of total big data jobs – up from 54.7% in the same quarter last year.
That was followed by Middle East & Africa, which saw a 0.3 year-on-year percentage point change in big data roles.
The figures are compiled by GlobalData, who track the number of new job postings from key companies in various sectors over time. Using textual analysis, these job advertisements are then classified thematically.
GlobalData's thematic approach to sector activity seeks to group key company information by topic to see which companies are best placed to weather the disruptions coming to their industries.
These key themes, which include big data, are chosen to cover "any issue that keeps a CEO awake at night".
By tracking them across job advertisements it allows us to see which companies are leading the way on specific issues and which are dragging their heels - and importantly where the market is expanding and contracting.
Which countries are seeing the most growth for big data job ads in the mining industry?
The fastest growing country was Canada, which saw 3.9% of all big data job adverts in the three months ending June 2021, increasing to 9.7% in the three months ending June this year.
That was followed by the United Kingdom (up 1.8 percentage points), India (0.799999999999999), and South Africa (0.3).
The top country for big data roles in the mining industry is the United States which saw 47.7% of all roles advertised in the three months ending June.
Which cities and locations are the biggest hubs for big data workers in the mining industry?
Some 6.7% of all mining industry big data roles were advertised in Vancouver (Canada) in the three months ending June.
That was followed by Chicago (United States) with 4.8%, Milwaukee (United States) with 3.1%, and Perth (Australia) with 2.4%.
