Job analysis: These professions are particularly in demand in Switzerland
In certain sectors and professions, companies have been increasingly looking for skilled workers for years - which should increase the chances of employees enjoying pleasant working conditions. The job platform Indeed has identified trending professions that offer a target annual salary of more than 70,000 Swiss francs and whose share of job advertisements on the platform has at least doubled over the last four years.
These are the top ten trending professions on Indeed
|
Profession |
Four-year increase |
|
Quality assurance and management specialist |
1.338 % |
|
IT managers |
434 % |
|
Structural engineers |
210 % |
|
Cyber Security Engineer |
189 % |
|
Specialists in finance and accounting |
182 % |
|
Junior System Engineer |
168 % |
|
IT System Administrator |
154 % |
|
Plant engineers |
151 % |
|
IT support staff |
145 % |
|
Cloud architects |
122 % |
Source: Indeed 2024
Quality assurance and management specialists in particularly high demand
The current trending professions come from different sectors - and not just from IT, where the shortage of skilled workers has been a major challenge for years. However, one job is the clear frontrunner in the ranking with a more than tenfold increase compared to 2020: the proportion of job advertisements for quality assurance and management specialists has risen by 1,138 percent. For example, these specialists are responsible for optimizing organizational, communication and information structures in order to increase the effectiveness of work processes, employee and material deployment, reduce costs and improve work and product quality.
IT managers are a distant second in the ranking, with a 434% increase. Civil engineers in building construction are in third place with an increase of 210 percent. The proportionate demand for cyber security engineers and finance specialists has also risen sharply by 189% and 182% respectively.
Employees earn the most in these trend professions
Marketing managers receive the highest salary in the comparison - the median annual salary can be around CHF 130,400. Cloud architects are close behind with an annual salary of CHF 130,000. Security consultants take third place with a median salary of CHF 125,000. Quality assurance and management specialists, who are increasingly in demand, earn a median salary of CHF 80,000.
|
Profession |
Annual income (median) |
|
Marketing managers |
CHF 130,400 |
|
Cloud architects |
CHF 130,000 |
|
Security consultants |
CHF 125,000 |
|
Cyber Security Engineers |
CHF 120,000 |
|
Managers in finance and accounting |
CHF 120,000 |
|
Supply Chain Manager:inside |
CHF 117,500 |
|
Controller:inside |
CHF 115,000 |
|
Structural engineers |
CHF 110,000 |
|
Cloud Engineers |
CHF 105,000 |
|
IT managers |
CHF 102,899 |
Source Indeed 2024
Thomas Kaiser from Indeed comments on the study: "In the last four years, numerous professions in Switzerland have gained significantly in importance. An increase of more than 1,000 percent is very remarkable and at the same time worrying, because it shows that companies are not getting the jobs filled well. There has been a shortage of skilled workers in both IT and skilled trades for years - and this is unlikely to change in the coming years. Job seekers therefore have good prospects next year, particularly in these up-and-coming occupational fields."
Source: ch.indeed.com
