Sweden’s medical industry registered an 18.2% rise 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 is decreased by 3.92% in December 2021 when compared with November 2021.

Out of the medical industry’s total hiring activity, IT jobs claimed a 15.9% share in December 2021, recording an increase of 2.64% over the last three-month average share.

Top five job classifications in Sweden’s medical industry’s IT recruitment activity in December 2021

Out of the total job titles, the top five roles commanded a 97.96% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of Sweden’s medical industry in December 2021.

1) Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers recorded a share of 71.43% in December 2021, registering an 84.21% growth over the previous month.

2) Computer and Information Research Scientists claimed a 10.2% share, an increase of 25% over the previous month.

3) Database and Network Administrators and Architects held a share of 6.12%, registering a 25% decline from November 2021.

4) Computer and Information Analysts captured a share of 6.12%, flat growth over the previous month.

Top five medical companies in Sweden’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 growth of 168.75% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of Sweden’s medical industry during December 2021 over November 2021.

Sectra posted 15 IT jobs in December 2021 and registered a rise of 200% over the previous month, followed by Breas Medical with 10 jobs and a 150% growth. Danaher with 8 IT jobs and Sartorius with 8 jobs, recorded a 14.29% growth and a flat growth, respectively, while Bruker recorded a flat growth with 2 job postings during December 2021.

Junior Level job postings dominate in December 2021

Junior Level jobs held a share of 75.51%, up by 85% from November 2021. Entry Level positions with a 14.29% share, registered an increase of 40% compared with the previous month.

In the third place was Mid Level job ads with a 10.2% share, up 25% over November 2021.