Big data is an area which has seen rapid growth across a variety of industries in recent years – not least among mining industry operations and technologies companies.
Figures show that the number of new big data roles being advertised for these companies has increased in recent months – with firms across the industry looking to expand their capabilities.
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The number of newly advertised roles stood at 361 in Q1 2021. That’s up from 277 in Q4 2020 but down from from 435 in Q3 2020.
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 advertisments are then classified thematically.
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By GlobalDataGlobalData'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.
Where are companies hiring for big data careers in mining?
Looking across key mining industry operations and technologies companies tracked by GlobalData, India is currently seeing the largest number of big data job advertisisments. Last quarter the country saw 157 advertisements - up from 81 in Q4 2020 but down from 198 in Q3 2020.
On a city level, Atlanta (US) had the most newly advertised big data roles in Q1 2021 with 25, followed by Chicago, (US) with 18, and Komatsu, (Japan) with 16.
Where is seeing the most growth for big data roles in mining?
The biggest growth area has been in India - which saw 42 job adverts for big data in Q4 2020, increasing to 157 in Q1 2021.
In terms of cities, firms are increasing big data hires in Komatsu - with 16 roles in the latest quarter - up from zero in the previous one.
