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Singapore Salary Guide 2012
1 Comment | Posted by Chris Jay in Careers, Commerce and Industry, Financial Services
Morgan McKinley’s 2012 Salary Guide is now available. It provides market intelligence on remuneration and hiring trends across the financial services sector and commerce & industry organisations in Singapore.
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We hope you find our Singapore Salary Guide 2012 informative. If you have any questions, feedback or would like to discuss any of the findings, please contact us directly.
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APAC Salary Guides for 2011
1 Comment | Posted by Chris Jay in Careers, Commerce and Industry, Financial Services, IT
Our latest salary guides offer market intelligence on hiring and remuneration across the financial services and commercial sectors in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Sydney.
We hope you find these reports informative. If you have any questions, feedback or would like to discuss any of the findings, please contact us directly.
2011 Singapore Salary Guide
Singapore’s reputation as a stable economy, with excellent infrastructure and talented professionals, has seen it pull out of the economic downturn fairly quickly and move into a prudently optimistic recruitment market. The city-state’s recovery is solid rather than stellar, but many sectors are now rapidly expanding and enjoying robust growth.
2011 Hong Kong Salary Guide
Across the board, 2010 was a year of robust economic recovery for Hong Kong. The city’s unique position as the gateway to China meant most firms were looking at expansion. This growth is set to continue in 2011 and companies’ hiring patterns will match their expansion plans. Businesses are not only growing their core areas; many are also investing in new areas to take advantage of the strong economy.
2011 Japan Salary Guide
There have been significant impacts on the Japanese market following the country’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in March. As the country works to recover, it is going to become increasingly important to sustain the Japanese economy. As well as looking after our own employees, we will be supporting companies in meeting their immediate resourcing needs, to ensure that where possible, their business operations can continue.
2011 Sydney Salary Guide >>
Overall, the Australian economy is solid in an ever-changing world. The nation came out of the global financial crisis at an impressive rate in 2010 compared to other advanced economies. There is a sense of stronger business and consumer confidence as 2011 progresses, which will naturally lead to investment in business growth and the people needed to implement expansion strategies.
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The red hot IT hiring market in 2011
0 Comments | Posted by Guest in Commerce and Industry, IT
If you are an IT professional in Singapore or aspiring to be one, there is ample good news in the New Year as hiring in this sector continues to be hot.
Singapore has been one of the strongest IT economies in Asia not only due to its highly favourable business environment for ICT but also due to solid infrastructure and attractiveness to the local and global IT talent pool. At the start of this year, Singapore retains its top technology hub position in Asia with numerous global companies choosing to locate their regional headquarters here. And, of course, there is the “renewed” financial services sector that continues to tap technology talent due to the increased need for speed, regulation and risk management.
In the IT division here at Morgan McKinley Singapore, we have noted the trend for technical skills to be in demand in areas such as web and mobile based technologies, cloud computing and virtualisation as more and more firms jump on to the web/mobile/cloud bandwagon. Here, business development, project management and architecture roles are the most common hiring needs seen.
IT hiring requirements mirror some of the trends we are also seeing within financial services; demand for project management, architecture and risk management as well as the continued demand for support and development roles. The latter are always in demand by hiring organisations but now tend to be more cross platform/technology.
Our advice to mid-level IT professionals is to enhance their business acumen and seize the opportunity for cross technology experience rather than limiting themselves to certain technologies. For those who wish to specialise, choose the path of new and emerging technologies that are going to be in demand. Wherever you are in IT, 2011 promises to be an exciting year…make sure you’re ready for it!
