Big data hiring levels in the air force industry rose in March 2022

Fujitsu and Honeywell International are leading the way for artificial intelligence investment among top aerospace, defence and security companies according to our analysis of a range of GlobalData data.

Hiring for big data related jobs in the air force industry increased over last year, according to analysis by GlobalData.

The proportion of air force equipment and technologies companies hiring for big data related positions rose in March 2022 compared with the equivalent month last year, with 81.8% of the companies included in our analysis recruiting for at least one such position.

This latest figure was higher than the 80% of companies who were hiring for big data related jobs a year ago, but a decrease compared to the figure of 84.8% in February 2022.

When it came to the rate of all job openings that were linked to big data, related job postings dropped in March 2022, with 14% of newly posted job advertisements being linked to big data.

This latest figure was an increase compared to the 13.3% of newly advertised jobs that were linked to big data in the equivalent month a year ago.

Big data is one of the topics that GlobalData, from whom our data for this article is taken, has identified as being a key disruptive force facing companies in the coming years. Companies that excel and invest in these areas now are thought to be better prepared for the future business landscape and better equipped to survive unforeseen challenges.

Fujitsu and Honeywell International are leading the way for artificial intelligence investment among top aerospace, defence and security companies according to our analysis of a range of GlobalData data.

Our analysis of the data shows that air force equipment and technologies companies are currently hiring for big data jobs at a rate higher than the average for all companies within GlobalData's job analytics database. The average among all companies stood at 8.2% in March 2022.

GlobalData's job analytics database tracks the daily hiring patterns of thousands of companies across the world, drawing in jobs as they're posted and tagging them with additional layers of data on everything from the seniority of each position to whether a job is linked to wider industry trends.