Cloud hiring levels in the military industry rose in January 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.

The number of military equipment and technology companies hiring for cloud related positions rose significantly in January 2022.

The number of military equipment and technology companies hiring for cloud related positions rose significantly in January 2022 compared with the equivalent month last year, with 69.7% of the companies included in our analysis recruiting for at least one such position.

This latest figure was higher than the 59.5% of companies who were hiring for cloud related jobs a year ago, but a decrease compared to the figure of 70.6% in December 2021.

When it came to the rate of all job openings that were linked to cloud, related job postings rose in January 2022, with 11.6% of newly posted job advertisements being linked to the topic.

This latest figure was the highest monthly figure recorded in the past year and is an increase compared to the 7.8% of newly advertised jobs that were linked to cloud in the equivalent month a year ago.

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.

Cloud is one of the topics that GlobalData, from whom our data for this article is taken, have 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.

Our analysis of the data shows that military equipment and technologies companies are currently hiring for cloud jobs at a rate higher than the average for all companies within GlobalData's job analytics database. The average among all companies stood at 6.9% in January 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.