The mobile industry continues to be a beacon of opportunity for workers, with a new report sanctioned by Antenna Software finding 74% of enterprises surveyed were currently looking to fill mobile positions. The survey, which tapped into human resource managers at 600 companies, also found that 29% of enterprises are looking to hire a “mobile strategist” to support the growing demand for wireless integration.
While the need for employees with “mobile” experience is high, the survey noted that the demand for workers with skills in the mobile space is expected to grow as 51% of those enterprises surveyed stating they had just recently created mobile-specific roles, 20% planning to create up to 2 new mobile-related positions in the next year and 5% planning to create as many as 10 new positions over the next 12 months.
As for filling those positions, the survey found that 25% of enterprises were finding it “difficult to find the right workers,” with a majority claiming the shortfall was due to a lack of the “right qualities for the job.” The skill sets most in demand at U.S. and U.K.-based enterprises were related to mobile development and mobile management, including 20% of those surveyed looking for mobile application developers and content creators and 23% looking to hire people with mobile device management skills.
“The uptick in mobile management skills is aligned with the ongoing [bring-your-own-device] trend that many companies are grappling with today as more new devices are released into the market,” Antenna Software noted.
Overall, the survey found that nearly 30% of enterprises currently employed a “mobile strategist, chief mobile officer, or head of mobile that is devoted specifically to mobile strategy and execution across departments.”
“While mobile and wireless technologies have been part of business culture for many years, we’re actually still in the early stages and only beginning to see the broad social and economic impact it will have for many years to come,” said Jim Somers, chief marketing and strategy officer for Antenna Software. “As mobile matures, we expect to see a greater number of businesses expand their mobile teams and identify a mobile strategist to lead the way and ensure long-term success.”
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