More than 30,000 have opened up in Israel’s high technology, despite the economic downturn.

Despite difficult times in the technology sector and the loss of hundreds of workers this year, the shortage of manpower in Israel remains high, according to the Beginning-Up Nation Policy Institute and Israel Innovation. The official made the announcement.

A March-May 2022 survey of Israeli companies reported nearly 33,000 vacancies in Israel’s high-tech. Last year’s growth was marked by a 30% increase in the number of employees in Israeli development companies, compared to only 5% growth in multinational companies’ development centers.

Despite the warning signs, hiring quality and experienced staff remains a challenge for companies. Vacancies Most of the increase in non-technical vacancies – about 12,000 vacancies – is less than 5,000 of the previous annual reports. Compared to July 2019, the number of open technology jobs has increased slightly – a return to pre-employment rates.

Perhaps surprisingly, most of the jobs in the Israeli technology industry are in technology: 69% of the Israeli technology industry is in technology, 13% in business development, 12% in operations and 5% in executive positions. Of the technology areas, the third is in program roles. About half of the staff in non-technical positions are employed in sales, operations and marketing roles.

The number of women in technology is low. According to a study of Ethiopian-led companies, the percentage of women in R&D positions and R&D management is 17% and 21%, respectively.

The most likely change in the 2022 report is the number of laid-off workers. A.D. In the second half of 2021, more than 10% of technology workers chose to leave their employers, a study that found that the 2.6% reduction was the lowest in decades.

The report also shows the impact of the Ukraine war on Israeli technology, confirming that 20 percent of companies employ workers in Ukraine.