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North America is seeing a hiring boom in pharmaceutical industry IoT roles

The proportion of pharmaceutical companies hiring for cloud related positions rose to a year-high in August 2021, with 42.7% of the companies included in our analysis recruiting for at least one such position.

Switzerland also saw the most growth for IoT job ads in the pharmaceutical industry, with 5.5% of all IoT job adverts in the three months ending May this year.

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North America extended its dominance for internet of things (IoT) hiring among pharmaceutical industry companies in the three months ending May. 

The number of roles in North America made up 56.4% of total IoT jobs - up from 55.1% in the same quarter last year. 

That was followed by Europe, which saw a 1.1 year-on-year percentage point change in IoT roles.

The figures are compiled by GlobalData, who track the number of new job postings from key companies in various sectors over time. Using textual analysis, these job advertisements are then classified thematically. 

GlobalData's thematic approach to sector activity seeks to group key company information by topic to see which companies are best placed to weather the disruptions coming to their industries. 

These key themes, which include internet of things, are chosen to cover "any issue that keeps a CEO awake at night". 

By tracking them across job advertisements it allows us to see which companies are leading the way on specific issues and which are dragging their heels - and importantly where the market is expanding and contracting.

Which countries are seeing the most growth for IoT job ads in the pharmaceutical industry?

The fastest growing country was Switzerland, which saw 3.1% of all IoT job adverts in the three months ending May 2021, increasing to 5.5% in the three months ending May this year. 

That was followed by India (up 1.5 percentage points), the United States (1.3), and the United Kingdom (0.9).

The top country for IoT roles in the pharmaceutical industry is the United States which saw 56.4% of all roles advertised in the three months ending May.

Which cities and locations are the biggest hubs for IoT workers in the pharmaceutical industry?

Some 4.5% of all pharmaceutical industry IoT roles were advertised in Acton (United States) in the three months ending May. 

That was followed by San Diego (United States) with 3.7%, Boston (United States) with 3.3%, and Neuchatel (Switzerland) with 3.3%.