Europe posts hiring boom in payment industry robotics roles

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urope was the fastest growing region for robotics hiring among payment industry companies in the three months to end September. The number of roles in Europe made up 19.6% of total robotics jobs – up from 13% in the same quarter last year. That was followed by Asia-Pacific, which saw a -1.1 year-on-year percentage point change in robotics roles.

The figures are compiled by GlobalData, tracking 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. 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 robotics roles in the payment industry?
The fastest growing country was Czech Republic, which saw zero per cent of all robotics job adverts in the three months ending June last year, increasing to 7.4% in the three months ending September this year.

That was followed by Poland (up 1.5%), the Philippines (up 1.1%), and Australia (+1%).

Which cities are the biggest hubs for robotics workers in the payment industry?
The top country for robotics roles in the payment industry is the United States which saw 26.5% of all roles in the three months ending September.

Some 7.4% of all payment industry robotics roles were advertised in Brno (Czech Republic) in the three months ending September – more than any other city. That was followed by Chennai (India) with 7% Pune (India) with 5.3%, and Bengaluru (India) with 4.1%.