Where are tomorrow’s jobs coming from?

At Fusion we do occasionally indulge ourselves in a small amount of crystal ball gazing to keep a keen eye on where our next new client is coming from. When careerbuilder.co.uk announced the findings from a survey they had conducted it chimed with most of what we were experiencing on the ground.

Functional areas seem to be key and the job types that add the most value to businesses. Its what I call ‘the dooers”. At the moment UK businesses wants lots of ‘dooers’. The survey has looked into what the top functional areas employers are recruiting for in 2011. What they found was that UK employers are focusing on these ‘functional’ areas that have the greatest impact on revenue first. Apparently, creating new efficiencies, driving innovation to open new revenue streams, extending customer reach and strengthening customer loyalty are among top priorities within organisations.

So those lovely juicy jobs that George Osborne needs to create are going to come from the following sectors with Technology being Numero Uno!

• Technology – 20 per cent
• Sales - 18 per cent
• Engineering – 14 per cent
• Creative/design – 12 per cent
• Customer service – 10 per cent
• Marketing – 8 per cent

I have reviewed out sites latest jobs and each category almost maps these findings to a tee, bravo! If you are looking for a new role in it is in one of these sectors I have highlighted a job in the top two categories below.

Business Sales Analyst - £50k
The Sales Reporting & Analysis team is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic personality for sales analysis work supporting the product marketing function. You will be responsible for liaising with managers and executives to compile detailed booking forecasts, product metrics, and economic models. In addition, you will take initiative on working with Operations, Finance, and IT departments to drive projects that develop repeatable and scalable processes and system logic for sales reporting.

Product Manager - £30k
The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing the development and growth of the portfolio, and to ensure that the product line achieves its sales volume and profitability. Responsibilities include research, product strategy and forecasting, new product introduction, training, sales support and product marketing. Working with designers, suppliers and research and development team to introduce new products into the portfolio.