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Application Development Careers In Hong Kong

Reports from top recruitment firms and market trend analysts concur that jobs in the IT market are on the rise in Hong Kong.

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Reports from top recruitment firms and market trend analysts concur that jobs in the IT market are on the rise in Hong Kong. The first two quarters of 2014 revealed a steady demand for junior and mid-level IT personnel with strengths in application development and programming. The widespread use of mobile devices has caused an evolution in the way individuals and businesses operate and communicate, opening the doors wide for mobile technology and application development careers in Hong Kong.

Flurry reported in April 2014 that mobile app usage totalled 86 per cent of the average US mobile user’s time. This number has steadily risen over the past six years since Flurry first started tracking the trend, solidifying the fact that application development is no fleeting career, and the opportunities for growth are nearly boundless. In fact “Smartphone App Developer” tops the list of hot IT roles in the US and Hong Kong.

Programmer analysts play a vital role in the development and implementation of new applications. They talk with the customer/user to gain an understanding of what they need the programme or application to do. Next is the actual design and coding of the programme, followed by communication with the customer about implementation and bug fixes. Consensus is that the demand for skilled mobile application developers far exceeds the talent pool and could be a wise career move for those interested in analyst programmer jobs, especially in Hong Kong.

Businesses of all sizes are using technological advances to streamline and improve their processes. The current and likely permanent trend is to automate many functions at the point of sale (pricing, inventory, budget, ordering) as well as in the back office (human resources, product planning, marketing, technology). As a result, the growth of Point of Sale () and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications and software is expanding the need for a new breed of systems analysts.

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