2024年创新及科技业人力资源更新报告

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThe Innovation and Technology Training Board (ITTB) would like to express itsgratitude tothe focus groupmembersfor their valuable time and insightson themanpower situationinthe innovation and technology(I&T)sector.Special thanks go to CPJobs and CTgoodjobs whichshared with us their database ofjob vacancies.The views of focus group members andITTBmembersas well asinformation from major recruitment websites formed an integral part of this report. ContentsFactors AffectingtheDevelopment of theInnovation andTechnologysupplemented by two manpower updates.Following the full manpower survey in 2022,two manpower updates will be conducted in2024 and 2025.The2024ManpowerUpdate comprises:(a)afocus group meetingto gatherviewsfromindustry experts on the latestdevelopmentsintechnology (I&T)sector,manpowersituationand training needs, recruitment difficulties,andproposed measures to address thechallengesfaced by thesector; anddeskresearchadvertisementsrelated tothe sector. 2024Manpower Update Report ofInnovation andTechnology SectorFindingsSectorManpower DemandTraining NeedsRecruitment ChallengesRecommendationsGovernmentTrainingInstitutionsEmployersGraduates/EmployeesIntroductionTheInnovation and Technology TrainingBoard(ITTB)of the Vocational TrainingappointedbytheGovernmentof the Hong Kong SpecialAdministrative Region(HKSAR).Accordingtoits Terms of Reference,the ITTB isresponsible for determiningthemanpowerdemand of the sector, assessing whether themanpowerdemand, and recommending to the VTC thedevelopment of Vocational and ProfessionalEducation and Training (VPET) facilities tomeet the assessed training needs.To reflect the dynamics ofthe manpowersituation,the ITTB conducts one fullfouryears, 18theinnovation(b)toanalyse andjob BackgroundCouncil(VTC)ismanpowersupplymatchesmanpowersurveyevery 1 2024Manpower Update Report ofInnovation andTechnology SectorObjectivesThe objectives of the manpower update are:(i)toexamine the latest trends anddevelopmentsinthe sector;(ii)to explore the job market situationand training needs;(iii)to identify the recruitment challenges;and(iv)to recommend measures toaddressthe training needs and to ease theproblem of manpower shortage. 2024Manpower Update Report ofInnovation andTechnology SectorMethodologyOverviewThis update report aims to provide qualitativedescriptions of recent developments inthesector throughthe information obtained fromthefocus group meeting, supplemented byrelevantquantitative data on recruitmentadvertisementsobtainedfrom desk research.Focus Group MeetingThe focus group was formed throughtheengagementofindustryexpertsunderstandthelatesttrendsdevelopmentof the manpower,trainingneedsand recruitment difficulties in thesector.Members participating in the focusgroup areseasoned industry practitionersfromtheI&Tsector, representing:(i)IT products and services suppliers;(ii)IT sales and marketing services;(iii)financing, insurance, real estate andbusiness services sector/ community,social and personal services sector/transportand storage services orcommunicationsservices sector/manufacturing sector;(iv)ITsystem integration sector or ITsolution service provider;(v)innovation products and services;(vi)research and development centre/education and training;(vii)Hong Kong Science and TechnologyParks Corporation;and(viii)Hong Kong Cyberport ManagementCompany Limited. 3Thefocus group meetingin hybrid mode, i.e.face-to-face and online,wasconducted on 21August2024.Membershad in-depthdiscussions ontopics set outby the WorkingParty on Manpower Survey of the ITTB.Thediscussions at the meeting were recordedand transcribed to facilitate analysis.Desk ResearchThe desk research was conducted betweenAugust 2023 and July 2024 to collect jobadvertisementsintheI&Tsector from majoronlinerecruitment portals through anemploymentinformation system.Thecollected information was mapped againstthe list of related companies under the HongKongStandard Industrial Classification.After eliminating duplicated records,over60,000 recruitment records were capturedduring the research period. toand LimitationsAs this is not a full manpower survey, thefindings and recommendationsdrawn fromthe focus group meeting are more qualitativein nature and the report focuses mainly ontheanalysis ofmanpower trends.The informationonjob advertisements wascollected from major recruitmentportalsandthe LabourDepartment.suchas head hunting for managerialpositions,recruitment through social mediaplatforms or industry referrals,were notcovered.Sincethe data collected is asnapshotof a particular period withoutreference to any historical data, this canonlyserveasreferencesupplementary to the findings of thefocusgroup meeting. 2024Manpower Update Report ofInnovation andTechnology SectorData AnalysisThe analysis consists of the following threesteps:Collectqualitativeinformation fromfocus groupAnalyse both qualitative and quantitativeinformation with input fromtheITTB 4Other channels,information Collectquantitative